ASSE Conference - Day 3

Meeting of the minds

The second day opening session focused on honouring the contributions of Mike Thompson within his presidency this last year. His family was in attendance, which really emphasised his messages of support. Support of family and friends and members of the organization were strong messages within his speech. Mike has made a great contribution to the ASSE and to the profession as a whole in the last year.

The morning speaker, Dr. Robert Cialdini, that followed was a highlight of the conference for me. His session “ Principles of Ethical Influence” was wonderful as he talked about our circle of influence. This is one of the “meeting of the mind sessions”; I believe in what he spoke about and will be able to apply some of the tools that he gave us during the session.

The first formal "meeting of the mind sessions" was at the VIP Luncheon Meeting hosted by ASSE president, Mike Thompson. There was representation from many safety / safety and health related associations including: AIHA, IOSH, CSSE, ASSE, BCSP, ABIN, BCE and each provided updates on their activities & initiatives. The group also discussed current issues and concerns.

The AIHA updated us on their court case with TLV’s in the US.
Input report:
- Discussion on promotion of the profession via media, outreach programs, involvement with education
- Economic situation will affect uptake on programs, book sales, so need to budget to memebership fees – US trend
- Discussion on collaboration possibilities between organizations
- Good governance and social responsibilities

International Transportability of Safety Credentials meeting, hosted by BCSP, Roger Brauer
- Roger gave a presentation and a discussion regarding the issues and concerns followed
- We discussed that an existing individual organization will be able to implement programs such as certification or member body, but need to look to organizations such as INSPHO or ENSPHO to do so.

Once I receive the minutes of this meeting, I will post onto the blog.

International Practice Group – meeting and dinner took place on Wednesday evening.