News from the Safety Industry

Celebrating North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (NAOSH) WHAT: Fatal work injuries in the construction sector rose eight percent in 2004, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; fatal falls increased by 17 percent, reflecting increases in the number of fatal falls from ladder [...]

HON0LULU, HAWAII (April 3, 2006) -- The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Hawaii Chapter, in partnership with Hawaii’s Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR), will be host to the growing 9th Biennial Governor’s Pacific Rim Safety and Health Conference on workplace safety this [...]

Des Plaines, IL (March 26, 2006) — In continued support of safety, health and environmental education and research, the Washington Division of URS recently donated $5,350 to the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation to fund a $5,000 safety and health scholarship, an internship that [...]

DES PLAINES, IL ( March 7 , 2006 ) — Addressing the technical aspects of the industrial hygiene field, the new Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) Examination Study Guide is available exclusively through the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). This CD-ROM study guide can aid individuals pr [...]

DES PLAINES, IL (March 6, 2006) – Supporting the national Agricultural Safety Awareness Program Week this March 5-11, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is providing farm-related safety and health tips to help reduce the number of agricultural injuries and illnesses that occur each year [...]

DES PLAINES, IL (March 2, 2006) — In testimony today at the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Health Education, Labor and Pensions hearing on mine safety and health, American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) member and Mining Practice Specialty Administrator Mike Neason, a certified Mine Safety Professi [...]

DES PLAINES, IL (February 27, 2006) – What does safety mean to you? To a group of young children, winners of the annual American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) ‘Safety-on-the-Job' poster contest, safety is a top priority. ASSE members' children aged 5-14 from North Carolina, Idaho, Illinois, Mar [...]

Des Plaines, IL (February 22, 2006) — Businesses of all sizes can utilize the new American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z15.1 Safe Practices for Motor Vehicle Operations to help reduce roadway crashes and the high costs associated with them. The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) tod [...]

DES PLAINES, IL (February 14, 2006) —The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) voiced their concern in a letter today to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff over reports that the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) intends to continue the p [...]

Des Plaines, IL (February 7, 2006) — Strengthening leadership skills for occupational safety and health professionals is the focus of the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Excellence in Safety Leadership Symposium held this March 30-31 at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore. As part of the sympos [...]