News from the Safety Industry

ASSE's “Is Your Loved One Safe at Work Today?” poster aims to help members and others in the OSH community engage employers, workers and the public in five national campaigns that focus on worker safety.

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As the OSH profession continues to evolve, it encompasses more disciplines, roles and industries than ever before. To help members meet these demands, the Society is evolving, too. ASSE is considering a new name and logo to better reflect the diverse makeup of the Society's membership and to ensure [...]

There is one overlooked question that people across North America should ask themselves: “Is my loved one safe at work today?” This spring, ASSE is building on that critical question and encouraging people to get involved in one or more of several workplace safety campaigns that can make a differenc [...]

NIOSH is seeking feedback on its draft Current Intelligence Bulletin that outlines its occupational exposure banding process. This process intends to help OSH professionals make “timely, well-informed risk management decisions about chemicals that lack occupational exposure limits.” Comments are due [...]

ASSE is considering a new name and logo after more than 100 years of being at the forefront of the occupational safety and health field. If approved by members, the new name would be the American Society of Safety Professionals. "Our name should reflect the diverse makeup of our membership," said AS [...]

Earth Day is April 22, 2017.

This update addresses color-coding of machine guards and discusses the applicable American National Standards that would assist. The Society has gotten a number of inquiries on this issue and this update should help answer this question along with directing interested parties to where they can order [...]

Message from the Administrator to the members of the Risk Management/Insurance Practice Specialty

In a March 27, 2017, Federal Register notice, MSHA proposed to delay the effective date of its Workplace Examination final rule for surface and underground metal/nonmetal (MNM) mines from May 23 until July 24, 2017. The delay is connected to the Trump Administration's order on reviewing pending regu [...]