News from the Safety Industry

Des Plaines, IL (July 25, 2008) — To help employers reduce and ultimately eliminate slips, trips and falls that continue to occur in workplaces, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), recently announced the availability of a compend [...]

Des Plaines, IL (July 24, 2008) — The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) President Warren K. Brown, CSP, ARM, CSHM, said this today about a new U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) rule submitted recently to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) without public disclosure or review that [...]

Des Plaines, IL (July 24, 2008) — The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) President Warren K. Brown, CSP, ARM, CSHM, said this today about a new U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) rule submitted recently to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) without public disclosure or review that [...]

Des Plaines, IL (July 24, 2008) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) will be host to a webinar on the American National Standard “reduction of Musculoskeletal Problems in Construction” (ANSI/ASSE A10.40-2007), a standard aimed at reducing musculoskeletal problems/disorders (MSDs) in the [...]

Des Plaines, IL (July 21, 2008) — ASSE Region III MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: Local members of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) will discuss today’s top workplace safety, health and environmental issues August 3-6 at the ASSE Region III 35th annual Professional Development Conference. ASSE P [...]

Des Plaines, IL (July 17, 2008) — The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Appeals Board Panel today dismissed the latest appeal brought by the Construction Industry Employer Coalition, a coalition of five trade associations of U.S. construction interests, to withdraw the adoption of the app [...]

Des Plaines, IL (July 15, 2008) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently presented the distinguished Practice Specialty (PS) Safety Professional of the Year (SPY) awards to Dr. Michael Behm, CSP, of Winterville, NC for academics; Neil R. Webster, CSP, OHST, of Braintree, MA for con [...]

Nashville, TN (July 14, 2008) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Middle Tennessee Chapter presented a $2,000 scholarship today to Trevor Harper of Murray, KY; Robert Hobson of Murray, KY; and to Shameka Dial of Hazel, KY at the annual Tennessee Safety & Health Congress at the Opryland [...]

Des Plaines, IL (July 14, 2008) — In an effort to provide real-time educational tools for safety professionals, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) will be host to upcoming webinars on topics ranging from virtual exercises on emergency preparedness to using Second Life in the safety, hea [...]

Des Plaines, IL (July 11, 2008) — MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: Injuries and fatalities due to crane accidents, falls, electrical accidents, and substance abuse occur often at construction sites worldwide. The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) “Solutions in Construction Safety” symposium to be hel [...]