News from the Safety Industry

Des Plaines, IL (October 20, 2009) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is saddened by the recent death of ASSE Past President Marion L. Jones, P.E., CSP, of Georgetown, Texas. He served as ASSE president from 1978 to 1979 and remained an active and dedicated member of ASSE for 68 years [...]

Orlando, FL (October 14, 2009) — With a common goal to improve the health and safety of central Florida’s workers, by involving ergonomic concepts and programs, the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Central Florida Chapter and the Tampa Area Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( [...]

Des Plaines, IL (October 13, 2008) — The family of American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) member Terrance M. Hennessy, CSP, ALCM, ARM, AMIM, CHSP, who lost his life in a tragic crane accident March 25 in Miami, FL, contributed more than $40,000 to the ASSE Foundation to fund a professional dev [...]

Des Plaines, IL (October 12, 2009) — The family of American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) member Terrance M. Hennessy, CSP, ALCM, ARM, AMIM, CHSP, who lost his life in a tragic crane accident last year in Miami, FL, helped raise funds of $94,000 in total for the ASSE Foundation to fund a profe [...]

Des Plaines, IL (October 9, 2009) — To help safety and health professionals enhance leadership skills and to make safety an integral part of their organizations, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) will host a two-day ‘Proactive Safety management’ symposium this November 12-13 at the Hya [...]

Des Plaines, IL (October 7, 2009) — In an effort to educate and present best practices and solutions aimed at preventing slips, trips and falls in the workplace, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) will offer a virtual symposium titled “Slips, Trips and Falls: Best Practices and Standard [...]

Des Plaines, IL (October 5, 2009) — 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 during Fire Prevention Week, which runs October 4 - 10, [...]

Crest Hill, IL (September 28, 2009) — The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Three Rivers Chapter, representing southwest suburban Chicago, recently announced that the chapter’s Past President William G. Linneweh Jr., CSP, of Crest Hill, IL, who serves as environment, health and safety (EH [...]

Des Plaines, IL (September 23, 2009) — In his Monday address to attendees at the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering’s (CSSE) conference in Calgary, Alberta, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) President C. Christopher Patton, CSP, discussed how safety, health and environmental (SH&E) pro [...]

Des Plaines, IL (September 22, 2009) — Officials of the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Region V operating committee, representing 16 ASSE chapters located primarily in the Midwest, voted Friday to approve the Egypt section as a chapter and as part of its region. ASSE is the oldest and [...]