News from the Safety Industry

After the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001, the New York City Department of Buildings assembled the World Trade Center Building Code Task Force to rethink high-rise building safety codes, review current building design, construction and operating requirements for high-rise office [...]

CALCULATIONS AND COLLAPSE INFORMATION OF WTC

DES PLAINES, IL (January 17, 2013) – Azerbaijan leaders faced with a rapidly developing oil and gas industry are turning to occupational safety and health professionals and organizations such as the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) for workplace safety guidance as illustrated by the inaug [...]

DES PLAINES, IL (January 14, 2013) – In continuation of its support of nationwide efforts to prevent worker falls and fatalities on construction sites worldwide, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has announced the ANSI/ASSE A10.32 Standard – ‘Personal Fall Protection for Use in Constru [...]

For Fire Prevention Week, October 7-13, 2012

DES PLAINES, IL (October 31, 2011) – In an effort to drive home the importance of workplace safety the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Southwest Ohio Chapter will be host to ‘The Buried Truth Uncovered’ program on November 15 th , 16 th , and 17 th , featuring Eric Giguere, a former con [...]

DES PLAINES, IL (November 1, 2011) – As part of its 100 th anniversary celebration this year, the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) common interest group has honored 100 women from around the world for making a difference in occupational safety, health a [...]

DES PLAINES, IL (October 31, 2011) – In response to the recent findings of a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH, www.cdc.gov/niosh/oshworkforce/ ) report stating there will soon be a shortage of trained occupational safety and health professionals to fill the demand, the Am [...]

For Immediate Release Contact: Diane Hurns, 847-768-3413, dhurns@asse.org DES PLAINES, IL (October 27, 2011) – The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) will be host to a webinar on November 30 th addressing the new American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/ASSE Z590.3 standard, ‘Prevention [...]

DES PLAINES, IL (October 25, 2011) –Occupational safety, health and environmental (SH&E) professionals from around the world will converge on Kuwait next month for ASSE’s Kuwait Chapter’s Sixth International Health, Safety, Security, Environment (HSSE) and Loss Prevention Professional Development Co [...]