News from the Safety Industry

Des Plaines, IL (September 7, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers Foundation (ASSEF) announced today the availability of several scholarships and professional development grants for 2008 for students pursuing degrees in occupational safety, health and the environment and ASSE members se [...]

Des Plaines, IL (August 30, 2007) — What: Workplace safety issues such as Nanotechnology safety, risk management, pandemic flu preparedness along with key presentations by officials from the U.S. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health [...]

Des Plaines, IL (August 29, 2007) — Each year many students lose their lives or are injured in preventable fires. As students move into college residence halls, off-campus housing or fraternity/sorority houses for the school year, the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Fire Prevention Bran [...]

Des Plaines, IL (August 21, 2007) — In an effort to help prevent injuries, illnesses and property damage, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) offers the following safety tips for businesses to use following a disaster. Although there is no one-size-fits-all program, these tips may help. [...]

Des Plaines, IL (August 15, 2007) — To increase safety for oilfield workers working to meet the increased consumption and demand for oil worldwide, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Permian Basin Chapter (Midland, TX) will host an Oilfield Safety, Field and Rig Compliance Seminar at th [...]

Des Plaines, IL (August 10, 2007) — As part of their efforts to encourage outdoor workers to be prepared for exposure to heat and to prevent heat-related illnesses and injuries during the summer months, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) urges employers and employees to take precautions [...]

Des Plaines, IL (August 9, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) welcomed two new international chapters to its rank during its 46th annual Professional Development Conference and Exposition held last June in Florida. New chapters from Nigeria and Papua, Indonesia were approved by [...]

Des Plaines, IL (August 9, 2007) — In an effort to support education and research in the occupational safety, health and environmental (SH&E) field, more than 20 American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) chapters recently donated funds to the ASSE Foundation totaling nearly $53,000. These contribu [...]

Des Plaines, IL (August 9, 2007) — Due to their ongoing commitment to occupational safety, health and environmental (SH&E) education, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Greater Boston and ASSE Central Indiana chapters recently donated nearly $60,000 to the ASSE Foundation toward undergr [...]

Des Plaines, IL (August 9, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) President Michael W. Thompson, CSP, applauded the apparent drop in workplace fatalities as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for 2006. He noted that we remain challenged and that even one fatality is to [...]