News from the Safety Industry

Des Plaines, IL (August 3, 2009) — In a comment to Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Jordan Barab for the record of a proposed rule to approve a Public Employee Only State Plan for Illinois, the American Society of Safety Engineers [...]

Des Plaines, IL (August 3, 2009) — In a comment to the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) on its chemical release reporting rulemaking, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), representing 32,000 occupational safety, health and environmental professional members committed [...]

Des Plaines, IL (July 30, 2009) — Each year many people, unaware of certain hazards, are fatally injured while using a ride-on lawnmower – whether it be at home or while landscaping for work. Due to this risk the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is urging people to be aware of the possibi [...]

Des Plaines, IL (July 29, 2009) — The 98-year-old American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), representing 32,000 occupational safety, health and environmental professional members committed to protecting people, property and the environment, comments on this week’s nomination of epidemiologist Dav [...]

Des Plaines, IL (July 29, 2009) — In a letter to the New York Times, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) President C. Christopher Patton, CSP, stated: “The American Society of Safety Engineers is troubled to read in the July 21 New York Times article titled ‘U.S. Withheld Data Showing Drivin [...]

Honolulu, HI (July 24, 2009) — WHAT: The ASSE Hawaii Chapter, founded in 1951, will sponsor the 11th Biennial Governor’s Pacific Rim Safety and Health Conference in Honolulu at the Hawaii Convention Center. In 2008 the event drew more than 435 attendees and 97 exhibitors. The conference offers more [...]

Honolulu, HI (July 23, 2009) — For his continued support of the occupational safety and health profession and his ongoing effort to protect people, property and the environment, Jim Newberry, CHST, of Honolulu, HI, recently received the Risk Management/Insurance (RM/I) Practice Specialty (PS) Safety [...]

North Hampton, NH (July 22, 2009) — For his ongoing contributions to the safety, health and environmental (SH&E) profession, his commitment to protecting people, property and the environment and to the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), Eric J. Clouthier of North Hampton, NH, recently rece [...]

Des Plaines, IL (July 21, 2009) — As slips, trips and falls continue to represent significant exposures and hazards in the workplace, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the approval of three new fall protection standards by the American National Standards Institute (A [...]

Orlando, FL (July 21, 2009) — In order to help organizations develop proactive approaches to identify and reduce exposure to risk factors that cause work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Central Florida Chapter will host a one-day ergonomics p [...]