International Chapter Services

ASSE is the oldest and largest professional safety organization that serves members across the globe. Safety, health and environmental professionals who are residents of countries outside the U.S. or working for companies in countries across the globe recognize the prestige of being a member of ASSE. ASSE provides technical information, global and local networking, and cooperates with numerous safety, health and environmental organizations worldwide.

ASSE has members in over 64 countries, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Western Australia, Nigeria, Papua, the United Kingdom, Ecuador and Egypt. In countries with a group of safety professionals in a common geographic area, International Chapters and Society Sections support local professional development and networking.

International Events

ASSE Middle East Chapter Professional Development Conference

The American Society of Safety Engineers – Middle East Chapter (ASSE-MEC) is organizing its 9th Professional Development Conference & Exhibition to be held in the Kingdom of Bahrain on February 20 through 24, 2010. The theme of this event is “Global Look into Safety, Health, and Environment (SH&E)” and the conference will cover related SH&E topics including:

  • SH&E Management
  • Inherently Safer and Life Cycle Approach
  • Human Factors
  • Behavioral Safety
  • Contractor SH&E
  • Transportation Safety
  • Incident Investigation
  • Waste Management
  • Emission/Pollution Control
  • Emergency Response Planning
  • Fire Protection
  • Occupational Health
  • SH&E Risk Assessment
  • In-Plant Building Locations (Siting)
  • SH&E Performance Measurements and Audits
  • Quality of SH&E
  • Mechanical Integrity Management
  • Pipelines Safety and Risk Assessment
  • Security Risk Assessment and Management
  • Managing and Integrating Security with SH&E
  • SH&E Training Schemes and Education
  • Tools and Techniques for SH&E Professionals

See the ASSE Middle East Chapter website for more information.

International Chapters

Society Sections
  • Egypt (Region 5)
  • Ecuador (Region 3)

For more information, contact Terry Wilkinson, ASSE Director of Member/Region Affairs at (847) 768-3420 or twilkinson@asse.org.

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