News from the Safety Industry

Administrator Michael Coleman's message to the members of the Training & Communications Practice Specialty.

In a notice issued on Nov. 24, OSHA extended its injury reporting deadline initially set for Dec. 1 by two weeks. The new deadline is Dec. 15. Extending the deadline will allow employers the full four-month reporting window originally intended when the agency updated injury and illness record keepin [...]

John Mroszczyk, ASSE's representative on the OSHA Alliance Program Construction Roundtable, shares some industry statistics and highlights from a presentation to the group on preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders on construction work sites.

ASSE is extending a special discount to members of the Oil, Gas, Mining and Mineral Resources Practice Specialty. Attend "Taking Stock of Behavior-Based Safety: What's Next?" for only $25 on Dec. 4, 2017.

Learn which WISE members will be speaking at Safety 2018 in San Antonio, TX, find out about a WISE member's latest book and read about some ChapterWISE activities across the country.

ASSE is extending a special discount to members of the Management Practice Specialty. Attend the ASSE webinar, "Lean Behavior-Based Safety: BBS for Today's Realities" for only $25 on Dec. 6, 2017.

As automation and manufacturing systems continue to advance, the safety of people working on or near these systems remain at the forefront. The updated ANSI B11.20-2017 standard, Safety Requirements for Industrial Manufacturing Systems, provides guidance to help OSH professionals stay abreast of cur [...]

Safety professionals are expected to have expertise in risk management, ergonomics, industrial hygiene, product safety, environmental management, workers’ compensation, standards and organizational management, as well as the more traditional aspects of safety management. The Kuwait Chapter's 2017 PD [...]

ASSE's Young Professionals in OSH will host a free lunch-and-learn session that aims to help you learn how to use LinkedIn to attract recruiters and advance your career.

Register now to learn about ways to develop global fluency during a special Lunch & Learn featuring ASSE Fellow and past Society president Kathy Seabrook.​