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Safety and Health Division Committee Structure
The
Safety and Health Division has a committee structure and membership to enhance our
services to our members. The committees include:
- Programming: Coordinates meeting topics between Divisions to maximize the
effectiveness of our AIChE meetings (Spring and Fall meetings).
- Awards: Evaluates contributions of its members and bestows two awards for
significant achievements: the Norton H. Walton/Russell L. Miller and the William H. Doyle
Awards.
- Membership: Coordinates activities to encourage AIChE members to participate in
the Division programs (Division dues are $36 annually).
- Publications: This committee coordinates activities to enhance the value of its
publications. The Division has four publications:
- Safety and Health News (quarterly),
- Ammonia Proceedings
- Loss Prevention Proceedings (annually), and
- Process Safety Progress magazine (quarterly).
The news and magazines are received via membership in the division. The proceedings are
available at the symposia and through AIChE
publications.
- Continuing Education Committee: This committee assists AIChE to develop an
offering of courses that are valuable learning experiences for our membership and others.
There are continuing efforts to develop a curricula to assist our members advance from one
to another phase of their careers.
- Government: The Government committee provides a liaison between the AIChE
Government Relations Committee and our division membership. This responsibility includes
disseminating important information to members, and/or to inform AIChE when members have
concerns with government issues. Several recent activities include the development
of an AIChE position paper on the use of risk assessment and a letter to the President of
the United States recommending an appointment of a chemical engineer to the Chemical
Hazard and Accident Investigation Board.
- Research Liaison: This committee provides a liaison between our division membership and
AIChE. AIChE has major research activities with the government.
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