News from the Safety Industry

Registration is open for ASSE’s Safety 2018 PDC in San Antonio. The nation's largest conference for occupational safety and health professionals – expected to draw more than 8,000 people from 40 countries – takes place June 3-6 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center on the banks of the San Anton [...]

Registration is open for ASSE’s Safety 2018 PDC in San Antonio. The nation's largest conference for occupational safety and health professionals – expected to draw more than 8,000 people from 40 countries – takes place June 3-6 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center along the San Antonio River W [...]

Dec. 12, 2017 U.S. Department of Labor Cites Georgia Contractor for Trenching Hazards and Proposes $130,552 in Penalties

Following these five steps of risk-based decision making will help leadership and OSH professionals to make better safety decisions and help them communicate the rationale behind those decisions to stakeholders. 

An Edison Electric Institute member has indicated that several tests have confirmed the presence of hexavalent chromium surface contamination in the hot gas path and combustion components in gas turbines. He’s looking for input from others who may have encountered this issue as well.

The preliminary slate for ASSE's 2018 elections is now available.

ASSE's International Practice Specialty and Region IX are partnering to present "Essential Things You Need to Know About ISO FDIS Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems—Requirements With Guidance for Use." The webinar, presented by Kathy Seabrook, is Dec. 19, 2017, 11 a.m. EST. This is a [...]

Got something new that the world of OSH needs to know about? Apply for a 2018 Award for Innovation in Occupational Safety Management.

At SeminarFest 2018, Thomas Kramer, P.E., CSP, managing principal of LJB Inc., will instruct an Effective Fall Protection Programs course, as well as the first ever Fall Protection Certificate workshop. In a recent interview with ASSE, Kramer emphasized risk assessment as the first step in developin [...]

Administrator Connie Muncy shares seven qualities of skillful leadership in her winter message.