News from the Safety Industry

Des Plaines, IL (October 4, 2010) — Workplace musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are one of the most significant occupational safety and health problems in the U.S., according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Ergonom [...]

Des Plaines, IL (September 29, 2010) — In a letter to Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand (NY), American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) President Darryl C. Hill, Ph.D., CSP, said ASSE agrees with the support the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is provided by Senate Bill [...]

Des Plaines, IL (September 29, 2009) — As transportation crashes continue to be the number one cause of on-the-job deaths in the U.S., causing 2,053 workplace fatalities in 2007, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) notes in its revised “Distracted Driving in Motor Vehicles” position stat [...]

Des Plaines, IL (September 17, 2010) — Today, 12 people a day die from on-the-job injuries in the U.S. The number should be zero according to the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). The occupational safety, health and environmental professional members of the ASSE work day in and day out to [...]

Des Plaines, IL (September 17, 2010) — To support safety, health and environmental education and research, SiteHawk, a leader in the chemical information management field, has agreed to sponsor the SiteHawk Safety Scholarship through the American Society of Safety Engineers’ Foundation (ASSEF). The [...]

Des Plaines, IL (September 16, 2010) — As reports of health care workers being attacked by patients continue to grow, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) will be host to a virtual symposium October 19-21 on how to address the risk and hazards healthcare workers deal with every day, as do [...]

Des Plaines, IL (September 16, 2010) — In his Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) conference address in Halifax, Nova Scotia, this week, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) President Darryl C. Hill, Ph.D., CSP, of Southfield, MI, discussed the impact of the economic downturn on wor [...]

Des Plaines, IL (September 8, 2010) — In an effort to prevent injuries and illnesses in fires that occur in college residence halls, off-campus housing or fraternity/sorority houses and to raise awareness of life-saving fire prevention knowledge as students return to school, the American Society of [...]

Des Plaines, IL (September 2, 2010) — As millions take to the roads this weekend for the Labor Day holiday, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) urges motorists and businesses to make sure drivers are not driving drunk, distracted or speeding. Transportation crashes continue to be the num [...]

Des Plaines, IL (September 1, 2010) — The American Society of Safety Engineers’ Foundation (ASSEF) has announced the availability of nearly $170,000 in scholarships and professional development grants for the 2011 academic year, including seven new scholarships and three new grants. The deadline for [...]