News from the Safety Industry

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 [...]

The qualities of military veterans are also the traits of an OSH professional, which is why ASSE believes that military members separating from the U.S. Armed Forces should consider workplace safety as a second career. Safety professionals keep people protected by analyzing and controlling on-the-jo [...]

On Dec. 14, 2017, the Department of Labor released its regulatory plan statement and agenda for Fall 2017. The comprehensive list, which is issued twice each year, covers the regulations the DOL plans to consider for proposal, prerule or final rule in the following 6- to 12-month period.

Jan. 9, 2018 U.S. Department of Labor Cites South Jersey Manufacturer For Continued Safety Violations

Join the Construction Practice Specialty for its bi-monthly open web meeting. This meeting will feature a special presentation on mining in construction.​

Join the Construction Practice Specialty for its bi-monthly open web meeting. This meeting will feature a special presentation on mining in construction.​