American Society of Safety Engineers News |
Michael Nowak |
for immediate release |
DES PLAINES, IL (September 27, 2005) — Continuing its support of research and education in the occupational safety, health and environmental (SH&E) field, the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Summit Training Source Inc. recently pledged a $15,000 donation to the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation.
ASSE Foundation Chair Kennith D. Brock, CSP, said "We are proud of Summit for its continued commitment to advancing the SH&E profession through ASSE Foundation programs providing college scholarships, research funding and professional development grants."
ASSE Foundation Board of Trustees member Valerie Overheul is the founder and president of Summit. The company previously donated over $25,000 to the ASSE Foundation for scholarships, research and the Foundation's Career Guide, a publication on the SH&E profession requested by students around the globe. Summit is a recognized leader for effective, technically accurate environmental, safety and health training programs. Thousands of companies worldwide, from large corporations to small businesses, use Summit's programs to train their employees. Summit is dedicated to developing and distributing safety, health and environmental training in multiple formats. They cover many diverse safety topics such as fire prevention, disaster preparedness, driver safety, back injury prevention and office safety. They also offer Online OSHA approved 10 and 30 Hour training for both General Industry and Construction. For more information on Summit visit www.safetyontheweb.com.
Chartered in 1990, the ASSE Foundation is committed to ensuring the future of the occupational safety and health profession by providing financial resources to individuals and organizations. Funding for the Foundation comes from corporations and voluntary donations from ASSE members - individual and through chapters countrywide for applied safety research, scholarships, fellowships, internships and professional development. For more information on the Foundation and its programs visit www.asse.org/foundat.htm.
Formed in 1911, the Des Plaines, IL-based ASSE is the largest and oldest professional safety organization and has more than 30,000 occupational safety, health and environmental professional members who manage, supervise, research and consult on safety, health, transportation and environmental issues in all industries, government, labor and education. For more information check ASSE's website at www.asse.org.