News from the Safety Industry

Des Plaines, IL (October 16, 2007) — KANSAS CITY, MO (October 16, 2007) – In an effort to help protect U.S. soldiers fighting in Iraq, the American Society of Safety Engineers' (ASSE) Heart of America Chapter teamed up with former chapter President and past Region V Safety Professional of the Year ( [...]

Des Plaines, IL (October 16, 2007) — KANSAS CITY, MO (October 16, 2007) – In an effort to help protect U.S. soldiers fighting in Iraq, the American Society of Safety Engineers' (ASSE) Heart of America Chapter teamed up with former chapter President and past Region V Safety Professional of the Year ( [...]

Des Plaines, IL (October 9, 2007) — Recognizing the need to allow safety, health and environmental professionals (SH&E) more time to adjust to safety practices recommended in the Z359 Fall Protection Code, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Z [...]

Des Plaines, IL (October 8, 2007) — Highlighting research in occupational safety, health and the environment, students, Amy Jackson and Brian Briley of NC and Revonna Bieber of VA, recently won the student poster competition featured at the 21st annual American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Reg [...]

Des Plaines, IL (September 27, 2007) — When asked what were the top six issues facing the safety and health profession today, attendees at the recent American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Leadership Conference ranked lack of C-suite support for occupational safety, health and environmental (SH [...]

Des Plaines, IL (September 24, 2007) — In a letter to Chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor George Miller, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) President Michael W. Thompson, CSP, offered comments on mining safety reform legislation, HR 2768 and HR 2769, now under considerati [...]

Des Plaines, IL (September 19, 2007) — Like they say in 3:10 to Yuma, "Draw Partner", the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is urging its members' children to pick up their crayons and enter its 6th annual kids' "Safety-on-the-Job" poster contest which opens today. The contest is for ASSE [...]

Des Plaines, IL (September 18, 2007) — Letter to the Editor of the Wall Street Journal by ASSE President Michael W. Thompson, CSP September 17, 2007 Dear Editor: In reference to today's column titled "It was 'Safety First,' But Critics Worried Folks Were Going Soft" by Cynthia Crossen, the American [...]

Des Plaines, IL (September 17, 2007) — As occupational injuries continue to grow in the agricultural industry, for this week's National Farm Safety and Health Week, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) offers farm-related safety and health tips to help prevent agricultural injuries and il [...]

Atlanta, GA (September 14, 2007) — As transportation accidents continue to be the number one cause of on-the-job deaths, occupational safety and health professionals, law enforcement and academia from 27 states, Canada and Switzerland met at UPS headquarters in Atlanta, GA, this week for a sold-out [...]