News from the Safety Industry

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There have been a lot of questions about the new ANSI/ASSE A10.48 Standard, (Criteria for Safety Practices with the Construction, Demolition, Modification and Maintenance of Communications Structures).

BS ISO 39001 sets out the minimum requirements for a Road Traffic Safety Management System. Governments, road authorities, safety groups and private companies were keen to develop such a standard due to the rising number of people killed or injured on the road each year. This webinar describes the s [...]

Legislation directed at OSHA seldom makes it through Congress or makes national news, so when an OSHA bill is signed into law, it gets attention and generates questions. And so it has been with H.J. Res. 83, the “resolution of disapproval” of OSHA’s so-called Volks rule that passed both houses of Co [...]

In the hours before bedtime, the blue light from electronic devices antagonizes the circadian clock from synchronizing daily sleep rhythms to external time cues. Even small amounts of this blue light transmitted from many electronic devices, such as smartphones or televisions, inhibits the brain fro [...]

OSHA is delaying enforcement of the crystalline silica standard that applies to the construction industry to conduct additional outreach and provide educational materials and guidance for employers. Originally scheduled to begin June 23, 2017, enforcement will now begin Sept. 23, 2017.

President Trump signed H.J. Res 83 into law, blocking the so-called Volks rule that would have allowed OSHA to cite employers for failures to record or for misrecording workplace injuries or illnesses that occurred up to 5 years prior to when the citation is written among other provisions.

Message to members of the Environmental Practice Specialty from the Administrator.

We sent out an announcement on our four recently published new/revised Z359 Fall Protection Standards. You are all well aware of the impact these standards have so the announcement is available at the URL below for those with an interest.

Thanks to a growing group of generous donors, the ASSE Foundation is celebrating a record year by awarding more than $303,000 in scholarships and grants to 116 students and society members. The Foundation announces its annual recipients every April in support of the occupational safety and health pr [...]