Welcome

Thank you for visiting the American Society of Safety Professionalsโ€™ (ASSP) Region III website. Region III includes the great states of Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.

We welcome you to explore our website for more information, connect with us on social media, and consider volunteering within your local Chapter Region III Chapters โ€“ ASSP Region III to make the most out of your ASSP Membership.

Please let me or any of our Regional Leadership Team know if you have any questions and/or comments about ASSP and/or Region III.

We look forward to welcoming you into our ASSP Region III Community!

Respectfully,

Abby Holovach, MS, CSP, CHMM, REM
ASSP Region III Vice President

Save The Date Region III PDC 2026

The ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—œ๐—œ ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ is heading to ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ, ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฎ๐˜€! Join safety professionals from across ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—œ๐—œ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญโ€“๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ, at ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ for three days of professional growth, collaboration, and connection.

Weโ€™re excited to share that this yearโ€™s conference includes pet-friendly hotel options, making it even easier to plan your stay:

๐Ÿพ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ป & ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ/๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€
๐Ÿพ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ/๐—ช๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€

Whether youโ€™re coming for leadership development, technical education, or to connect with fellow safety professionals, ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—œ๐—œ ๐—ฃ๐——๐—– ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ is shaping up to be an unforgettable experience.

๐Ÿ“… ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญโ€“๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ
๐Ÿ“ ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ด – ๐˜š๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ, ๐˜›๐˜Ÿ
๐Ÿค ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ. ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ. ๐˜Ž๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ.

Check out our Region III PDC page here: https://regionthreepdc.com/

๐ŸฆตKick off the new year with learning, connection, and practical compliance tools!!๐Ÿง ย 

Region III is sharing a lineup of upcoming FREE virtual safety and health events covering OSHA compliance, confined spaces, injury prevention, leadership, and more. These sessions are open to members and non-members and are a great way to stay current, earn professional development, and connect with the safety community.

๐ŸŽ‡Let’s go, 2026!๐ŸŽ‡ 

American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP)

๐Ÿ‘‰ SBA/OSHA – “January Jumpstart: Compliance Tools for Employers in 2026 Webinar Series”

January 7, 2026

https://www.sba.gov/event/78252

๐Ÿ‘‰ ASSP Emerging Professionals – “OSHA Reporting Requirements”

January 8, 2026

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_a2u-HSrPSPKzwX5uCCnVtQ#/registration

๐Ÿ‘‰ SafeX – “Permit Required Confined Spaces”

January 8, 2026

https://www.safex.us/product/free-webinar-confined-space

๐Ÿ‘‰ ASSP Blacks in Safety Excellence (BISE) – “Membership Drive & Bring-a-Friend Event”

January 9, 2026

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/3S9MRi1UQg63LPIHI5NSUw#/registration

๐Ÿ‘‰ UCLA / Cal/OSHA – “IIPP Refresh 2026: Annual Review & Best Practices”

January 9, 2026

https://erc.ucla.edu/ced/courses/safety-updates-series

๐Ÿ‘‰ JJ Keller – “Be Prepared! OSHA’s Guide to Emergency Exit and Action Plans”

January 15, 2026

https://ohsonline.com/webcasts/2026/01/jj-keller-oshas-guide-to-emergency-exit.aspx?admgarea=listpage

๐Ÿ‘‰ US Compliance – “Beyond Compliance: The Bold New Era of Injury Prevention in 2026”

January 15, 2026

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FLuvLp-MRRG27NwHYg_qCg#/registration

๐Ÿ‘‰ ASSP Greater Boston Chapter Technical Meeting – “OSHA Year-in-Review & 2026 Outlook”

Thursday, January 22nd

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4d01aa44-c4cf-4b60-a756-461f48eaa52a@a1f8b73d-ac6f-4a83-b350-e02774b7f849

๐Ÿ‘‰ ASSP – “January Leadership Conference Webinar”

January 29, 2026

https://my.assp.org/event-information?id=a0lUJ00000HRQkbYAH

๐Ÿ‘‰ National Safety Council (NSC) – “Road to Zero Frontiers of Technologyย #3: Attention Please! From distraction prevention to attention support with MIT’s Bryan Reimer”

February 3, 2026

https://nsc-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1jjZQxPYR6qgxoBjKGOOZQ#/registration

๐Ÿ‘‰ EHS Today – “Are You Equipped For a โ€œFirst Aidโ€ Response?”

February 3, 2026

https://www.ehstoday.com/webinars/webinar/55339081/are-you-equipped-for-a-first-aid-response