MANAGING BEST PRACTICES: A tough call to make. . .
When times were good, you might have participated in more than one occupational health and safety organization. Time and budgets are tighter now and employers are telling pros to limit their memberships. If you had to choose just one organization to belong to, which one should it be?
The premier organizations for occupational health and safety professionals are the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) and the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). AIHA was formed in 1939 and it has about 12,000 members. ASSE was formed in 1911 and it has approximately 30,000 members.