News from the Safety Industry

ASSE is taking steps to improve its research efforts for the safety community. ASSE recently gathered a diverse group of OSH professionals, including leaders from businesses, professional organizations, academia and government, to discuss and identify the various gaps involved in research and how to [...]

Changing a company’s culture can be a difficult and daunting task. Researchers suggest substantive and symbolic actions leaders can take to successfully change organizational culture.

Join the Management Practice Specialty for a special presentation on serious injury and fatality prevention. Guest speaker Taylor Abel will share what the best-of-the-best are doing to eliminate them. The call is also a great opportunity to find out what's going on in your practice specialty.

ISO has confirmed that the ballot on the final draft international standard version of ISO 45001 will begin Nov. 30, 2017, and close on Jan. 25, 2018. According to ISO, If the FDIS ballot is successful, and the U.S. TAG headed by ASSE anticipates that it will be, ISO 45001 will be published in Febru [...]

ASSE is encouraged after seeing data that shows a decrease in occupational injuries and illnesses, but the world’s oldest professional safety organization knows even more can be done to protect workers. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that workplace injuries at private industry employer [...]

The majority of global companies collect human capital metrics, including OSH data, yet many of these firms do not publicly report the information. That’s the major finding of a joint research study, “Corporate Disclosure of Human Capital Metrics,” between Center for Safety and Health Sustainability [...]

Show your love for the safety community by donating to the ASSE Foundation on Nov. 28, Giving Tuesday!

In a response to a letter from International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) seeking clarification of who can conduct fall protection training, OSHA has indicated that anyone who is compliant with ANSI/ASSE Z359 (fall protection/arrest) and ANSI/ASSE Z490 (OSH training) will meet the definition [...]

Additional scientific research and a broad sharing of existing data are needed by OSH practitioners across the country to better protect workers in every industry. That’s why ASSE brought together dozens of industry leaders and safety experts for a research workshop at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare that [...]

Read the new Adminstrator's message and learn about BISE representation at the 2017 ASSE Leadership Conference.