News from the Safety Industry

Des Plaines, IL (September 1, 2010) — As we have seen in the aftermath of recent disasters, it is important to not only have an emergency plan in place should a contingency situation happen at work, at home or in the community, but that plan should be communicated and updated consistently, according [...]

Des Plaines, IL (August 26, 2010) — In a recent letter to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on the proposed ‘Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment’ rule (29 CFR, Part 1910), the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) urged OSHA to utilize existin [...]

Des Plaines, IL (August 20, 2009) — In light of today's release of the preliminary annual fatal occupational figures for 2008 by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) President C. Christopher Patton, CSP, of St. Louis, MO, of [...]

Des Plaines, IL (August 20, 2010) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) passes along its condolences to the families of the 4,340 people who lost their lives last year due to on-the-job injuries, according to statistics just released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, yet note there is m [...]

Des Plaines, IL (August 20, 2010) — Southfield, Michigan, resident and president of the oldest safety society, the American Society of Safety Engineers, Darryl C. Hill, Ph.D., CSP, stated today that ASSE opposes Michigan House Bill 6205 as it is currently written because of its unwarranted intrusion [...]

Des Plaines, IL (August 16, 2010) — The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) webinar ‘When No One’s Watching: The Psychology of Self-Motivation’ to be held Wednesday, August 25, will be led by Alumni Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Applied Behavior Systems at Virginia [...]

Des Plaines, IL (August 12, 2010) — The ‘Safety in the Petroleum Industry’ virtual interactive symposium to be held by the American Society of Safety Engineers this September 21-23 will provide presentations developed from combining lessons learned from the current oil discharge disaster in the Gulf [...]

Des Plaines, IL (August 5, 2010) — The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Philadelphia Chapter is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. Chartered on July 1, 1935, the Philadelphia Chapter is one of the almost 100 year old Society’s oldest chapters. ASSE, founded in NY City in 1911, i [...]

Des Plaines, IL (August 5, 2010) — The American Society of Safety Engineers’ Foundation (ASSEF)recently announced the addition of a new, $1000, Military Service Scholarship and the establishment of new criteria for the America Responds Memorial Scholarship. Both awards will be offered during the 201 [...]

Des Plaines, IL (August 2, 2010) — The American Society of Safety Engineers will offer an interactive live webinar titled, “Understanding a Comprehensive Managed Fall Protection Program and Personnel Key to Its Development and Implementation,” on August 18 at 11:00 a.m. CDT. The webinar will feature [...]