News from the Safety Industry

ASSE is bestowing the honor of Fellow on two longtime members who have made significant contributions to the occupational safety and health profession. Fay Feeney and C. Gary Lopez are the 2017 recipients of the Society’s highest honor. "Fay and Gary are highly deserving of this special designation, [...]

OSHA has suspended the rule requiring firms to report injury and illness data electronically. The rule took effect Jan. 1, 2017, and included a July 1 submission deadline, but according to a statement on its website, the agency is not currently collecting data electronically and expects to extend th [...]

OSH Professionals historically have great interest in books and materials written by Dr. E. Scott Geller. ASSE just published his newest book and we think this should be of interest to many of you.

On May 3, 2017, a coalition of construction industry associations formally petitioned OSHA to begin a limited reopening of the agency’s March 25, 2016, final rule setting requirements for reduction of respirable crystalline silica in general industry, construction and maritime workplaces. Reopening [...]

On April 30, Congress agreed to a funding bill to keep the government open through Sept. 30, 2017. According to Adele Abrams, ASSE's federal representative, funding levels will remain relatively the same for OSHA, MSHA, NIOSH and CSB.

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Liberty Mutual is closing its Research Institute for Safety in June 2017. The institute has long been a prime source of scientific workplace safety data and peer-reviewed OSH research. Former director Tom Leamon, shares some history on the institute and its impact on the OSH profession and worker sa [...]

As part of Safety 2017, ASSE will host a Career Center for college students, young professionals and experienced practitioners seeking new employment opportunities. The career room will be located in the Colorado Convention Center, Room 501 and open on Monday, June 19 at 10:00 a.m.

ASSE Vice President of Professional Affairs Jim Thornton reviews key elements of ASSE's new Blueprint for OSHA Reform. "ASSE’s recommended changes can help us all get off the plateau of safety and health outcomes on which we seem stuck," he says.