Safety important part of corporate social responsibility a

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Safety Profession in these Economic TimesSan
Francisco PDC2/18/09
American Society of Safety Engineers www.ASSE.org

• Warren K. Brown, CSP, ARM, CSHM
• President

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Discussion Points

• American Society of Safety Engineers
• Challenges
• Safety and good corporate governance
• Safety professional competencies
• Adding value to the organization
• Influence and technical advisor
• Maintaining safety during downturn
• Your involvement in ASSE

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25 March 1911 146 female garment workers died
ASSE was founded on October 14, 1911 in New
York City as the United Society of Casualty
Inspectors (USCI) with 62 members.
At the time of the fire the factory fire exit
doors were locked the doors that were not
locked only opened inwards and were effectively
held shut by the onrush of workers trying to
escape the fire. .the only safety measures
available for the workers were 27 buckets of
water.
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ASSE By The Numbers

• 32,000 members- located in 75 countries
• 151 Chapters 31 Sections
• 38 Student Sections

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Vision
be a global champion of the SHE professional a
global leader of the profession a premier
resource
for those engaged in protecting people, property
and the environment
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ASSE Mission Statement

• ASSE is a global member-driven society
• 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.
• Promotes occupational safety and health in the
  court of public opinion works to increase
  awareness and educate publics worldwide

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STRUCTURED to DELIVER
MEMBERS

14 Practice Specialties and Branches
House Of Delegates
Areas
CoC
Regions
CoMRA
CoPS
CoPA
CoPD
Board of Directors (volunteer leaders)
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Challenges

• ILO estimates work related incidents and diseases
  kill 2.2 million workers annually and cost 4 of
  the worlds GDP
• Globally our cultures, languages and governments
  may differ but safety must transcend these
  differences applying to all people, businesses
  and organizations
• Role of the safety professional and needed
  competencies

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Challenges

• Safety important part of corporate social
  responsibility as well as good corporate
  governance
• Business of safety has diverted focus from safety
  being part of corporate social responsibility
• ASSE supporting safety principles as part of
  organizational mission and vision statements
• Oversight of safety at CEO and BOD levels

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Social Responsibility Principles - Examples

• We want to be a leader in Health, Safety and
  Environmental Protection (HSE).
• - The safety of our employees, neighbors,
  customers, consumers and all others affected by
  our business activities, as well as protection of
  the environment, have priority in all our
  activities.
• Working Conditions
• Occupational safety and health
• - For instance -- factories shall comply with
  all applicable laws and regulations regarding
  working conditions and shall provide workers with
  a safe and healthy environment.

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Value of the Safety Professional Study

• The primary objective of the ASSE research
  garnered from about 3,000 people was to identify
  gaps in perceptions between safety professionals
  and senior management. Specifically, the research
  was designed to
• Measure the importance and perceived value of the
  safety function overall and on a list of specific
  departmental tasks.
• Identify overall strengths and weaknesses of
  safety professionals in general.
• Identify the relative importance of professional
  credentials/designations and business skills
  compared to other characteristics when hiring
  safety function job candidates.
• Investigate barriers that exist in companies
  which impact the effectiveness of individuals
  performing the safety function.

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Value of the Safety Professional Business Skills

• Areas in which performance fell below
  expectations
• Business And Strategy
• Plans and reacts strategically
• Transforms data/insights into practical solutions
• Develop methods that integrate safety performance
  into business productivity
• Aligns the groups project plans with overall
  business strategy
• Understands financial related terms and
  information
• Evaluates proposed investments against their
  projected payoff

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Value of the Safety Professional Technical
Skills

• Areas of Technical Safety Expertise
• Assess the probability and severity of losses and
  accidents that may result from hazards
• Implement techniques to evaluate hazard control
  and program effectiveness
• Provide advice in planning, design, development,
  fabrication, testing and packaging of products or
  services regarding safety requirements/principles
  (this is also the least likely task routinely
  performed at companies)

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Safety Professional Competencies

• Business management skills such as understanding
  organizational behavior, financial literacy, and
  strategic thinking
• New responsibilities including environmental,
  wellness, risk management, loss prevention,
  emergency planning and response, business
  continuity, security, and more.

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Safety Professional Competencies

• Finding new ways to leverage safety concepts with
  other organizational initiatives such as the
  greening movement
• Integrating the safety management system with
  other corporate management systems
• Increasing use of measurement tools

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Safety Professional Competencies

• Ability to influence and articulate value to
  their organization
• - Listening skills
• - Communicating
• - Resolving conflict
• - Motivating
• - Team building
• - Understanding change management principles

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Value of the Safety Professional Project
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Safety During Economic Downturn

• If companies believe they will save money by
  reducing or ignoring safety for their workers,
  customers and communities they do business in,
  they are mistaken, ASSE President Warren K.
  Brown, CSP, ARM, CSHM, notes. In the long run
  cutting these programs will only result in
  greater costs for businesses through higher
  accident rates, increased health and insurance
  costs, reduction in company trust and more. The
  cost of preventing work related injuries and
  illnesses is far less than the cost of correcting
  them.

