News from the Safety Industry

Des Plaines, IL (January 15, 2009) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is saddened by the loss of ASSE Past President Charles Robert “Bob” Dancer, P.E., CSP, of Hilton Head Island, SC, who dedicated his life to occupational safety and health. Even after retiring with 40 years in the oc [...]

Baton Rouge, LA (January 7, 2009) — With the goal of working together to provide expertise in developing information on prevention and recognition of workplace hazards and ways of communicating this information to employers and employees, the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Greater Bato [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 6, 2009) — To help fulfill a need for workplace safety professionals and to aid college students studying occupational safety, health and the environment, the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Permian Basin Chapter in Midland, Texas, recently donated $25,000 to th [...]

Des Plaines, IL (December 22, 2008) — The California Governmental Affairs Committee (CGAC) of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) sent a letter today to U.S. Secretary of Labor Designate Rep. Hilda Solis requesting the incoming administration appoint Dr. John Howard, MD, JD, as Assistant [...]

Des Plaines, IL (December 19, 2008) — In discussing occupational safety, health and the environment (SH&E) issues with the new administration’s transition team, American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) officials reviewed its key concerns and suggestions for the U.S. Department of Labor and the O [...]

Des Plaines, IL (December 18, 2008) — “Workplace safety processes must be in place at all times,” American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) President Warren K. Brown, CSP, ARM, CSHMM, of Fairborn, Ohio, said today. “They are even more critical during business downturns.” Brown is referring to rec [...]

Des Plaines, IL (December 18, 2008) — As transportation incidents continue to be the number one cause of on-the-job deaths in the U.S., the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is offering driving tips to help motorists navigate safely on our roads, especially during severe weather conditions [...]

Des Plaines, IL (December 18, 2008) — Registration is open today for the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Professional Development Conference (PDC) and Exposition, Safety 2009, which will be held June 28 – July 1, 2009, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, TX. The c [...]

Des Plaines, IL (December 16, 2008) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is saddened by the loss of ASSE Past President John E. Russell, P.E., CSP, of Timonium, Maryland, who dedicated his life to occupational safety and health. Even after retiring with 40 years in the occupational safe [...]

Des Plaines, IL (December 9, 2008) — During Tuesday’s American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) webcast featuring former Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) John Henshaw and former Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and [...]