About ASSE
In the spring of 1947, a group of safety professionals in the Middle Tennessee area met regularly to discuss and promote the safety and well-being of residents living and working in the Middle Tennessee area. The group is affiliated with American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), the world's largest safety organization.

Since that first group gather in 1947, our Chapter has continued to be a significant member of the community, making numerous contributions.

Beginning in early 1970, in cooperation with the Nashville General Sessions Court , the Middle Tennessee Chapter established a once-a-month Driver Safety School for minor traffic offenders in Davidson County . A portion of the proceeds from the Driver Safety School was dedicated to the start-up and operation of the Guest House, a facility that provides a safe environment and shelter 24 hours a day for individuals in treatment as well as a safe alternative to jail for people arrested for public intoxication. Dr. Charles F. Strobel is the Founding Director of this program in partnership with the Metro Police Department, and operates from the Campus for Human Development in Nashville . Rachel Hester, a 17 year veteran of the organization, is the Executive Director.
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In 1978, the Middle Tennessee Chapter co-sponsored along with the Tennessee Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOSHA), a proposed one-time forum of all Tennessee safety professionals. By popular vote the forum has been continued each year, and has become the Tennessee Safety and Health Congress and Exposition. The Congress attracts thousands of delegates and hundreds of exhibitors on an annual basis. The Congress is now sponsored by the TOSHA Division of the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Tennessee Chapters of the American Society of Safety Engineers. www.tnsafetycongress.org

Tennessee was the first state in the nation to enact a mandatory child restraint law. Shortly after the law passage, the Middle Tennessee Chapter began to provide free child restraints through the Tennessee Highway Patrol and other organizations for distribution to needy families. The Save a Child program has continued and has grown significantly. Last year, we donated over 90 child restraints through local organizations.

Beginning in the late 1980's, the Chapter began providing scholarships to students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate safety programs in the area colleges and universities including Middle Tennessee State University and Murray State University .

Chapter membership is in excess of 270 members who maintain the mission of ASSE: to promote the advancement of the safety profession and foster technical, scientific, managerial and ethical knowledge, skills and competency of safety professionals.

ASSE - Middle Tennessee Chapter
P.O. Box 40641
Nashville, TN 37204