News from the Safety Industry

Des Plaines, IL (January 18, 2006) —The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) urge the thousands of workers involved in the post-Katrina efforts to be smart and aware of key safety and health standards aimed at preventing worker injuries and illnesses. From general safety requirements and disa [...]

DES PLAINES, IL (January 11, 2006) — What should your workplace do to prepare for a possible flu pandemic? Keep informed, develop a plan and implement public health programs are some of the tips offered to businesses and members by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Healthcare Practice [...]

DES PLAINES, IL (January 10, 2006) —American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) professional member and past president Philip Ulmer of Eagle River, AK, was recently appointed to the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Appeals Commission by Governor Frank H. Murkowski. Ulmer will serve a four-year term as a [...]

DES PLAINES, IL (January 6, 2006) — The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Professional Development Conference and Exposition, Safety 2006, will be held June 11-14 in Seattle, WA, at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center. The three-day conference, with a focus on occupational sa [...]

DES PLAINES, IL (December 5, 2005) — Responses from the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) www.asse.org web site poll question, ‘As the current labor force ages and the upcoming labor pool shrinks, from an SH&E perspective, is your workplace prepared to accommodate or adapt to the aging wo [...]

Des Plaines, IL (October 30, 2007) — DES PLAINES, IL (October 30, 2007) – The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) suggest businesses design their workplaces for an aging workforce as those born between 1946 and 1964, the ‘baby boomer’ generation, ages and continues to swell while the labor p [...]