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Protecting worker health and preventing injuries is not only the right thing to do, it also makes business sense. Workplace injuries and illnesses result in both direct and indirect costs. Direct costs include workers' compensation payments, medical expenses, and costs for legal services. Indirect costs include training replacement employees, accident investigation, corrective action implementation, lost productivity, and repairs of damaged equipment and property. Following workplace accidents there are also intangible or less quantifiable costs such as lower employee morale and absenteeism.

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is a global organization that works to advance the technical, scientific, managerial and ethical knowledge and skills of occupational safety, health and environmental professionals, and is committed to protecting people, property and the environment. ASSE was founded in 1911 and is the oldest and largest professional safety organization. Its members manage, supervise and consult on safety, health, and environmental issues in industry, insurance, government, and education.

ASSE is the secretariat for American National Standards Institute (ANSI) committees and/or projects related to safety standards. ASSE participates globally in all aspects of standards development to expand the body of knowledge in order to protect people, property and the environment.

ASSE standards help to identify hazards and develop appropriate controls to prevent occupational injury, illness, and property or environmental damage. Occupational safety standards from ASSE cover topics such as

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Popular Standards from the ASSE Collection

ASSE/SAFE Z87.1	Occupational and Educational Personal Eye and Face Protection Devices
ASSE/SAFE Z359.1	Safety Requirements for Personal Fall Arrest Systems, Subsystems and Components
ASSE/SAFE A1264.1	Safety Requirements for Workplace Walking/Working Surfaces and Their Access; Workplace, Floor, Wall and Roof Openings; Stairs and Guardrails Systems
ASSE/SAFE Z117.1	Safety Requirements for Confined Spaces
ASSE/SAFE Z244.1	Control of Hazardous Energy Lockout/Tagout and Alternative Methods
ASSE/SAFE A10.13	Safety Requirements for Steel Erection - American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
ASSE/SAFE Z390.1	Accepted Practices for Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Safety Training Programs
ASSE/SAFE A10.4	Personnel Hoists and Employee Elevators on Construction and Demolition Sites American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
ASSE/SAFE A1264.2	Provision of Slip Resistance on Walking / Working Surfaces
ASSE/SAFE A10.3	Safety Requirements for Powder-Actuated Fastening SystemsAmerican National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
ASSE/SAFE A10.34	Protection of the Public on or Adjacent to Construction Sites American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
ASSE/SAFE A10.6	Safety Requirements for Demolition Operations American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
ASSE/SAFE A10.18	Safety Requirements for Temporary Roof and Floor Holes, Wall Openings, Stairways, and Other Unprotected Edges in Construction and Demolition Operations American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
ASSE/SAFE A10.28	Safety Requirements for Work Platforms Suspended from Cranes or Derricks American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
ASSE/SAFE A10.33	Safety and Health Program Requirements for Multi - Employer Projects American National Standard Construction and Demolition Operations
ASSE/SAFE A10.9	Safety Requirements for Masonry and Concrete Work American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
ASSE/SAFE A10.11	Safety Requirements for Personnel and Debris Nets American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
ASSE/SAFE A10.38	Basic Elements of an Employer's Program to Provide a Safe and Healthful Work Environment American National Standard Construction and Demolition Operations
ASSE/SAFE A10.42	Safety Requirements for Rigging Qualifications and Responsibilities American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
ASSE/SAFE Z15.1	Safe Practices for Motor Vehicle Operations
ASSE/SAFE Z490.1	Accepted Practices in Safety, Health and Environmental Training
ASSE/SAFE A10.31	Safety Requirements, Definitions and Specifications for Digger Derricks American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
ASSE/SAFE A10.32	Fall Protection SystemsAmerican National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
ASSE/SAFE A10.16	Safety Requirements for Tunnels, Shafts, and CaissonsAmerican National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
ASSE/SAFE A10.22	Safety Requirements for Rope-Guided and Non-Guided Workers - Hoists American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
ASSE/SAFE A10.39	American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations Construction Safety and Health Audit Program
ASSE/SAFE A10.44	Control of Energy Sources (Lockout/Tagout) for Construction and Demolitions Operations
ASSE/SAFE A10.5	Safety Requirements for Material Hoists
ASSE/SAFE Z590.2	Criteria for Establishing the Scope and Functions of the Professional Safety Position
ASSE/SAFE A10.10	Safety Requirements for Temporary and Portable Space Heating Devices American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
ASSE/SAFE A10.12	Safety Requirements for ExcavationAmerican National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
ASSE/SAFE A10.15	Construction and Demolition Operations, Safety Requirments for Dredging
ASSE/SAFE A10.17	Safe Operating Practices for Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) - Construction American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
ASSE/SAFE A10.46	Hearing Loss Prevention for Construction and Demolition Workers
ASSE/SAFE A10.7	Safety Requirements for Transportation, Storage, Handling, and Use of Commercial Explosives and Blasting Agents
ASSE/SAFE A10.20	Safe Operating Practices for Tile, Terrazzo, and Marble Work American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
ASSE/SAFE A10.24	Roofing - Safety Requirements for Low-Sloped Roofs - American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
ASSE/SAFE A10.27	Safety Requirements for Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations
ASSE/SAFE A10.37	American National Standard for Construction and Demolition Operations Debris Net Systems Used During Construction and Demolition Operations
ASSE/SAFE CONSTRUCTION	Construction Safety Management and Engineering - Comprehensive Safety Resource Covering Program Essentials, Best Practices, Legal And Regulatory Requirements and Real World Guidance on Technical Issues
ASSE/SAFE CRANE HAZARDS	Crane Hazards and Their Prevention - 50 Categories of Crane Hazards, Including Power Line Contact, Types Of Upset and Pinch Points and Nip Points
ASSE/SAFE FALL PROTECTION	Introduction to Fall Protection - 3rd Edition - Identification of Specific Walking and Working Surface Hazards, Including Slips and Trips, Stairways and Ramps, Ladders, Scaffolds, and Roofs
ASSE/SAFE Z359.0	Definitions and Nomenclature Used for Fall Protection and Fall Arrest
ASSE/SAFE Z359.2	Minimum Requirements for a Comprehensive Managed Fall Protection Program
ASSE/SAFE Z359.3	Safety Requirements for Positioning and Travel Restraint Systems
ASSE/SAFE Z359.4	Safety Requirements for Assisted-Rescue and Self-Rescue Systems, Subsystems and Components
ASSE/SAFE Z359-PKG	Fall Protection Code Package - Includes Z359.0, Z359.1, Z359.2, Z359.3 and Z359.4

ASSE Standards Aid Safety Professionals to Assure Worker Protection

Popular Standards from the ASSE Collection