News from the Safety Industry

On May 3, 2017, a coalition of construction industry associations formally petitioned OSHA to begin a limited reopening of the agency’s March 25, 2016, final rule setting requirements for reduction of respirable crystalline silica in general industry, construction and maritime workplaces. Reopening [...]

On April 30, Congress agreed to a funding bill to keep the government open through Sept. 30, 2017. According to Adele Abrams, ASSE's federal representative, funding levels will remain relatively the same for OSHA, MSHA, NIOSH and CSB.

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Liberty Mutual is closing its Research Institute for Safety in June 2017. The institute has long been a prime source of scientific workplace safety data and peer-reviewed OSH research. Former director Tom Leamon, shares some history on the institute and its impact on the OSH profession and worker sa [...]

As part of Safety 2017, ASSE will host a Career Center for college students, young professionals and experienced practitioners seeking new employment opportunities. The career room will be located in the Colorado Convention Center, Room 501 and open on Monday, June 19 at 10:00 a.m.

ASSE Vice President of Professional Affairs Jim Thornton reviews key elements of ASSE's new Blueprint for OSHA Reform. "ASSE’s recommended changes can help us all get off the plateau of safety and health outcomes on which we seem stuck," he says.

A new behavior-based safety guidebook published by ASSE is now available on the Society’s website. "Actively Caring for People's Safety: How to Cultivate a Brother's/Sister's Keeper Work Culture" features lessons on the fundamental principles for cultivating an actively caring culture in any organiz [...]

You are invited to contribute technical contents, relevant to your area of specialty, to the ASSE Book Publication of "EHS Leadership & Professional Development", edited by Richard Olawoyin, Ph.D, CEP, CSP and Darryl C. Hill, Ph.D., CSP.

ASSE is happy to announce the publication of Actively Caring for People's Safety: How to Cultivate a Brother's/Sister's Keeper Work Culture, by E. Scott Geller and Krista S. Geller. This behavior-based guidebook is designed for self study or group training, with lessons that focus on the fundamental [...]