News from the Safety Industry

Tallahassee, FL (March 13, 2007) — American Society of Safety Engineers' (ASSE) professional member and chemist Edwin Granberry, Jr., of Florida, commended the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) for bringing attention to the state's lack of occupational safety and health prote [...]

Des Plaines, IL (March 12, 2007) — Last year the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Board of Directors approved the creation of an “Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day” (OSHP) to recognize the ongoing efforts of occupational safety, health and environmental professionals to pro [...]

Des Plaines, IL (March 8, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the approval of the new American National Standard Institute ANSI/ASSE A10.46-2007 standard. The standard, Hearing Loss Prevention in Construction and Demolition Workers, recognizes the need for prot [...]

Des Plaines, IL (March 8, 2007) — How current and future regulations will impact the environmental profession as well as economic trends in the safety, health and environmental (SH&E) profession will be the focus of the American Society of Safety Engineers' (ASSE) Environmental Management Mini-Works [...]

Muscat, Sultanate of Oman (March 5, 2007) — Illustrating how to be safe at work in a creative way, Deepika Rathna Gandhavalla, 14, of Muscat, Sultanate of Oman recently won first place in the 5th Annual American Society of Safety Engineers kids ‘Safety-on-the-Job’ poster contest in the 13-14 age cat [...]

Bloomington, IL (March 5, 2007) — Illustrating how to be safe at work in a creative way, Jami Kunde, 11, of Bloomington, IL recently won second place in the 5th Annual American Society of Safety Engineers kids ‘Safety-on-the-Job’ poster contest in the 11-12 age category. The winning posters were sel [...]

Abuhalifa, Kuwait (March 5, 2007) — Illustrating how to be safe at work in a creative way, V.V. Praveen, 12, of Abuhalifa, Kuwait, recently won fourth place in the 5th Annual American Society of Safety Engineers kids ‘Safety-on-the-Job’ poster contest in the 11-12 age category. The winning posters w [...]

Des Plaines, IL (March 5, 2007) — Illustrating how to be safe at work in a creative way, Joel Adkins, eight, of Marengo, OH recently won first place in the 5th Annual American Society of Safety Engineers kids ‘Safety-on-the-Job’ poster contest in the 7-8 age category. The winning posters were select [...]

Des Plaines, IL (March 5, 2007) — Illustrating how to be safe at work in a creative way, Devon Tapp, 10, of Cherry Hill, NJ, recently won fourth place in the 5th Annual American Society of Safety Engineers kids ‘Safety-on-the-Job’ poster contest in the 9-10 age category. The winning posters were sel [...]

Des Plaines, IL (March 5, 2007) — Illustrating how to be safe at work in a creative way, Lauren Young, six, of Rescue, CA, recently won fourth place in the 5th Annual American Society of Safety Engineers kids ‘Safety-on-the-Job’ poster contest in the 5-6 age category. The winning posters were select [...]