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Safety During Economic Downturn

• Companies must maintain solid safety process even
  during difficult times
• Safety professional is integral part of the
  safety process
• Good safety process is not just regulatory
• Fatal injury rate was 3.7 per 100,000 workers in
  2007
• Workplaces are safer today than before OSHA and
  MSHA

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Costs

• Workplace deaths, illnesses and injuries cost US
  170 billion each year
• Indirect costs of incidents may be as much as 20
  times direct costs
• Organizations that invest in safety see positive
  impact on bottom line
• SHARP participant reduced incident rate from 28.5
  to 8.3

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Safety Support

• PS article indicated direct correlation between a
  companys performance in safety and financial
  results
• Fall protection program reduced incident costs by
  96
• Society saves when there are fewer incidents
  increases everyones quality of life in a
  positive way
• Safetys positive return on investment is gaining
  attention from investors

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Whats ahead that you may be interested in

• A Construction symposium was held November 20-21,
  2008 in Scottsdale to address key issues in this
  industry including crane safety and falls
• SeminarFest 2009 celebrated its 10th anniversary
  in Las Vegas another sell out crowd to hear and
  learn from the top in our industry
• A special management symposium was held January
  22-23, 2009 in CA on the topic of "Culture
  delving into the corporate tools we all need to
  help us communicate with upper management tapes
  of the presentations are available on-line
• Our first ever Virtual symposium will occur April
  20 thru 24 people are already registering and
  its a new way ASSE is working to reach our
  diverse membership with programs that are easily
  accessible
• We will be developing and distributing more
  information from our members on Safety in
  Greening in all industries building on the
  hospitality industrys white paper done through
  our Practice Specialties group
• As noted The Safety Professionals handbook in
  the works since 2002 with 79 chapters written by
  SHE experts and peer-reviewedmuch of the
  royalties from this book will go to the
  Foundation to be administered by Penn State
  University where the editor and ASSE member Dr.
  Joel Haight is from
• We are working with members on celebrations to
  take place throughout 2011 for our 100th
  anniversary more on this will be coming out
  shortly..and we need everyones input

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More Offerings

• ASSE will be finalizing and distributing a Teen
  Workplace Safety Outreach Guide for our members
  with tips and contact information to reach out to
  schools along with planning guides and tools to
  use when talking to teens about being safe at
  work and about the profession we will also be
  rolling out a safety video game, currently named
  DO or DIE while it is in development aimed at
  reaching the teen audience
• I spoke at the World Safety and Health Congress
  in S. Korea and the 4th SAWS safety conference in
  Beijing we will continue the dialogue on a need
  to prevent workplace injuries and illnesses
  worldwide and we found that ASSE was the only
  group advocating and educating the audience on
  the importance of the safety, health and
  environmental professional
• Safety Means Always Coming Home is the NAOSH
  Week 2009 theme which runs from May 3 9, 2009
  and Occupational Safety and Health Professional
  Day is May 6 go to the www.asse.org/naosh09 web
  pages for tools and information and consider
  joining us and the hundreds of thousands of
  businesses, ASSE, OSHA and millions of people
  worldwide in supporting what you do every day and
  raising awareness of workplace safety..
• The 7th annual ASSE Kids Safety-on-the-Job
  poster contest runs from this September 19
  through Valentines Day, Feb. 14, 2009 --- there
  are many prizes and recognitions for the children
  and what better way to teach kids about what
  their parents, aunts and uncles, grandparents,
  etc. do each day to keep people safe and to learn
  about job safetythey learn about job safety
  early on and help us spread the word

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Thanks for Supporting NAOSH Week

• Winners of the 6th Annual ASSE Poster Contest at
  the DOL
• Seated with the winners, are (from left) CSSE's
  Andrew Cooper, OSHA's Deputy Asst Secretary Don
  Shalhoub, and ASSE's President Michael W.
  Thompson.
• The American Society of Safety Engineers Thanks
  Everyone For Making NAOSH Week and Occupational
  Safety and Health Professional Day 2008
• another major success. You have helped us reach
  millions of people worldwide -- businesses,
  workers and families
• with key safety tips, information and solutions.
  You have helped make a difference.
• NAOSH 2008 Website

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What Do I Get for My Dues?
Maybe a better question to ask is

• So How Can I Maximize The
• Value of My Membership?

Get Involved!
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Member-Driven Association

• You joined ASSE with some particular desires
  and needs in mind.
• Have you thought about your personal return on
  your time investment into ASSE Leadership?
• Thousands of members benefit from their
  leadership experiences and new skill sets at the
  local, area, regional and society levels.

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Skills You Will Learn Through Member Involvement

• Leadership skills
• Management skills
• Communication skills
• Networking skills
• Presentation skills
• Time management skills
• Team working skills
• Meeting skills
• Project skills and more!

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Opportunities Exist atChapter LevelRegion/Area
LevelSociety Level
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Show Your Interest Online

• Go to www.asse.org/membership/leadershipConnection
  .php
• Review Committees, Requirements, Expectations,
  etc.
• Put your name in for interest in different
  committees.
• Committees reviewed each spring

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• Thank you for your support, for being a member of
  ASSE and for being
• An Every Day Hero
• You do make a difference in the world and with
  ASSE
• THANK YOU