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ASSP Standards-Based User Groups (SBUGs)

Move Beyond Compliance. Prevent Serious Injuries and Fatalities.

Turn safety standards into measurable safety performance with Standards-Based User Groups (SBUGs), structured SME-led working groups where environmental health and safety (EHS) professionals, employers, and industry experts come together to tackle high-risk challenges. Through peer collaboration, expert guidance, and real-world testing, SBUGs help translate standards into practical implementation and measurable workplace safety outcomes.

With regular virtual meetings and ongoing engagement through a private online community, SBUGs connect you with professionals, organizations, and solution providers facing similar challenges, enabling you to benchmark performance and implement proven, effective strategies.

Focus Areas

Collaborate with peers to test and refine real-world solutions that reduce SIF risk.

Each SBUG is guided by experienced subject matter experts who facilitate discussion, share real-world insight, and help translate standards into practical implementation tools.

Participants may join one or more SBUGs based on their focus areas.

Fall Protection (Z359)

Prevent Falls from Height, Together

Falls remain a leading cause of serious injuries and fatalities. This group focuses on strengthening fall protection programs and advancing prevention strategies.

Led by Kevin Dennis
Principal and Owner
Work-at-Height

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Lockout/Tagout (Z244)

Strengthen Your Hazardous Energy Control Program

Go beyond compliance to improve consistency, reliability, and risk control in complex environments.

Led by Francis P. Sehn CSP, ARM, MS
Principal Consultant
FxS Risk and Safety Consulting

Supported by the McElhattan Foundation

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Safety

Lead the Future of Safety with Responsible AI

Explore how AI is transforming hazard identification, risk prediction, and prevention.

Led by Arianna Howard, MS
EHS Technology Consultant | Managing Partner & Co-Founder
Syncra Group

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The Problem 

Compliance Is Only the Starting Point 

Many organizations invest heavily in safety standards but struggle to implement them consistently in real-world environments. 

Reducing serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs) requires: 

  • Smarter implementation.
  • Stronger collaboration.
  • Real-world, experience-based solutions.

The Solution

A Collaborative Approach to Safety Performance 

SBUGs provide a structured forum for EHS professionals, employers and industry experts to: 

  • Share best practices.
  • Benchmark performance.
  • Learn from peers.
  • Translate standards into measurable safety performance.
  • Test and validate implementation strategies in real-world environments.

How SBUGs Work

Each SBUG is a structured, SME-led cohort designed for real-world application and continuous improvement.

Participants:

  • Bring real implementation challenges to their cohort.
  • Test strategies and approaches within their own environments.
  • Receive guidance and direction from SMEs and peer practitioners.
  • Share de-identified data and benchmark performance.
  • Contribute to a continuous feedback loop (test, learn, share, inform) that supports standards development and supporting resources.

Membership Overview

SBUG membership is available now and includes:

  • Four facilitated cohort meetings per year
  • Access to a private online discussion forum for each SBUG
  • Ongoing collaboration with SMEs and peer participants

What You’ll Gain as an SBUG Participant 

Individual Practitioner 
Turn standards into action and elevate your impact. 

Benefits 

  • Learn proven strategies to reduce serious injuries and fatalities.
  • Apply real-world insights from peers.
  • Expand your network across industries.
  • Influence future safety standards.
  • Build your professional reputation. 
  • Get recognized for your participation and expertise with a digital badge highlighting your dedication to safety. 

Corporate Member 
Strengthen your organization’s safety strategy at scale. 

Benefits 

  • Benchmark programs and identify gaps.
  • Identify and scale practices proven to reduce serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs) across your organization.
  • Access personalized guidance for your organization in an exclusive 1–2 hour session with an SBUG Subject Matter Expert.
  • Connect your people to a high-value professional community.
  • Shape the evolution of standards.
  • Gain industry visibility and credibility with your logo on ASSP’s corporate member page.

Sponsor 
Advance safety and position your organization as a leader in innovation. 

Benefits 

  • Increase visibility in a neutral, impact-focused environment.
  • Highlight your organization’s impact and leadership with your logo on sponsor pages and thought leadership content.
  • Engage directly with safety leaders across industries.
  • Share expertise and influence scalable solutions. 
  • Gain insights into real-world challenges and emerging needs. 

What You’ll Contribute as an SBUG Participant

As an SBUG participant, you won’t just learn. You’ll help shape the resources that turn standards into real-world results. Collaborate with peers to develop and co-author practical deliverables that advance safety across industries, including:

  • Case studies
  • White papers and published articles
  • Toolkits and educational resources
  • Best practice guides
  • Templates and checklists for implementation

Your insights help bridge the gap between standards and practice, creating tools others can immediately put to work.

Bring Your Organization Into the Conversation

Interested in joining as a company or sponsor? Participation requires an investment, with options available at different levels.

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Areas of Interest

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Make Safety Work. Together.

Join a community of safety leaders working together to solve real-world challenges and reduce serious injuries and fatalities.

Have questions? Reach out directly to Stacey Barrett for guidance.

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