News from the Safety Industry

Lori Schroth reflects on all the incidents we have experienced lately that are ever so important to the public sector.

Watch Grainger's spotlight on WISE member Jayme Hobson.

The ASSE Risk Assessment Institute has added two new videos to its Risk Assessment in the Real World series.

Jacquelyn Seth, CSP, is the subject of this member spotlight for our Blacks in Safety Engineering Common Interest Group.

OSHA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to extend for the second time the deadline for compliance with the crane operator certification and competency requirements. Originally, the certification and compliance parts were extended until November 2014; then prior to the effective date, OSHA extend [...]

Leo DeBobes, past administrator of the Public Sector Practice Specialty, reflects on the events of Sept. 11, 2001, in the memory of friends and colleagues.​

One question ASSE receives concerns the issue of where/how the ANSI/ASSE voluntary national consensus standards are recognized by governmental agencies.To answer this question, ASSE has several sources of information.

Administrator Rick Zellen provides an update on the Construction Practices Specialty and let's you know what is coming in the future. He's also looking for your ideas.

Connie Muncy is the new Administrator of the Utilities Practice Specialty. In her message she reminds us why why we gravitated toward this profession.​

The Industrial Hygiene Practice Specialty has been busy. Administrator Vic D’Amata fills you in on our response to NIOSH’s call for public comment on the Occupational Exposure Banding Process: Guidance for the Evaluation of Chemical Hazards; opportunities for members to get involved in ANSI/ASSE Z9, [...]