Denise Sherman from WSU’s Center for Management Development CMD was the speaker at out October Chapter meeting. She has an interesting background as a businesswoman, but in the late 60’s became involved at WSU with the CMD. She was very well versed in their curriculums for business, including Project Management and Conflict Resolution, and many more certificate programs they had available for Business subjects. They even have a more current program they do with Legos and she had short speakers from three of their programs to tell about them. She led a lively discussion about the work they continue to do, and is a very engaging and interesting speaker.

We appreciate Denise’s time and expertise, and we’re excited about the opportunities CMD offers to help safety and leadership professionals continue growing their skills.

If you’d like to learn more about CMD’s programs, visit https://cmd.wichita.edu/.

The Wichita Chapter of ASSP is excited to welcome the newest members to our chapter!

• Phillip Stufflebean, CHS, from Buhler, KS
• Dillon Infield, National Gypsum, from Medicine Lodge, KS
• Thomas Demorrow, National Gypsum, from Medicine Lodge, KS
• Colby Nokes, Valence Surface Technologies, from Andover, KS
• Christopher Faulkner, Advance Catastrophe Technologies, From Haysville, KS

Welcome to the family — we’re glad you’re here!

The Wichita Chapter of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) was proud to take part in Safe + Sound Week 2025, a nationwide event held August 11–17, 2025, focused on promoting awareness and understanding of workplace health and safety programs.

By joining this important initiative, we reaffirm our commitment to fostering a strong safety culture in every industry and workplace we serve. Together, we’re making safety a priority — one step at a time.

The best time to prepare for a workplace emergency is before it happens. Preparing before an emergency helps employers and workers respond quickly and efficiently. Find activities, tools, and materials on workplace emergency preparedness and response below.

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A big “Thank You!” to Stanley Black and Decker, Hesston, KS, for hosting the Wichita ASSP Chapter for a tour of their plant.

A great turnout of chapter members and guests toured the plant where the Hustler mowers are produced. The tour was led by Cameron Cothran, Chapter president, and Taylor Redding (past president). Participants learned about the facility’s fabrication, welding, painting, assembly, and shipping processes and the ergonomic improvements that the plant has implemented to reduce injury rates substantially over the past 10 years. Additionally, the group discussed the efforts made at the site towards continuously improving the safety culture.