News from the Safety Industry

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the approval of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/ASSE Z590.3 standard, ‘Prevention through Design: Guidelines for Addressing Occupational Risks in Design and Redesign Processes.’ This new standard provides guidance on [...]

One hundred years ago in 1911, the United Society of Casualty Inspectors began their work as the first professional safety society in the U.S. Known today as the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), this society dedicated to protecting people, property and the environment, has endured a cent [...]

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERS’ PRESIDENT ASSUMES INTERNATIONAL SAFETY ROLE AT SAFETY AND HEALTH CONGRESS IN TURKEY DES PLAINES, IL (September 13, 2011) – American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) President Terrie S. Norris, CSP, ARM, of Long Beach, CA, became a vice-chair of the Internatio [...]

DES PLAINES, IL (September 7, 2011) – In memory of the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) members who lost their lives that day, ASSE set up two memorial scholarship funds that have helped 15 students the past 10 years. On Sept [...]

The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) Common Interest Group has honored Cynthia Roth of Syosset, NY, for making a difference in the safety, health and environmental (SH&E) field as part of the WISE ‘100 Women, Making a Difference in Safety’ project. Wome [...]

The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) Common Interest Group has honored Carol Woodruff of Gaithersburg, MD, for making a difference in the safety, health and environmental (SH&E) field as part of the WISE ‘100 Women, Making a Difference in Safety’ projec [...]

The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) Common Interest Group has honored Judith Appel White of Dublin, GA, for making a difference in the safety, health and environmental (SH&E) field as part of the WISE ‘100 Women, Making a Difference in Safety’ project. [...]

The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) Common Interest Group has honored Pam Walaski CSP, CHMM, of Pittsburgh, PA, for making a difference in the safety, health and environmental (SH&E) field as part of the WISE ‘100 Women, Making a Difference in Safety’ [...]

The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) Common Interest Group has honored Jennifer Swaim, CIH, of Redmond, WA, for making a difference in the safety, health and environmental (SH&E) field as part of the WISE ‘100 Women, Making a Difference in Safety’ proje [...]

The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) Common Interest Group has honored Marlene Russell of Indianapolis, IN, for making a difference in the safety, health and environmental (SH&E) field as part of the WISE ‘100 Women, Making a Difference in Safety’ proje [...]