For the third year in a row, we sponsored a hole at the American Subcontractors Association Golf Tournament at Carlton Oaks.

We enjoyed seeing a lot of our customers and friends as well as meeting new people in the construction community. We treated everyone to Chicago Style hot dogs, frothy beer and shots of Patron. It was a real party out on Hole #5.

The highlight of the day was our t-ball competition. All 160 golfers took a swing at the whiffle ball. Andrew Smith, from AIG emerged as the long-ball winner. He'll be attending the October 12th Chargers-Patriots football game with a guest.

If you made it to the tournament, thanks for stopping by Hole #5. We look forward to seeing you again next year.

For the second year in a row, SMART Safety Group sponsored Hole #5 at the American Subcontractors Association Golf Tournament at Carlton Oaks. On May 4th, more than 160 golfers played through, stopping long enough to enjoy a beer, tamale, and a swing at one of the colorful pinatas.

Vince Hundley, President and CEO of SMART Safety Group, commented, "It was a like a party out there with all of our friends playing through." If you made it to the tournament, thanks for stopping by Hole #5. We look forward to seeing you again next year.

Four women emerged victorious amongst a field of men in the first ASA Build Off. In what became an epoch battle of the sexes, Kim Clark, Karin Yokley and Tarah Miinch from Clark Steel Fabricators and Laura Ehrlich from Munyon Insurance out-engineered, out-built and out-smarted the competition to build the tallest spaghetti tower. "We wanted to beat the men so bad," reflected Ms. Yokley, "We didn't even need to think, we just jumped into action, bouncing design ideas off each other along the way." Ms. Erlich owed their team's success to building a strong foundation and having a clear separation of tasks. She commented that, "Understanding the building limitations of the spaghetti at an early stage was crucial."

Each team began with 40 strands of spaghetti and 6 feet of masking tape, having 20 minutes to build the tallest tower. At the halfway mark Johnson Barnes and Finch had a commanding lead and a solid base to build on. At the final measure, though, their tower leaned too far to carry them onto victory. The Chula Vista Electric, Area-West Fence Team showed the most advanced engineering, pre-fabricating all their tower parts to erect a structure reminscent of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. One inch higher and the team would have pulled off a victory.

Participants commented that the competition taught them some important lessons, including, the value of teamwork, advanced planning and using competitive intelligence. The ASA Mixer and Build Off, sponsored by SMART Safety Group was a great success. Everyone arrived as a contender and went home a winner with a tummy full of SMART's Mama T's brownies.

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Here is your chance to prove it. SMART Safety Group is sponsoring this month's ASA Mixer, and you can compete against other ASA companies to see who can build the tallest structure. It is going to be a fun event with good networking opportunities' appetizers and drinks.

  Wed., September 13, 2006

  4:30pm - 7:30pm

  Karl Strauss Brewing Company

  "The Brewery Gardens"

  9675 Scranton Road - Sorrento Mesa, CA 92121

  (858) 587-BREW

   Sponsored by: SMART Safety Group

SMART Safety Institute will be presenting several OSHA compliance classes during the month of August. In addition to receiving OSHA compliance certification, each student will have the opportunity to enjoy Mama T's homemade brownies and milk.

"We really enjoy teaching these classes, and the participants tell us that it was a fun way to get their OSHA compliance met," says Vince Hundley, Instructor and President of Smart Safety Group. "Folks come for the classes, but they stay for the brownies."

The following OSHA compliance courses will be offered in the month of August.

Excavation: Saturday August 26th, 7am-3pm

First Aid/CPR: Tuesday August 29th, 7am-11am

The classes will be held at the SMART Safety Institute, located at 2535 Camino del Rio South, Suite 125 San Diego, CA 92108

To register for a class, contact Tamisha Owens, at the SMART Safety Institute offices at (619) 491-3099, between the hours of 9am and 5pm,

Monday-Friday.

Safety Management and Related Training, Inc. (SMART) develops and

manages Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) programs for companies in

the southwestern United States.

For more information on the SMART Safety Institute, contact Dr. Traci

Vujicich, Director of Public Relations for SMART Safety Group at (310)

542-8202.

Released: 8/15/06

Andrew Holloway Wins!

SMART Safety Group sponsored the "Longest Drive Competition" at the 67th Annual AGC Affiliate Day Golf Tournament at Singing Hills Country Club at Sycuan. 350 golfers played in the 4-person scramble tournament on Monday, August 7, 2006. On the 11th hole of the Oak Glen course, Andrew Holloway, Contact Surety Specialst at The Hartford, hit a crushing drive over 300 yards to win the Longest Drive Competition. Although this was not Andrew's first time winning a Longest Drive Competition, Andew said, "This is one of the best tournaments that I have ever played in." Since 1939, the AGC Affiliate Day Golf Tournament has been considered the premier construction industry tournament in San Diego County.

SMART SAFETY Group (SSG) held a Recruiting extravaganza high atop the Downtown Seattle Westin Hotel, Tuesday evening, June 13, 2006. Guests were greeted with a breath-taking view of the sun setting over the Puget Sound, accented by the snow-capped North Cascade Mountains. American Society and Safety Engineer (ASSE) Conference goers capped the second day of the conference with an up close and personal look at SSG, an up and coming player in the exciting safety services arena. Robert Lipton, SMART's CEO, Kevin Downey, VP Human Resources and Matthew Jacquel, CSP, Safety Consultant played host along with three beautiful event hostesses.

Safety professionals, consultants, students, college professors and other attendees came to the event from all over the U.S. They received wonderful give-a-ways culminating with the Grand Prize award, a vacation package for two to America’s Finest City, San Diego. The vacation package included round trip airfare, a 2 night, 3 day stay at the downtown San Diego Hilton, overlooking the scenic San Diego Harbor with tickets to Sea World, a San Diego Padres game and the world famous San Diego Zoo.

The crowd was stunned when the winner of the contest, Michael Winters, a greater San Diego area resident, asked that the trip be awarded to someone that had not experienced the amazing San Diego lifestyle. Andy Johnson, an Occupational Health and Safety student, from Topsham, Maine, won the trip in the second drawing. "I am so excited to visit San Diego. I was born there, but haven’t been back since," exclaimed Mr. Johnson. For his graciousness in giving up the trip, Michael Winters will receive a special prize for his good sportsmanship.