News from the Safety Industry

Des Plaines, IL (January 18, 2010) — Due to growth and interest in agriculture and utilities workplace safety, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the formation of two new practice specialty branches, the Agricultural Branch, part of ASSE’s Environmental Practice Speci [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 12, 2010) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation announced today that ASSE professional member Rixio E. Medina, CSP, CPP, managing member of RE Medina Management, L.L.C., and general partner of Rixio Medina & Associates, L.P., Corpus Christi, Texas, has [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 7, 2010) — In 2008, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), workplace suicides were up 28 percent over 2007, and workplace homicides continued to be one of the top three causes of on-the-job fatalities, noted the American Society of Safe [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 7, 2010) — The March 11-12 American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) symposium titled “Delivering Safety Results in Changing Times” will provide attendees with tools they can use now on how to analyze and rise above today’s difficult economy at work by leveraging the chang [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 5, 2010) — In an effort to address transportation-related incidents, which are still the number one cause of on-the-job deaths, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the approval of a new voluntary consensus standard, the American National Standa [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 4, 2010) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) President C. Christopher Patton, CSP, noted in a letter sent recently to Assistant Secretary for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) David Michaels that ASSE supports the goal of the Hazard Commu [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 4, 2010) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is saddened by the recent death of former ASSE Executive Director Judy Neel Murphy. Mrs. Murphy passed away Wednesday, December 23 in Chicago, IL. Mrs. Murphy served as executive director of ASSE from 1980 – 1998. Sh [...]

Des Plaines, IL (December 22, 2009) — Slips, trips and falls in the workplace continue to be the cause of many workplace injuries and illnesses. With winter weather creating more possibilities for slippery surfaces, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) offers tips on how to prevent slips, [...]

Des Plaines, IL (December 21, 2009) — During the holiday season, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) encourages youth aged 5-14 to enter its 8th annual kids' "Safety-on-the-Job" poster contest. To win, children simply have to draw an example of being safe at work on a poster. The contest [...]

Kilgore, TX (December 16, 2009) — What: The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) East Texas Chapter Student Section of Kilgore College and the occupational safety and health technology department at Kilgore College will host the ‘2010 Safety and Health Exposition’. Admission to the exposition [...]