News from the Safety Industry

Des Plaines, IL (June 8, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Gold Coast (Florida) Chapter, with the support of the South Florida Water Management District, recently provided U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 10-Hour Construction Industry Outreach, Adult C [...]

Des Plaines, IL (June 6, 2007) — Recognizing the need to offer more tools and resources for employers to protect workers from fall hazards, which are one of the top four causes of on-the-job fatalities, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced approval of the new Z359 Fall [...]

Des Plaines, IL (June 4, 2007) — After years of work, the voluntary consensus standard “Reduction of Musculoskeletal Problems in Construction” (ANSI/ASSE A10.40-200x) will be submitted to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for final review. This standard is aimed at reducing musculoske [...]

Des Plaines, IL (June 1, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the chapter of the year awards went to Central Valley (California) – small chapter, Southern Nevada- medium chapter and Greater Boston- large chapter. The awards will be given at ASSE’s annual Profess [...]

Washinton, D.C. (May 24, 2007) — American Society of Safety Engineers' (ASSE) member Jon Turnipseed, a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and safety supervisor for the city of San Bernardino, CA, Municipal Water Department, testified before a Congressional Committee today on the urgent need to prov [...]

Des Plaines, IL (May 23, 2007) — Officials from the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation and the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety announced today that Bethany S. Taylor of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO, and Joshua D. Hoffman of the Univer [...]

Des Plaines, IL (May 21, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the approval of the new American National Standard Institute (ANSI)/ASSE A10.4-2007 standard Safety Requirements for Personal Hoists and Employee Elevators in Construction and Demolition Operations th [...]

Des Plaines, IL (May 17, 2007) — In an effort to raise awareness about motorcycle safety the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Southern Arizona chapter will recognize the Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ, Motorcycle Rider Program with the Community Safety Leadership Award, for 30 years [...]

Des Plaines, IL (May 15, 2007) — Rixio and Alejandra Medina, of Houston, today donated another $20,000 to the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation to establish a second $2,000 scholarship under the Medina Scholarship for Hispanics in Safety and endow the professional development gr [...]

Des Plaines, IL (May 14, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) announced recently that Eric M. Stager, CSP, IHIT, will fulfill Jim Charlton’s II, CSP, term as the New England area director through June 2008. Stager, of Mansfield, MA, is the past president of ASSE’s Greater Boston C [...]