News from the Safety Industry

Members and nonmembers are invited to learn more about what the Young Professionals in OSH Common Interest Group is doing.

ASSE continues to field questions on management systems and the use of ANSI/ASSE Z10 and the proposed ISO 45001 standard. Z10 member Greg Zigulis recently had an article published in Professional Safety on this very topic.

Business Insurance Magazine writes about the history of the OSHA 1910.147 LOTO regulation and how technology has changed since it was written in 1989. ANSI/ASSE Z244.1-2016 standards committee member Todd Grover is quoted on the standard's updated process for determining the best way to keep employe [...]

Abby Ferri will give a special presentation on Social Media and the Life Cycle of a Safety Career during the Training & Communications Practice Specialty Open Web Meeting. Learn what's happening in your practice specialty.

The recent impact that has us all bonded to the citizens of Texas brings back some unpleasant memories of what we had experienced in Jersey during Sandy and its aftermath. That bond we are feeling was what got us through the hardship by witnessing all the outpouring we received from our nation and o [...]

John Principe's administrator message gives an update from Safety 2017 and looks at the future of the Fire Protection Practice Specialty.

Nominations remain open for the assistant administrator position in several ASSE practice specialties. This is an excellent leadership opportunity. Please consider running and getting involved at a higher level.

Motor vehicle deaths are increasing, which affects organizations with fleet operators or employees who drive their own cars. One way to combat this issue is to use ANSI/ASSE Z15.1-2017, Safe Practices for Motor Vehicle Operations.

In a guest post to our blog, ASSE Standards Development Chair Peggy Ross discusses the role of consensus standards in advancing safety. "As OSH professionals know, compliance with regulatory requirements is often not sufficient to protect workers," Ross says. "Regulations are slow to change, often o [...]

Two important ANSI/ASSE standards are now available: ANSI/ASSE Z359.18-2017, Safety Requirements for Anchorage Connectors for Active Fall Protection Systems, and ANSI/ASSE Z390.1-2017, Accepted Practices for Hydrogen Sulfide Safety Training Programs.