News from the Safety Industry

Injury and illness rates in the meat and poultry slaughtering and processing industry declined from 2004 through 2013, similar to rates in all U.S. manufacturing, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data, yet hazardous conditions remain. Government Accountability Office recently issued a r [...]

The international standards-development community is meeting this week in Toronto, Ontario, to address public comments on the draft international standard (DIS) ISO 45001, Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSMS): Requirements With Guidance for Use. ASSE is administrator of the U.S. [...]

Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS) has released two videos that explain the Electronic Novice Driver’s Road Map (eNDRM), which helps adults teach teens how to become safe, focused drivers. The videos, available on YouTube, introduce the eNDRM and provide instructions on how to use it. NE [...]

As more people head to the outdoors in these approaching summer months, Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR) reminds workers to be aware of ticks and the diseases they carry, particularly Lyme Disease.

A survey from American Psychological Association shows that support from senior leadership is a primary ingredient to the success of workplace well-being.​

A recent article from Fortune details what several brands are doing to eliminate waste.

TranBC, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Online for British Columbia, has launched this year’s version of its annual Cone Zone campaign highlighting roadside worker safety.

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Board of Directors has appointed Dennis Hudson as Executive Director effective June 1, 2016.

On May 11, 2016, OSHA issued a final rule that will require employers in high-hazard industries to send their injury and illness data (which they must already collect) for posting on the agency’s website. To help members better understand what the rule will mean to them and their employers/clients, [...]

On May 31, National Institutes of Health (NIH) will be hosting a telebriefing on the final report from the NIH Pathways to Prevention Workshop: Total Worker Health—What’s Work Got to Do With It? Independent Panel.