As businesses, schools and communities go “green,” the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) occupational safety and health professional members are working with their organizations to incorporate safety practices in line with “green” initiatives.

DES PLAINES, IL – As businesses, schools and communities go “green,” the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) occupational safety and health professional members are working with their organizations to incorporate safety practices in line with “green” initiatives.

A recent ASSE Hospitality Branch report noted, “While ‘greening’ efforts eliminate or reduce some traditional risks, they may increase existing risks or introduce new ones for workers.” To address this issue, the ASSE Chicago chapter is providing educational work-safety programs.

ASSE Chicago members Allen Borzych and Neil Silins, through the chapter’s Outreach Committee, are providing safety, health and environmental (SH&E) training to students in the Chicagoland Green Collar Jobs Initiative, an organization that works to develop a skilled workforce ready to serve the “green” marketplace.

The ASSE Chicago chapter also works with the local Economic and Employment Development Council, where ASSE members provide an Introduction to Safety presentation.