Safety Engineering in a Changing World

Fifty years ago, a group of specialists met in New York City. These were energetic men with vision, and their small organization -- the United Association of Casualty Inspectors -- became ASSE. Now, in its 50th year, the Society may be properly proud of how advanced it is for its age. Lately, there...

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Published in:Professional safety 2011-12, Vol.56 (12), p.0_2
Main Author: Grimaldi, John V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accident prevention
Anniversaries
Associations
Engineering
Engineers
Leadership
Professional relationships
Professionals
Safety management
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Summary:Fifty years ago, a group of specialists met in New York City. These were energetic men with vision, and their small organization -- the United Association of Casualty Inspectors -- became ASSE. Now, in its 50th year, the Society may be properly proud of how advanced it is for its age. Lately, there has been concern among some members over the status and professional nature of their work. The discussion seems to center on whether the profession is essentially engineering, managerial some combination of these or possibly something else quite different. This golden anniversary of safety engineering must start a new dynamic of safety leadership. If not, the role they play can be expected to diminish and the bright hopes of that small group of men, 50 years ago, will become leaden. The test will be whether they can create an accident control situation that common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully.
ISSN:0099-0027