News from the Safety Industry

In a recent post to On the Safe Side, a blog published by Peak Safety Performance, David Lynn talks about the four critical stages of incident investigation. Here's a quick recap of the stages and key steps to consider within each.

European Agency for Safety and Health at Work’s (EU-OSHA) Healthy Workplaces Campaign 2016-17 is scheduled to launch April 14, 2016. The campaign, “Healthy Workplaces for All Ages” will focus on sustainable working lives, highlighting the importance of good safety and health management at any age, a [...]

ASSE and the Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR) released a collection of construction safety materials in Spanish.

This week's meeting of the U.S. TAG on ISO 45001 is heading into the home stretch. The meeting has brought together thought leaders from nearly 50 U.S. organizations to work on the disposition of comments received to the draft international standard (DIS) and to develop the U.S. position for the upc [...]

In its comments to OSHA on the agency's proposed Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines, ASSE continued its advocacy of safety and health management systems as the "highest expression of our members' professionalism."

A recent report from CDC details a study of deaths among U.S. oil and gas workers exposed to a lethal combination of high concentration of hydrocarbon gases and vapors (HGVs) and oxygen-deficient atmospheres.

ASSE has developed and launched a website dedicated to ISO 45001. The site is a comprehensive resource for information on the standard, its development and progress; related news articles and multimedia; as well as relevant educational resources.

A guest post on the NIOSH Science Blog authored by Stephanie Pratt, Ph.D., and Rebecca Olsavsky discusses how to make safer, more knowledgeable drivers on and off the job by utilizing the advanced safety features found in newer vehicles.

Guest blogger Adele L. Abrams, Esq., CMSP, sums up OSHA’s long-awaited technical guidance for classification of chemicals under the revised HazCom-2012 standard.

The American Society of Safety Engineers Foundation is pleased to name Tristan Bainum of Alta, Iowa as a 2016 Family Scholarship Award recipient in the amount of $10,000.