Transcript 2004 Overview - American Society of Safety Engineers

Council on Practices & Standards
(CoPS)
Leadership Conference 2007
Jim Smith, CSP
Vice President, CoPS
Presentation Objectives
• Explain the Council’s roles and responsibilities
• Discuss the Council’s structure
• Discuss how the Council brings value to the
membership
• Bridge the gap between Councils, Regions, Chapters
and Members
Council Responsibilities
ASSE Strategic Plan – Goal 5:
“Gather, encourage and participate in development
of the Body of Knowledge to the profession”
Primarily responsible for the development,
maintenance and delivery of the Society’s technical
knowledge and expertise
Council’s Focus
• Bring value to the membership (products/services)
• Network our technical expertise (industry-specific)
by creating a knowledge exchange platform, which
members can easily access
• Harness technical knowledge for the Society’s
benefit (membership and the SH&E profession)
“Key benefit of belonging to a Practice Specialty is
access to information/networking to assist you in
performing your job!”
CoPS Membership
•14,000 Individual Members
•22,000 Total Memberships
Council Organization
• Practice Specialties
- Branches
• Standards Development Committee
• Working Committees
• Common Interest Groups
• Staff
Practice Specialties
Academics
Construction
Consultants
Engineering
Environmental
Healthcare
Industrial Hygiene
International
Management
Mining
Public Sector
Risk Management/Insurance
Transportation
Branches
• Ergonomics
• Fire Protection
• Hospitality
• Manufacturing
• Oil & Gas
• Training & Communications
Working Committees
•Business of Safety Committee
•Body of Knowledge Committee
Common Interest Groups
Safety Professionals & the Latino Workforce
(SPALW)
Woman in Safety Engineering (WISE)
Standards Development
Committee
ASSE participates in the development and
maintenance of standards in three ways:
• Secretariat for nine standards committees
• ASSE representatives serve on over 40 other safety
standards committees
• Submit position comments to other standards
committees/organizations that affect our profession
CoPS Value to Society
• Public Relations Support
- Articles, News Releases
• Government Affairs Support
- Regulatory & Legislative Comments
• Professional Development Support
- PDC Sessions & Symposia Speakers
• Technical Publications
CoPS Value to Members
•Technical Publications/Articles
– Professional Safety
– Practice Specialty Technical Publications
– Best of the Best Articles
•Webinars
•Website
– Key Interviews
– Hot Topics
– Technical Articles
• Technical White Papers
- Workplace Violence
- Body of Knowledge
CoPS Value to Members
• Books
– Construction Safety
– Safety Management
• Technical Speakers (Speaker’s Bureau)
• Technical Q&A Bulletin
• Listserves
• Journal of SH&E Research
• Research Articles – Value of Safety
• Inter-Society Relations
–NAEM
–ACHMM
– IOSH
Infrastructure of a Practice Specialty
PRACTICE SPECIALTY
Council Committees
Administration
Web Site
PDC Speakers
Technical
Publications
Products & Services
CoPS
“Bridging the Gap”
• Practice Specialty members provide technical knowledge
and skills to Region ROCs/PDCs.
•Assistant Regional Vice Presidents for Practice Specialties
(ARVPs) act as liaisons and facilitate interactions between
respective Chapters/Sections and the Practice Specialties,
Branches, Common Interest Groups and Standards
Development Committee
• CoPS Chapter Chairs are appointed by each Chapter as a
Chapter resource. They keep the Chapter informed of
technical issues, standards development, Practice Specialty
knowledge and CoPS news.
For More Info…
CoPS Website
• Practice Specialty/Branch Websites
• Online Community
• Forums
•
Staff Contacts:
Rennie Heath
847-768-3436
[email protected]
Tim Fisher
847-768-3411
[email protected]
Questions
We want to put our technical
knowledge and expertise to work
for you!