News from the Safety Industry

WISE is sponsoring 22 technical sessions at Safety 2018, including our signature roundtable collaboration session. Learn all the details.

Feb. 8, 2018 U.S. Department of Labor Cites Alabama Manufacturer For Serious Safety Violations

Feb. 8, 2018 U.S. Department of Labor Reaches Settlement Agreement Resulting in Paperboard Company Paying $175,000 in Penalties

Feb. 7, 2018 U.S. Department of Labor Cites Georgia Manufacturer for Safety Violations, Proposes $256,088 in Penalties

Our Member-Get-a-Member campaign has been going strong since 1981, and it’s no surprise. What’s more surprising about this 37-year-old initiative is what happens when you ask the most active participants why they do it.

Members of ASSE's Pakistan Chapter recently met with Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, the country's Prime Minister, to seek support for consolidated occupational safety and health legislation in Pakistan to encourage sustainable development in coming years.

Every day around the world, more than 7,600 lives are lost due to work-related incidents and diseases. That’s nearly 2.8 million fatalities a year. To combat this global safety issue, a new safety standard has been approved after five years in the making: ISO 45001, Occupational Health and Safety Ma [...]

The BISE Scholarship through the ASSE Foundation helps the next generation of diverse OSH professionals continue their education and impact the safety profession. We can't do it without the generous support of members like you. Consider making a personal tax-deductible donation or asking your compan [...]

Wondering what's happening in ASSE's Women in Safety Engineering Common Interest Group? This week we share info about the January 2018 issue of Funworld, in which the amusement industry celebrates women in leadership, and highlight a food drive conducted by WISE members in ASSE's Wisconsin Chapter.

We have announced the slate of candidates for the 2018 ASSE elections. Meet the candidates who want to become the future leaders of the Society.