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ASSE Standards Development Committee
The SDC is the lead entity for the Society to participate globally in all aspects of standards development to expand the body of knowledge in order to protect people, property and the environment.
The SDC consists of up to seven members who have been appointed to the committee based on their broad experience in safety and their specific expertise in the development of standards. This committee meets periodically to review current activities of ASSE's representatives on various standards writing committees and to establish the Society's policies with regard to consensus safety standards.
The American Society of Safety Engineers participates in the development and maintenance of key privately-developed safety standards in two ways: by serving as the secretariat for nine standards committees and by serving on 40 other safety standards committees. These activities make a significant contribution to establishing the body of knowledge of the safety profession, and consequently, have been assigned to the Council on Practices and Standards. Direct responsibility for overseeing ASSE's standards activities is held by the Standards Development Committee (SDC). All such standards activities are done within the framework established by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for the development of consensus standards.
Standards Writing Committees
ASSE is represented on nearly forty committees that develop and maintain close to 100 safety standards. Each representative is selected from interested applicants based on their technical expertise in the subject area of the committee, their ability to represent the broad range of ASSE's membership and their overall knowledge of the safety profession. Representatives are appointed by the Vice President, Council on Practices and Standards, with the advice and recommendation of the Standards Development Committee.
In their respective positions, ASSE representatives attend meetings of their assigned committee, review written proposals to add to, delete or change a safety standard, and vote on the final approval of a standard. They also report back to the SDC and keep them apprised of significant developments in the standards. Many ASSE representatives share their knowledge of the standards with other ASSE members by writing about the standards in ASSE publications, giving presentations on the standards at the annual Professional Development Conference and providing direct consultation with other members who have questions about the standards. All such representatives are volunteers.