ASEPO - Home ASEPO was founded in 1993 to give representation to the community of special effects professionals toward regulatory agencies and government organizations and to protect our craft from unfair motion picture production liabilities. Together we speak with a collective voice. We have since evolved close relationships with film industry officials and regulators and prevented unnecessary overreach on many fronts. ASEPO currently hold seats and representation on several industry bodies including Nation Fire Protection Association NFPA 140 160 1123 1126 State Fire Marshal Special Effects Advisory Committee SEAC Entertainment Services Technology Association ESTA Safety Advisory for Fire FX in Entertainment SAFFE IATSE Local 44 Executive Board CSATF Special Effects Qualifications Committee SEQC We maintain this website as a hub for various information regarding safety industry news upcoming events special effects documentation State ATF DOT NFPA networking resources and vendor information.