News from the Safety Industry

Des Plaines, IL (February 19, 2008) — DES PLAINES, IL (February 19, 2008) – U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., will participate in a panel discussion titled "Executive Forum Panel Presentation" on the key to corporate safety communications with Maureen Steinwall, president of St [...]

Des Plaines, IL (February 18, 2008) — DES PLAINES, IL (February 18, 2008) – As the demand for occupational safety, health and environmental professionals (SH&E) grows worldwide, American Society of Safety Engineers' (ASSE) President-Elect Warren Brown, CSP, ARM, CSHM, discussed the importance of key [...]

Des Plaines, IL (February 15, 2008) — Recognizing that excavation is one of the most hazardous construction operations, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) will host a webinar on excavation safety in the construction industry on Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at 11:00 AM – 12:30 AM CST. Micha [...]

Des Plaines, IL (February 11, 2008) — What: To help educate businesses about the value of safety at work, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and the Singapore Institution of Safety Officers (SISO) are working together to host the ASSE-SISO Regional Safety Conference “Integrating Safety [...]

Des Plaines, IL (February 7, 2008) — Des Plaines, IL (February 7, 2008) — To help businesses and communities resume operations safely after the recent deadly storms, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) offers the following business resumption safety tips. “We are saddened by the loss of [...]

Des Plaines, IL (February 6, 2008) — What: The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) East Carolina University (ECU) Student Section will be host to their 1st annual James P. Kohn Memorial Golf Tournament with all proceeds going toward the James P. Kohn memorial scholarship funds at both ECU a [...]

St. Louis, MO (February 6, 2008) — What: The American Society of Safety Engineers' (ASSE) St. Louis Chapter and the American Industrial Hygiene Association's (AIHA) St. Louis Section will be host to the 2008 ASSE/AIHA Professional Development Conference which focuses on workplace safety, health and [...]

Des Plaines, IL (February 6, 2008) — NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- (February 6, 2008) – The Metropolitan Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has expressed opposition to a proposed law (Proposed Int. No. 650-B) to amend the administrative code of the City of New York by requiring permi [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 28, 2008) — The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recently registered a new technical report, “Using Variable Angle Tribometers (VAT) for Measurement of the Slip Resistance of Walkway Surfaces” (ANSI/ASSE TR-A1264.3-2007), submitted to ANSI by Subcommittee A1264.2 [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 7, 2008) — As comprehensive safety, health and environmental (SH&E) audit programs is an important tool of a world-class safety program contributing greatly to reducing on-the-job injuries and illnesses and protecting a company's assets, the American Society of Safety Engine [...]