News from the Safety Industry

Info on Crystalline Sillica Webinar

In a memo issued Sept. 20, 2017, Thomas Galassi, acting deputy assistant secretary of labor, informed regional administrators that although the Respirable Crystalline Silica construction standard (29 CFR 1926.1153), becomes enforceable on Sept. 23, 2017, compliance officers are, for the first 30 da [...]

Registration is now available for the Young Professionals in OSH Open Web Meeting. Learn how you can get involved and how this vibrant community can help you develop as a professional.

WISE mentor program applications are due Oct. 16. Be sure to check your e-mail on Wednesday, Sept. 27 for a code to attend the upcoming WISE webinar for free.

Many occupational safety and health professionals take significant steps in their careers year after year because of a unique education event called SeminarFest that empowers them to dig deeper. ASSE is now taking registrations for the Feb. 1-8 immersive learning experience at the Rio All-Suite Hote [...]

Proposals are being accepted for the 17th Academic Forum to be held June 3, 2018, as part of ASSE's Safety 2018 conference and exposition in San Antonio, TX. The theme is "The Best in OSH Education." Proposals are due by Oct. 20, 2017.

Scott Vaughn is the new administrator of the new Oil, Gas, Mining and Mineral Resources Practice Specialty.

Prevention through design continues to gain more traction as companies look for better ways to eliminate risks. ASSE's first fully online course, Prevention Through Design, is designed around the ANSI/ASSE Z590.3-2011 (R2016) standard, and participants will receive a copy of the standard as part of [...]

During the upcoming Leadership Conference, attendees will be assembling snack and clothing packages for homeless veterans in the Chicagoland area. ASSE communities support the cause by donating gift cards or needed items.

The revised ANSI/ASSE A10.27 standard addresses hot mix asphalt plants. This standard is widely used and should be of interest to OSH professionals who work with hot-mix-related hazards and exposures.