American Society of Safety Engineers Announce New Hudson River Valley Chapter
Contact: Matthew McDonald, 845-392-6155, MMcdon9427@aol.com
CARMEL, NY (March 2006) – The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the establishment of the new Hudson River Valley Chapter in New York. The new ASSE Hudson River Valley Chapter formed out of the Westchester Section of the existing New York City-based ASSE Metropolitan Chapter due to the growing needs of members north of New York City. With the addition of the new chapter, ASSE now consists of 150 chapters globally.
The new chapter includes ASSE members from geographical areas north of New York City including the Westchester, Orange, Rockland, Putnam and surrounding counties. Meetings will be held at various locations throughout those areas. The new chapter executive board includes: Matthew F. McDonald, president; Susanne May, vice president; Robert G. Ewoldt, CSP, secretary; and Gary H. Hohenstein, treasurer/finance.
According to the executive board, commuting to New York City for Metro Chapter meetings was difficult for those in their geography – often requiring the better part of a day. Having meetings closer to members’ homes and offices provides Hudson River Valley members with a more time-effective way to participate, network with other professionals and gain technical knowledge.
Some of the activities ASSE Hudson River Valley Chapter members plan on developing are working with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to help train high school students at local technical schools in safety and health and sponsoring or co-sponsoring a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) preparation course.
The immediate goals of the chapter include building membership, continuing collaboration with other area safety organizations, such as the American Society of Quality (ASQ), as well as getting the word out about the new chapter. Hudson River Valley will continue to collaborate with the ASSE Metropolitan Chapter with joint meetings and social events as well as sharing information about meetings.
Founded 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.