HASC, INC.
LAKELAND, FLORIDA

About HASC The Houston Area Safety Council (HASC) is a 501(c)3 trade association that serves the Texas Gulf Coast and beyond. With a comprehensive offering of industry solutions, we facilitate and simplify the training process for employers to ensure that training is consistent and verifiable. We serve 3,000 Member companies and an additional 12,000 non-member companies, providing a wide range of integrated industry solutions. Business Scope The Houston Area Safety Council (HASC) is the steadfast leader in developing innovative and advanced solutions in the areas of training, workforce development, occupational health, industry services and more. With a mission to build safe workplaces by improving the quality and integrity of the workforce, we provide training and occupational health services to more than 1,500 people each day. Our worldwide outreach is accomplished through multiple satellite locations in the U.S. and the Caribbean that serve our 3,000 Member and 12,000 non-member companies with global industry safety solutions. Established in 1990, HASC is overseen by a dedicated Board of Directors, relies heavily on committee involvement and volunteers, and directly employs a staff of over 100 people.​ Serving the Texas Gulf Coast and beyond since 1990, HASC delivers over one million units of training each year. We cover a wide range of safety topics through approximately 2,000 general awareness computer-based courses as well as site- and company-specific training to assess and assure a baseline of safety comprehension throughout the workforce. HASC provides state-of-the-art records retention and safety training support for Contractors and Owners/Operators seeking more efficient, secure and affordable training solutions. To address the industry's more complex challenges, we also provide background screening and substance abuse testing solutions, site entry and social security verification, and Contractor pre-qualification. To increase worker skill sets for our industry, HASC offers hands-on, task-based and tool-specific training with an emphasis on safety, hazard recognition and proper techniques. From competent person and confined space training to welding, pipefitting, industrial cleaning and more, our workforce development training takes place in a leading-edge facility equipped with a welding lab, two-ton overhead crane, scaffold yard, rigging, aerial lift and more. Conveniently located at the HASC headquarters location, our iSupply Safety Store offers PPE, tools, industrial supplies, clothing and apparel to keep workers and workplaces safe and compliant. Established to build, support and provide resources for our Workforce and Skills Development Training, iSupply is a collaboration with Grainger Industrial Supply, offering a way to purchase almost any safety product through a retail store front or direct to company. Global Health operates modern, advanced facilities staffed with OSHA-knowledgeable providers for HASC to offer: Vision and Mission Statement Since our inception in 1990, the Houston Area Safety Council (HASC) has placed one priority above all else: HASC Vision The vision of HASC is to create a comprehensive safety ecosystem for the industrial community, with the goal of creating and fostering a safety-focused culture that will result in the achievement of zero harm to personnel and the ultimate preservation of life. To achieve this vision, HASC facilitates the multiple and varied needs of Owners/Operators and Contractors, and works closely with the world's premier subject matter experts to deliver exceptional training solutions. HASC Mission Statement The mission of HASC as an innovative leader is building safe workplaces by improving the quality and integrity of the workforce. Representing HASC membership and guiding the strategic direction and sustainable future of the association. Oversight of the Houston Area Safety Council (HASC) is performed by a dedicated group of volunteers committed to representing our membership. The Board of Directors is comprised of 11 Contractor company representatives and one Owner representative. To be considered for candidacy, a nominee must work in senior-level management for an affiliated Member firm. Formal job descriptions and orientations are given to each new board member at the start of their term. 34 acres of land purchased for new HASC campus Phase 1 of new HASC campus - Training Center breaks ground New HASC campus completed in Pasadena, Texas Keeping you up-to-date on everything happening at HASC. See what's happening at HASC. From safety days and trade shows to tailgates, golf tournaments and awards banquets.   The Houston Area Safety Council (HASC) continues to invest in the future of safety training and service through our state-of-the-art headquarters campus. Featuring 34 acres of property, the headquarters campus is conveniently located in Pasadena, Texas, near the Houston Ship Channel, to better serve our Members and the petrochemical industry.The expansive campus includes a Training Center, Occupational Health Center, Workforce Development Center, the iSupply Safety Store, Executive Office Suites, and a mobile fleet for on-site services. About HASC The Houston Area Safety Council (HASC) is a 501(c)3 trade association that serves the Texas Gulf Coast and beyond. With a comprehensive offering of industry solutions, we facilitate and simplify the training process for employers to ensure that training is consistent and verifiable. We serve 3,000 Member companies and an additional 12,000 non-member companies, providing a wide range of integrated industry solutions. The Houston Area Safety Council (HASC) provides Occupational Health Services (OHS) through Global Health to ensure quality and consistent occupational testing to the global workforce and its employers. Over the years, the scope of our occupational health solutions has evolved to meet the demands of the workforce. Dr. Hysler is a certified Medical Review Officer (MRO), Disability & Impairment Rating Examiner, DOT NRCME Examiner and also teaches a half-day course on OSHA Recordability (19OSHA) in the HASC auditorium throughout the year. He is the Medical Director for multiple Contractor companies and is frequently requested to speak at a variety of local, regional and national conferences such as National VPPPA, National Safety Council Congress, Texas Chemical Council and the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). Dr. Hysler also sits on the Residency Advisory Committee for the University of Texas Occupational and Environmental Residency program.