SAFETY – WHAT WORKS, WHAT DOESN'T – FOCUS OF JUNE 7-10
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERS ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN LAS VEGAS

June 4, 2004

WHAT:

Founded in 1911, the Des Plaines, IL-based American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) will be host to its annual Professional Development Conference and Exposition at the Las Vegas Convention Center and Las Vegas Hilton Hotel. ASSE's 30,000 occupational safety, health and environmental professional members manage, research and consult on safety, health, transportation and environmental issues in all industries, government, labor and education. Innovative fall protection, asbestos, mold, driver safety, accident investigations, virtual ergonomics, measuring safety results, international workplace safety, terrorism and much, much more are topics of some of the more than 170 sessions being offered to attendees. Additionally, top corporate leaders, including Bechtel Corporation's Chairman and CEO Riley Bechtel, will discuss how they perceive the role of safety in the corporate culture at Thursday's, June 10 Executive Summit on Safety. Bechtel Corporation is a major employer in Nevada. In his keynote address, U.S. Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) Administrator John Henshaw will discuss OSHA's national role and sign a new Alliance with ASSE. Dr. John Howard, director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), will discuss the recently announced reorganization of NIOSH and the impact it will have on occupational safety, health, the environment and the profession.

WHEN:

Monday, June 7 – Thursday, June 10, 2004
Beginning 7:45 a.m. each day (full schedule is available at www. asse.org under Professional Development and Conferences)

WHERE:

Las Vegas Convention Center
Las Vegas Hilton – 3000 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV 89109

CONTACT :

Media contact -- Diane Hurns, ASSE PR Manager

In Las Vegas from June 5-11 at 702-732-5111, dhurns@asse.org or come directly to the ASSE Press Room in room N212 of the Las Vegas Convention Center, open from Monday, June 7 through Thursday, June 10, from 8 a.m. through 5:00 p.m.

For attendees conference registration will be Monday, June 7, 7:30 a.m. through noon in the Las Vegas Convention Center and from noon Monday, June 7 through Thursday, June 10 in the Las Vegas Hilton.

Founded in 1911, ASSE is the oldest and largest professional safety society and is dedicated to protecting people, property and the environment. For more information, please visit ASSE's website www.asse.org.

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