News from the Safety Industry

The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) Common Interest Group recently honored ASSE Society President Terrie Norris, CSP, ARM, CPSI, of Long Beach, CA, for making a difference in the safety, health and environmental (SH&E) field as part of the WISE ‘100 Wo [...]

The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) Common Interest Group has honored 100 women from around the world for making a difference in the safety, health and environmental (SH&E) field as part of the WISE ‘100 Women, Making a Difference in Safety’ project. W [...]

DES PLAINES, IL (July 15, 2011) – The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) ‘Prove It! by Measuring Safety Performance’ symposium scheduled for this November 17-18 in Cambridge, MA, aims to help attendees learn how to produce ‘leading indicator’ tools aimed at increasing their abilities to pr [...]

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced John Mroszczyk, PhD, P.E., CSP, of Danvers, MA, as the winner of this year’s Best Technical Article award for his article titled, “Prevention of Fall Fatalities and Injuries.” His article focuses on fall protection and fall preventio [...]

The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) Common Interest Group has honored 100 women from around the world for making a difference in the safety, health and environmental (SH&E) field as part of the WISE ‘100 Women, Making a Difference in Safety’ project. M [...]

Des Plaines, IL (July 12, 2011) — As heat can cause workplace injuries and illness it is important for workers to be protected against the heat, sun exposure and other hazards that could result in severe injury, especially during the recent heat wave that much of America is experiencing. The America [...]

American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) member Suresh Navaratnam, director of policy, information and corporate service in the Occupational Safety and Health Division (OSHD) of The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in Singapore, discussed the country’s workplace safety and health framework and provide [...]

DES PLAINES, IL (July 11, 2011) -- No matter where a teen works -- at the pool, the restaurant, the store, etc. -- they need to know how to be safe at work, according to the 100-year-old American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). Teens, and their parents, are not likely to ask about work safety is [...]

In its ongoing efforts to provide assistance to students entering the safety, health and environmental (SH&E) field, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation funds annual scholarships and professional development grants. At this year’s ASSE Professional Development Conference (PDC) [...]

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the release of the newly published A10.13 American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard, Safety Requirements for Steel Erection . The A10.13 standard has been updated from a version previously published in 2001 and a comparis [...]