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SOURCES OF HELP FOR THE SAFETY MAN safety in the graphic arts through its affili ated local organizations and through its participation in the Education Council of the Graphic Arts Industry, Inc (see listing in this chapter). SOUTHERN COAt OPERATORS ASSOCIATION 303 RCA Building, 1733 K St NW, Waihmgton, D C 20006 The Southern Coal Operators Association has a safety department to furnish health and accident services to its members STEEL PLATE PABRICATORS ASSOCIATION, INC 105 Wait Madison Si Chicago, 111 60602 The association has a active safety com mittee which prepares publications on safety for member companies and their employees Some of these are Supervisor's Accident Prevention Manual for Field Erection and Construction, Basic Safety Rules for Fabri cating Shops, and Basic Safety Rules for Field Erection and Construction The association sponsors jointly with the National Safety Council the Steel Fabri cators Association Safety Contest STEEL SCAFFOLDING AND SHORING INSTITUTE 2130 Keith Building Cleveland, Ohio 44115 Institute has a deep interest in safety and members try to do everything possible to improve this situation in the construction industry Listings of Steel Frame Shoring Safety Rules and of Steel Scaffolding Safety Rules are published, as are booklets Recom mended Standard Safety Code for Vertical Shormg and Recommended Steel Frame Shonng Erection Procedure Professional Societies AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERS 5 North Waboih Ave , Chicago, III 60602 The American Society ol Safety Engi neers is the professional society of those who devote a major portion of their activi ties to accident prevention work The so ciety's purpose is "to expand the use and effectiveness of safety engineering in the prevention of accidents and conservation of health, life, and property by the control of environmental exposures and human be havior." The society has eight standiog commit tees Three of the committees, awards and honors, finance, and membership pro motion and public relations, are con cerned with the operation and growth of the society, the administration of the tech nical paper award, and the annual contest for chapter achievement The remaining five committees, colleges and societies, STANDARDS, LAWS, AND REGULATIONS, PRO GRAM PLANNING, PUBLICATIONS, and RE SEARCH, devote their energies to subject areas that will assist the individual in his effort to increase his knowledge and effec tiveness The society publishes a monthly maga zine, the Journal of the American Society of Safety Engineers, which includes reports of new information developed through re search and experience, discussions on con troversial subjects, technical information of value to the professional safety specialist, information on society activities, listings of technical literature, abstracts, and news of members and chapters Society members and chapters receive publications on specialized subjects, such as a course outline in advanced safety engi neering, and a report Human Factors Re search in Occupational Accident Preven tion The society was formed in October 1911 and was originally chartered in the State of New York in 1915 under its present name In 1924, it merged with the National Safety Council, becoming the Engineering Section of the Council In 1947 the mem bership voted to reestablish itself as an in dependent organization but to mamtain close cooperative affiliation with the Na tional Safety Council There are 80 chapters in the United States and one in Canada, and over 7400 members internationally Most chapters meet on a monthly basis, sponsor local in dustrial safety programs, seminars, insti tutes, and state safety conferences m co operation with local safety organizations The annual meeting and conference of the society is held in October at the same time as the National Safety Congress Chapters of the society are grouped by states and listed by name (in italics) and by location 12-19