News from the Safety Industry

Des Plaines, IL (January 27, 2010) — The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) recently recognized Chem Processing, an industrial plating and coating operation located in Rockford, IL, for achieving Safety and Health Achievement and Recognition (SHARP) status. The DCEO also [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 26, 2010) — The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Colorado chapter recently honored Mark F. Semonisck, CSP, AVP, with the annual Safety Professional of the Year (SPY) award for his ongoing contributions to his community and his commitment to protecting people, pro [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 22, 2010) — In a letter to U.S. Senator Johnny H. Isakson (R-GA), a leader in occupational safety and health issues, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) urged support for provisions in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reform legislation th [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 21, 2010) — As businesses, schools and communities go green, American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) occupational safety and health professional members are working with their organizations to incorporate safety practices in line with green initiatives. A recent ASSE Ho [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 20, 2010) — What: The Indiana University of Pennsylvania Student Chapter and the Western Pennsylvania Chapters of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recognized the need for occupational safety, health and environmental professionals continues to rise and will be [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 18, 2010) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) will now be accepting the Certified Occupational Health Nurse (COHN-S) credential for members and new member applicants who have a bachelor’s degree and five years of safety, health and environmental (SH&E) experien [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 18, 2010) — Due to growth and interest in agriculture and utilities workplace safety, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the formation of two new practice specialty branches, the Agricultural Branch, part of ASSE’s Environmental Practice Speci [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 12, 2010) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation announced today that ASSE professional member Rixio E. Medina, CSP, CPP, managing member of RE Medina Management, L.L.C., and general partner of Rixio Medina & Associates, L.P., Corpus Christi, Texas, has [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 7, 2010) — In 2008, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), workplace suicides were up 28 percent over 2007, and workplace homicides continued to be one of the top three causes of on-the-job fatalities, noted the American Society of Safe [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 7, 2010) — The March 11-12 American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) symposium titled “Delivering Safety Results in Changing Times” will provide attendees with tools they can use now on how to analyze and rise above today’s difficult economy at work by leveraging the chang [...]