News from the Safety Industry

Feb. 27, 2018

WISE members: This week we share summaries of recent research on concussions among females in competitive sports and declining lung function among female housekeepers.

Learn about upcoming events for members of the Consultants Practice Specialty, including conference call, webinars and events at Safety 2018. Also, learn about the group's mentoring program.

The newly revised ISO 31000 standard for risk management has been approved. ASSE is the administrator of the technical advisory committee to ANSI for the standard and is moving to adopt the revision as an American National Standard.

WISE member Melissa Rohrer shared this great resource that the Houston Area OSHA Compliance/Outreach office shared with local businesses. In it you will find all of the various safety observations so you can tie in your company’s safety communications efforts to national observances.

When determining the best solutions for safeguarding machinery and equipment, one of the biggest challenges that OSH professionals face is answering the question, “How safe is safe enough?” With so many potential risks and hazards associated with machinery, it can be difficult to know where to begin [...]

February 22, 2018 Contact:  Office of Communications Phone: 202-693-1999

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Feb. 21, 2018 U.S. Department of Labor Cites Illinois Roofing Contractor For Exposing Workers to Falls, Proposes $281,286 in Penalties

A highly anticipated global standard aimed at creating safer workplaces everywhere will be published March 12, according to the International Organization for Standardization that spearheaded the five-year development process with support from ASSE. Companies can purchase ISO 45001 from ASSE beginni [...]