American engineering knowledge base

American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)—A professional membership organization comprised of safety engineers. The ASSE publishes findings that advance the knowledge base for accident reduction and illness prevention. It also contributes to the development of standards, often working with ANSI. Online at http //www.asse.org/. 

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Finally, journal web sites and fee-based services can be used with success to find additional references to key topics. Examples of services that are particularly good include the American Chemical Society s Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS http //www.cas.org/) and their journal search page (http //pubs.acs.org/index.html) the Elsevier Scopus search engine (http //info. scopus.com/) and ScienceDirect database (http //www.sciencedirect.com/) and the ISI Web of Knowledge (http //isiwebofknowledge.com/). 

Chapter 3, Principles for the Practice of Safety A Basis for Discussion, sets forth a sound practical base for the practice of safety, which if applied, will lead to professional recognition. Also, a work in progress relates to those purposes. At the American Society of Safety Engineers, the Body of Knowledge Task Force is gathering data to outline the body of knowledge applicable in the practice of safety. 

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