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American Psychiatric Association 1270 Sixth Ave . New York. N Y 10020 This association is concerned with research in all phases of mental disorders, standards of psychiatric education, and the medico-legal aspects of psychiatric practice It publishes the American Journal of Psychiatry bi monthly American Public Health Association 1740 Broadway, New York. N Y 10019 This multidisciplinary, professional asso ciation for health workers, through its monthly American Journal of Public Health and other publications, distributes safety information to those responsible for state and community health-service programs One of the pro gram area committees is devoted to injury control and emergency services American Society (or Industnal Security 2000 K St N W . Washington. D C 20006 The American Society for Industnal Secur ity, a professional Society of industnal secunty executives and supervisors, has over 50 chapters m seven regions Com mittee activities that would be of interest to the safety professionals are safe guarding, classified information, classification manage ment, safeguarding propnetary data, physical secunty, subversive activities m industry, emergency planning, investigations, fire protection, and public relations The society publishes the magazine Secunty bimonthly and issues a newsletter to its members monthly Amencan Society of Mechanical Engineers 345 East 47th St. New York. N Y 10017 This society, the professional mechanical engineers' organization, encourages research, prepares papers and publications, sponsors meetings for the dissemination of informa tion, and develops standards and codes nec essary in this phase of engineering The society sponsors the following code under the procedures of the American Stand ards Institute Safety Code for Elevators, Safety Code for Mechanical Power Transmis sion Apparatus, Safety Code for Conveyors, Cableways, and Related Equipment, Safety Code for Cranes, Derricks, and Hoists, Safety Code for Manlifts, Safety Code for Powered Industnal Trucks, Safety Code for Aenal Passenger Tramways, Safety Code for Mechanical Packing, Safety Standards for Compressor Systems, and Safety Code for Garage Equipment The society also sponsors a committee on the Code for Pressure Piping and Scheme for Identification of Piping Systems In addi tion, ASME is represented on 30 other safety code committees under the Amencan Stand ards Institute The ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Committee, under the direction of the Policy Board on Codes and Standards, is responsible for the formation and revision of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code The society publishes the Transactions of the Amencan Society of Mechantcal Engi neers and the monthly publication Mechant cal Engineering and Applied Mechanics Re view Flight Safety Foundation, Inc. 1320 Wilson Blvd , Arlington. Va 22209 The Flight Safety Foundation works to im prove standards and techniques in all aircraft operations Its specific objectives are to pro mote research, to provide a forum where con troversial safety issues may be resolved, to disseminate accident prevention information (through such means as articles, bulletins, reports, books, and lectures), to encourage the adopbon of proven safety devices or pro cedures, and to try to foresee hazards and to press for correchve acbon To further these objechves, the foundabon acts as a clearinghouse for the collection, analysis, and disseminabon of safety lnformabon Its personnel participate in safety discussions and safety studies and conduct safety seminars for aviabon personnel It presents awards and otherwise encourages the growth of safety programs It acts as a catalybc agent in drawing attenbon to needed improvements and changes in safety tech niques Its publicahons include Accident Prevention Bulletin (monthly) 329