News from the Safety Industry

Des Plaines, IL (May 28, 2009) — Despite the economy, more than 375 leading organizations are scheduled to exhibit at the annual June 28- July 1 American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) professional development conference and exposition (Safety 2009) in San Antonio, TX. ASSE officials expect this [...]

Des Plaines, IL (May 27, 2009) — The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Northern Virginia Chapter (NoVa), formerly a section of the National Capital Chapter (NCC) in Washington, D.C., was recently awarded the new ASSE chapter recognition “Rookie of the Year Award”. This award goes to a cha [...]

Los Angeles, CA (May 26, 2009) — What: The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Los Angeles Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) common interest group will honor ASSE’s Region I Vice President Terrie S. Norris, CSP, ARM, CPSI, of Long Beach, CA, as the “Safety Person of the Year” for her conti [...]

Des Plaines, IL (May 21, 2009) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation recently announced that Adam Strang of Miami University in Oxford, OH, and Carisa Harris Adamson of U.C. Berkeley in Berkeley, CA, are each recipients of the Liberty Mutual Research Fellowship, a program at t [...]

Des Plaines, IL (May 21, 2009) — With the June American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Professional Development Conference (PDC) and Exposition in San Antonio just around the corner, attendees are signing up quickly for sessions that provide the latest insights into enhancing safety efforts and [...]

Des Plaines, IL (May 19, 2009) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation recently announced that former ASSE Foundation Chair Kennith D. Brock, CSP, of Laconia, NH, will receive the Foundation’s Distinguished Service Award for helping the ASSE Foundation flourish over the years du [...]

Rochester, MI (May 18, 2009) — For her commitment to the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Oakland University Student Section and the Oakland University Occupational Safety and Health Program, ASSE recently announced that Sarah Reynolds, of Fraser, MI, is the recipient of the prestigious O [...]

Des Plaines, IL (May 15, 2009) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the approval and availability of the newly revised American National Standard ANSI/ASSE Z490.1-2009 ‘Criteria for Accepted Practices in Safety, Health, and Environmental Training.’ The standard calls [...]

Des Plaines, IL (May 11, 2009) — Thank you to the thousands of ASSE members, their families, friends and employers who helped make North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week 2009 and Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day a great success again this year in increasing awarene [...]

Des Plaines, IL (May 6, 2009) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is thanking and recognizing the ongoing efforts of occupational safety, health and environmental professionals to protect people, property and the environment as part of today’s Occupational Safety and Health Professiona [...]