American Society Of Safety Engineers' Safety Professionals To Speak At Asse-Singapore Regional Safety Conference
When: April 30, 2008, Pre-conference April 28 - 29, 2008
Where: Novotel Clarke Quay Hotel
177A River Valley Road
179031 Singapore
Singapore
Why: The goal of the regional conference is to teach businesses about the value of safety at work, that it is not just for high-risk industries but a core business value across all industries. Considering that businesses around the world spend nearly $200 billion a year on costs associated with occupational injuries, as much as five percent of a company's total profits could be saved by implementing health and safety programs. The regional safety conference will provide tools to help business and safety professionals analyze business processes in order to integrate safety to its best advantage; use business skills to enhance communication with management and receive support for safety and health from management and workers; and demonstrate the benefits safety and health contributes to the business goals to management. There will also be a two-day pre-conference workshop on equipment engineering safety evaluation training.
Approximately 400 participants are expected to attend, including delegates from the U.S., Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and throughout Asia Pacific. ASSE International Practice Specialty Administrator Stuart Wood, CPEA, and Assistant Administrator John "Jack" Fearing, CPEA, will speak at the one-day conference on supply chain and product safety risk assessments; business metrics for safety, health and the environment; and selling safety to management. Currently Wood serves as senior director of environmental, health and safety for C&S Wholesale Grocers and Fearing serves as a senior consultant for Aon Global Risk Consulting.
The Singapore Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and the Workplace Safety and Health Advisory Committee (WSHAC) are also supporting the ASSE-SISO conference, which coincides with the National Workplace Safety and Health Campaign organized by WSHAC and the Singapore MOM. The Singapore Campaign begins on April 29, 2008 and aims to raise awareness of workplace safety in Singapore. The ASSE-SISO regional conference will also be part of this year's North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) week celebration, which runs May 4 - 10, 2008, and focuses on how safety is good business.
The Singapore Institution of Safety Officers (SISO) was founded in 1975 to provide opportunities for networking and interaction among occupational safety and health officers and practitioners. With a vision to be the leading institution representing occupational safety and health professionals in Singapore, its mission is to establish professional development opportunities to enhance the competence and status of its members. SISO seeks to promote and upholds high standards of professional practice among its members. SISO is also a member of the International Network of Safety and Health Practitioner Organisations (INSHPO) based in UK. For more information on SISO, visit http://www.siso.org.sg.
Founded in 1911, the Des Plaines, IL-based ASSE is the largest and oldest professional safety organization and is committed to protecting people, property and the environment. Its more than 31,000 occupational safety, health and environmental professional members manage, supervise, research and consult on safety, health, transportation and environmental issues in all industries, government, labor and education. For more information please go to http://www.asse.org.
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