News from the Safety Industry

Des Plaines, IL (April 20, 2010) — WHAT: The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Hawaii Chapter will be host to the 11th Biennial Governor’s Pacific-Rim Safety and Health Conference May 5-7, 2010. The nationally recognized conference is the premier safety and health conference in Hawaii, att [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 14, 2010) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation recently announced that Chad Caesar Uy of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC, and Justin G. Young of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI, are each recipients of the Liberty Mutual Resear [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 13, 2010) — The Chicago Tribune 435 N. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 Letter to the Editor: The deadly explosion at the Massey Energy Company’s Upper Big Branch mine that took the lives of 29 people in West Virginia last week are stark reminders that, even in the 21st Centu [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 13, 2010) — In its ongoing efforts to provide assistance to students entering the growing international field of occupational safety, health and the environment (SH&E), the American Society of Safety Engineers’ Foundation (ASSEF) recently announced 60 recipients of the 2010 an [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 13, 2010) — The American Society of Safety Engineers'Foundation (ASSEF) recently announced the 31 recipients of the Professional Development Grant Program, given annually to occupational safety and health practitioners to help them advance in their careers. The grants are supp [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 12, 2010) — A new career services program aimed at helping its members through this economic downturn was launched today by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and includes training modules, key resources, a new career resource web site and an interactive network p [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 12, 2010) — American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Region III members from Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas along with the ASSE Safety Professionals and the Latino Workforce (SPALW) group are providing their expertise for the Department of Labor’s (DOL) National Action Summit [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 8, 2010) — AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERS ROAD CONSTRUCTION WORK ZONE SAFETY FACT SHEET FOR MOTORISTS, CONTRACTORS April 8, 2010 ‘Work Zone Safety Tips’ from the Des Plaines, IL- based American Society of Safety Engineers – Founded in 1911, ASSE is the oldest safety soci [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 7, 2010) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is proud to announce that Dr. George Byrns, Associate Professor of Environmental Health and Health Sciences at Illinois State University (ISU), has designated royalties from the sale of his ASSE published book, Hazard [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 6, 2010) — “The American Society of Safety Engineers sends its heartfelt sympathies to the families, friends and co-workers of the victims of the fatal blast that occurred April 5 in the Upper Big Branch mine in Raleigh County, West Virginia,” American Society of Safety Eng [...]