News from the Safety Industry

Des Plaines, IL (June 15, 2010) — The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) 2010 Exposition, held in conjunction with ASSE’s annual Professional Development Conference (PDC) this June 13-16 at the Baltimore Convention Center, has been a record-breaking event for the nearly 100-year old organi [...]

Baltimore, MD (June 14, 2010) — “Like Mother Jones used to say, ‘mourn for the dead, but fight like hell for the living,’ is what we are doing every day,” U.S. Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) Administrator Dr. David Michaels told the more than 3500 occupational safety, health and environmental [...]

Des Plaines, IL (June 10, 2010) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is proud to announce that Dustin Richartz of Denver, CO, recently received his Masters of Public Health (MPH) in Occupational Health and Safety Management, from the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine [...]

Des Plaines, IL (June 2, 2010) — With hurricane season beginning, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and its 32,000 occupational safety, health and environmental professional members, urge companies and communities to take steps now to prepare to handle emergencies in an effort to minim [...]

Des Plaines, IL (June 2, 2010) — WHAT: Safety, health and environmental professionals from all industries from more than 36 countries are expected to attend the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) annual Professional Development Conference and Exposition , “Safety 2010” to be held this year [...]

Des Plaines, IL (May 28, 2010) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) generally supported the Administration’s FY 2011 budget for the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), but urged Congressional leaders today to en [...]

Des Plaines, IL (May 28, 2010) — The American Society of Safety Engineers' (ASSE) 2010 Exposition to be held June 13-15 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Maryland in conjunction with its annual Professional Development Conference (PDC, June 13-16) is the largest ever in the number of exhibitors [...]

Des Plaines, IL (May 27, 2010) — The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) common interest group will host a networking lounge at ASSE’s annual Professional Development Conference (PDC) and exposition to be held June 13-16 in Baltimore, MD. Businesses sponso [...]

Des Plaines, IL (May 26, 2010) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently honored Kelly Bernish of Orlando, FL, with the Society’s Diversity in the Safety, Health and Environmental Profession award. The Diversity award, voted on by peers, is given annually to an individual for outsta [...]

Des Plaines, IL (May 20, 2010) — American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) support Congressional efforts to restore funding to the budget for the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), a program the Administration proposed to cut. ASSE suppo [...]