News from the Safety Industry

(April 27, 2010) — Media Advisory STATE, CORPORATE, SAFETY OFFICIALS TO ADDRESS HOW INVESTING IN SAFETY STRENGTHENS A COMPANY’S BOTTOM LINE & PREVENTS ROADWAY CRASHES – URGE MOTORISTS TO DO THEIR PART WHAT: Local corporate, state, trucking and safety officials will discuss the numbers -- how motor v [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 26, 2010) — The American Society of Safety Engineers’ Foundation (ASSEF) recently announced Dr. David G. Kraemer, Chair of the Department of Occupational Safety and Health at Murray State University (MSU) in Murray, KY, as the recipient of this year’s Distinguished Service Awa [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 22, 2010) — Members of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently elected new members to its board of directors for the 2010-2011 year, including leaders from Minnesota and Virginia. Darryl C. Hill, CSP, of Michigan, president-elect, and Terrie S. Norris, CSP, AR [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 21, 2010) — IRON MAN, MUSEUM SAFETY EXPERTS, OSHA,FMCSA OFFICIALS JOIN SAFETY PROS, KIDS TO PROMOTE WORK SAFETY WHAT: Each year close to 6,000 people die from on-the-job injuries and millions suffer from on-the-job illnesses in the U.S. A recent mining explosion in West Virgin [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 20, 2010) — WHAT: The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Hawaii Chapter will be host to the 11th Biennial Governor’s Pacific-Rim Safety and Health Conference May 5-7, 2010. The nationally recognized conference is the premier safety and health conference in Hawaii, att [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 14, 2010) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation recently announced that Chad Caesar Uy of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC, and Justin G. Young of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI, are each recipients of the Liberty Mutual Resear [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 13, 2010) — The Chicago Tribune 435 N. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 Letter to the Editor: The deadly explosion at the Massey Energy Company’s Upper Big Branch mine that took the lives of 29 people in West Virginia last week are stark reminders that, even in the 21st Centu [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 13, 2010) — In its ongoing efforts to provide assistance to students entering the growing international field of occupational safety, health and the environment (SH&E), the American Society of Safety Engineers’ Foundation (ASSEF) recently announced 60 recipients of the 2010 an [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 13, 2010) — The American Society of Safety Engineers'Foundation (ASSEF) recently announced the 31 recipients of the Professional Development Grant Program, given annually to occupational safety and health practitioners to help them advance in their careers. The grants are supp [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 12, 2010) — A new career services program aimed at helping its members through this economic downturn was launched today by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and includes training modules, key resources, a new career resource web site and an interactive network p [...]