News from the Safety Industry

When developing and implementing an OSH system, stakeholders must consider a vast array of factors for the system to be effective. Having a nonoptimal system not only hinders the ability to identify and address risks and hazards, the system itself can present risks to the business.

February 16, 2018 Contact: Office of Communications Phone: 202-693-1999

Feb. 16, 2018 U.S. Department of Labor Cites Alabama Manufacturer for Safety Hazards, Proposes Penalties Totaling $74,833

Feb. 16, 2018 U.S. Department of Labor and Ohio Environmental ServicesCompany Resolve Lawsuit on Whistleblower Allegations

Feb. 16, 2018 U.S. Department of Labor and Buckeye STEPS Renew Alliance to Improve Workplace Safety in Ohio Oil and Gas Industry

The Singapore Accord, a call-to-action signed at a 2017 meeting in Singapore, encourages OSH organizations and groups to adopt a global framework that helps answer several important questions: Which skills should each type of OSH employee bring to the table? What are those different types of skills? [...]

ASSE's Industrial Hygiene and Healthcare practice specialties are partnering to present a free web meeting, "Hazardous Drugs Handling, Spill Clean-Up and Exposure Assessment" on March 2, 2018. Members of either group can join the webinar for free.

Earth Day is April 22. Environmental Practice Specialty Administrator Jay Brakensiek offers some great ideas for building awareness of ASSE and our practice specialty. He also reviews environmental issues that concern Americans and which issues pose the greatest risk to public health.

Safety 2018 Ambassador Alyssa Weber, a member of ASSE's Young Professionals in OSH Common Interest Group, plans to attend Session 626, “Young Safety Professionals: This is How It Really Works," on June 5. Presenter JA Rodriguez offers a preview of what he will share with attendees.

Register now for a Feb. 22, 2018, open call and presentation on safety leadership with ASSE's Blacks on Safety Engineering Common Interest Group.