News from the Safety Industry

A critical component of modern OSH programs is to understand the hazards related to skin contact with chemicals, NIOSH says. The agency has created a Skin Notation Profile that provides the SK assignments and supportive data for ethyl p-nitrophenyl phenylphosphorothioate.

Do you work with or for (or know of) a company that has adopted noise control or developed innovative approaches towards hearing loss prevention? Consider nominating the company for a Safe-in-Sound Award. The deadlines for nominations are: June 2, 2017, for third-party nominations and July 15, 2017, [...]

Invitation to find out what's going on in the Construction Practice Specialty and hear Paul Colangelo of ClickSafety speak on Fatigue Management.

Administrator's Message to members of the Public Sector Practice Specialty

This year, ASSE created the “Is My Loved One Safe at Work Today?” poster to help members and others in the OSH community to engage employers, workers and the public in five upcoming campaigns to keep every person safe and healthy on the job.

The 2017 Society elections are complete and ASSE congratulates its new leaders, whose terms will begin July 1, 2017. The Society thanks all the candidates and all members who voted in this important election process. Visit ASSE’s 2017 Society Election Results web page to view the newly elected leade [...]

Administrator's Message to the members of the Training & Communications Practice Specialty

Keith Vidal, M.S., P.E., CXLT, is chair of the ANSI Accredited A1264 Standards Committee. He recently spoke with ASSE about the ANSI/ASSE A1264.1-2017 standard, which addresses walking and working surfaces. This should interest you due to the impact of slips, trips, and falls on the economy and the [...]

ASSE's “Is Your Loved One Safe at Work Today?” poster aims to help members and others in the OSH community engage employers, workers and the public in five national campaigns that focus on worker safety.

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