News from the Safety Industry

ANSI/ASSE Z15.1, Safe Practices for Motor Vehicle Operations, offers a comprehensive framework for effectively managing risks associated with motor vehicle fleets. A recent update to the standard includes revisions to sections on distracted driving and driver qualifications, as well as a new section [...]

ANSI/ASSE Z15.1, Safe Practices for Motor Vehicle Operations, offers a comprehensive framework for effectively managing risks associated with motor vehicle fleets. A recent update to the standard includes revisions to sections on distracted driving and driver qualifications, as well as a new section [...]

ANSI/ASSE Z15.1, Safe Practices for Motor Vehicle Operations, offers a comprehensive framework for effectively managing risks associated with motor vehicle fleets. A recent update to the standard includes revisions to sections on distracted driving and driver qualifications, as well as a new section [...]

Ergonomics Practice Specialty Administrator Walt Rostykus gives a brief update and shares information about ongoing projects.

Administrator Kevin Slates shares some updates on current initiatives, encourages participation and promotes engagement in his latest message to members of the Blacks in Safety Engineering Common Interest Group.

ISO 45001, expected to be a game changer in the occupational safety and health management systems arena, has reached the final draft international stage and will likely be published in the next few months. As young professionals, discussions around these systems offer a great opportunity to grow you [...]

Please join the Management Practice Specialty for a free virtual meeting featuring an update on our activities and a special presentation, "How to Use Creative Non-Fiction Narrative to Improve Engagement, Student Benefits and Learning Transfer."

What successes or lessons learned have you experienced with your safety programs? Have you developed a program that someone else would benefit from? Share your story with other OSH professionals. Share your story in the Best Practices section of Professional Safety.

Safety professionals must act fast to save on registration for one of the nation’s premier occupational safety and health education events. ASSE will end regular registration for SeminarFest 2018 on Jan. 22. Higher fees will apply to late registrants of the immersive learning experience held Feb. 1- [...]

Originally adopted in 1991, ANSI B11.20 was the first standard to address the safety of complex automation systems created by integrating individual machines into a larger coordinated system. ANSI B11.20-2017 establishes requirements for the construction, operation and maintenance of integrated manu [...]