News from the Safety Industry

Busy safety professionals used to have to choose between pursuing continuing education opportunities and living their lives. But with the rise of online learning, those days are a thing of the past. Now, people who want to stay on top of the latest industry trends and compete for the best jobs can t [...]

March 2, 2018 Contact:  Office of Communications Phone: 202-693-1999 OSHA Will Enforce Beryllium Standard Starting in May

ASSE is taking steps to help curb workplace incidents involving active shooters. A working group of safety and health experts is providing insights into the development of an active shooter technical report, which could guide organizations toward safer work environments. A related panel discussion i [...]

Feb. 27, 2018

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 [...]