Founded in 1911, ASSE is the oldest and largest professional safety organization. Its more than 30,000 members manage, supervise and consult on safety, health, and environmental issues in industry, insurance, government and education. ASSE is guided by a 16-member Board of Directors, which consists of 8 regional vice presidents; three council vice presidents; Society president, president-elect, senior vice president, vice president of finance and executive director. ASSE has 13 practice specialties, 152 chapters, 31 sections and 52 student sections.
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VISION ASSE shall be a global champion of the safety, health and environmental professional, a global leader of the profession and a premier resource for those engaged in protecting people, property and the environment.
MISSION ASSE is a global member-driven association providing representation, promotion and support for those engaged in the profession and/or the practice of safety, health and environment in their efforts to protect people, property and the environment.
VALUES The association values the protection of people, property, the environment, and the profession. It maintains the highest level of professional ethics, mutual trust, and treats all with dignity and respect. The association provides the highest quality service for members and customers while making responsible use of resources.
GOALS - Develop and promote standards of professional practice.
- Advocate positions on regulations and legislation, which affect the practice of the profession or the activities of the Society.
- Promote safety, health and environmental (SH&E) issues, the SH&E profession and its positive effects.
- Establish and maintain an effective and efficient organization for the achievement of the Society’s mission.
- Gather, encourage and participate in development of the body of knowledge relevant to the profession.
- Develop and maintain mechanisms to recruit, retain and nurture the membership.
- Deliver the highest quality professional development opportunities to enhance competence and position practitioners for success by understanding the needs of the profession, delivering the highest quality programs that meet those needs and recognizing the achievement of participants in the programs.
- Establish and maintain a structured program to recruit, retain and nurture Student members.
Scope of a Safety Professional
To perform their professional functions, safety professionals must have education, training and experience in a common body of knowledge. Safety professionals need to have a fundamental knowledge of physics, chemistry, biology, physiology, statistics, mathematics, computer science, engineering mechanics, industrial processes, business, communication and psychology. Professional safety studies include industrial hygiene and toxicology, design of engineering hazard controls, fire protection, ergonomics, system and process safety, safety and health program management, accident investigation and analysis, product safety, construction safety, education and training methods, measurement of safety performance, human behavior, environmental safety and health, and safety, health and environmental laws, regulations and standards. Many safety professionals have backgrounds or advanced study in other disciplines, such as management and business administration, engineering, education, physical and social sciences and other fields. Others have advanced study in safety. This extends their expertise beyond the basics of the safety profession.
Because safety is an element in all human endeavors, safety professionals perform their functions in a variety of contexts in both public and private sectors, often employing specialized knowledge and skills. Typical settings are manufacturing, insurance, risk management, government, education, consulting, construction, healthcare, engineering and design, waste management, petroleum, facilities management, retail, transportation and utilities. Within these contexts, safety professionals must adapt their functions to fit the mission, operations and climate of their employer.
Not only must safety professionals acquire the knowledge and skills to perform their functions effectively in their employment context, through continuing education and training they stay current with new technologies, changes in laws and regulations, and changes in the workforce, workplace and world business, political and social climate.
As part of their positions, safety professionals must plan for and manage resources and funds related to their functions. They may be responsible for supervising a diverse staff of professionals.
By acquiring the knowledge and skills of the profession, developing the mind set and wisdom to act responsibly in the employment context, and keeping up with changes that affect the safety profession, the safety professional is able to perform required safety professional functions with confidence, competence and respected authority.
Functions of a Safety Professional
The major areas relating to the protection of people, property and the environment are:
A. Anticipate, identify and evaluate hazardous conditions and practices.
B. Develop hazard control designs, methods, procedures and programs.
C. Implement, administer and advise others on hazard control programs.
D.Measure, audit and evaluate the effectiveness of hazard control programs.
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