News from the Safety Industry

ASSE's Women in Safety Engineering Group Honors TX's Betty Tally as One of 100 Women Making a Difference in Safety

Published: Friday September 16th 2011
Source: OHS Online Magazine
The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) Common Interest Group has honored Betty Tally, CSP, OHST, CHST, of Lockhart, TX, for making a difference in the safety, health and environmental (SH&E) field as part of the WISE ‘100 Women, Making a Difference in Saf [...]

ASSE Urges Farm Workers to Use Safety Programs/Precautions Now to Reduce Injuries and Illnesses

Published: Thursday September 15th 2011
Source: OHS Online Magazine
With the harvest season drawing near and National Farm Safety and Health Week this September 18-25, the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) safety and health tips for agriculture workers and employers are aimed at helping prevent injuries and illnesses. ASSE is also concerned about protecti [...]

ASSE's WISE Common Interest Group Honors OR's Illa Gilbert-Jones as One of 100 Women Making a Difference in Safety

Published: Thursday September 15th 2011
Source: OHS Online Magazine
The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) Common Interest Group has honored Illa Gilbert-Jones of Portland, OR, 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 [...]

ASSE's WISE Common Interest Group Honors WA's Teri North as One of 100 Women Making a Difference in Safety

Published: Wednesday September 14th 2011
Source: OHS Online Magazine
The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) Common Interest Group has honored Teri North, CSP, of Richland, 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’ project. [...]

ASSE's Women in Safety Engineering Group Honors OR's Mary Lou Wilson as One of 100 Women Making a Difference in Safety

Published: Wednesday September 14th 2011
Source: OHS Online Magazine
The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) Common Interest Group has honored Mary Lou Wilson of Eugene, OR, 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. Wo [...]

ASSE's WISE Group Honors CA's Fay Feeney as One of 100 Women Making a Difference in Safety

Published: Wednesday September 14th 2011
Source: OHS Online Magazine
The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) Common Interest Group has honored Fay Feeney, CSP, CRM, of Hermosa Beach, CA, 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 [...]

ASSE Announces Approval of Ground-Breaking Z590.3 Standard for Prevention Through Design

Published: Wednesday September 14th 2011
Source: OHS Online Magazine
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 [...]

ASSE's 'This Month in Safety' Web Tool Promotes Education About History of Occupational Safety and Health

Published: Tuesday September 13th 2011
Source: OHS Online Magazine
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 [...]

ASSE President Assumes International Role at World Safety & Health Congress in Turkey

Published: Tuesday September 13th 2011
Source: OHS Online Magazine
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 [...]

ASSE Honors the Victims of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks, Recall Massive Emergency Recovery Efforts

Published: Wednesday September 7th 2011
Source: OHS Online Magazine
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 [...]

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