News from the Safety Industry

Each year, ASSE's practice specialties and common interest groups name a safety professional of the year. If you would like to nominate a member of your community (including yourself), complete the nomination form and submit it by Feb. 28, 2018.

Feb. 5, 2018 U.S. Department of Labor Cites Colorado Nursing Home For Workplace Violence Hazards

Feb. 5, 2018 U.S. Department of Labor and Southern Illinois Joint Apprenticeship Program Partner to Protect Construction Employees

February 2, 2018 OSHA and the Board of Certified Safety Professionals Form Alliance to Provide Safety and Health Information to Certification Holders

A significant standard was approved after five years in the making – ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, spearheaded by ISO with support from ASSE. The first-of-its-kind global consensus model provides a framework that can reduce workplace risks and improve business outcomes [...]

Jan. 31, 2018 U.S. Department of Labor Cites Kansas Aircraft Manufacturer For Exposing Employees to a Known Carcinogen

Jan. 31, 2018 U.S. Department of Labor Cites Alabama Framing Company For Safety Hazards

Jan. 30, 2018 U.S. Department of Labor Cites Georgia Auto Parts Manufacturer for Safety Violations, Proposes Maximum Penalties

Register now for a Feb. 22, 2018, open call and presentation with ASSE's Blacks in Safety Engineering (BISE) Common Interest Group. Learn about the three most important Es in safety leadership from guest speaker Britt Howard, M.S., CSP, CRSP, and hear about the benefits of BISE membership.​

On Dec. 15, 2017, the ASSE Board of Directors convened a Hispanic outreach working group in an effort to not only more effectively and strategically engage Hispanic safety professionals, but also improve workplace safety and health for Hispanic/Latino workers, a group disproportionately represented [...]