News from the Safety Industry

The ASSE Foundation will accept scholarship and grant applications from Sept. 1 to Dec. 1 for its annual disbursement of financial awards in 2018. A record amount of $350,000 is available to occupational safety and health students and professionals, thanks to the generosity of corporate donors and t [...]

ASSE President Jim Smith urges all members to support the victims of Hurricane Harvey along the Texas Gulf Coast.

Consensus standards provide invaluable guidance resources for OSH professionals to apply in their roles to protect people, property and the environment. ASSE has increased its presence in the standards-development arena to become a leader in the evolution of voluntary OSH standards. To help ASSE mem [...]

CSHS is encouraging safety and health professionals around the world to let their voices be heard on a key international standard connected to corporate sustainability. The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) seeks feedback on proposed updates to GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety. The comment pe [...]

Lu Yuan is the new Administrator of the Academic Practice Specialty. In his message he outlines some major events and activities planned for the coming year.

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), a pioneer in global sustainability reporting standards, has published proposed updates to GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety. Center for Safety and Health Sustainability (CSHS) leaders Kathy Seabrook and Darryl Hill say this development reflects CSHS's growing [...]

The great sit versus stand debate. Walt Rostykus, Administrator of ASSE's Ergonomics Practice Specialty, gives an update of the group's Safety 2017 roundtable and shares information about an upcoming webinar on this hot topic. Also, remember that October is Ergonomics Month. What are you doing at yo [...]

ASSE members are encouraged to review the proposed updates to Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) 403: Occupational Health and Safety, a standard used to guide corporate performance reporting. Center for Safety and Health Sustainability, which ASSE helped form in 2011, was a key influence behind the c [...]

Join the Fire Protection Practice Specialty leadership for updates and future events and changes. This is your opportunity to get involved and help set the direction of your practice specialty.

ASSE has issued a bulletin to clarify the testing and approval requirements for anchorage connectors manufactured and sold as compliant with ANSI/ASSE Z359 standards.