News from the Safety Industry

Des Plaines, IL (November 24, 2009) — According to a recent American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) webcast “Sustainability: An Emerging Force in Business & Its Impact Upon the Safety Profession” presented by Kathy A. Seabrook, CSP, CMIOSH (UK), safety and health are considered by many companie [...]

Des Plaines, IL (November 18, 2009) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently noted that falls in the transportation industry are covered under the American National Standard Institute (ANSI)/ASSE Z359 Fall Protection standards, including rolling stock, which refers to all vehicles, [...]

Des Plaines, IL (November 6, 2009) — American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) members routinely work with their employers and co-workers preventing workplace injuries and illnesses, including the spread of flu such as the H1N1 flu. Many have developed and implemented contingency and communicatio [...]

Des Plaines, IL (November 5, 2009) — In an effort to provide the most current information on slip, trip and fall prevention, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the approval of a newly revised American National Standards Institute (ANSI) /ASSE Z359.0-2009 “Definitions [...]

Des Plaines, IL (November 5, 2009) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) members and their chapters are not only committed to protecting people, property and the environment but also their communities. Members of the Charleston, SC, Chapter, known as the ASSE Low Country Chapter, are hel [...]

Aurora, CO (November 5, 2009) — For Immediate Release One day while visiting a construction site operated by a client’s vocational technical school, American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Colorado Chapter member Mark Semonisck, CSP, assistant vice president and senior loss control consultant f [...]

Des Plaines, IL (November 3, 2009) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation recently announced a donation of $20,000 from the Council on Certification of Health, Environmental and Safety Technologists (CCHEST), a Division of the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP), to [...]

Dyersburg, TN (November 3, 2009) — To reach out to and educate teens about workplace safety and the occupational safety, health and environmental (SH&E) profession, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Northwest Tennessee Chapter recently spoke to marketing classes at Dyersburg High Schoo [...]

Des Plaines, IL (November 2, 2009) — The Wall Street Journal 1211 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 Dear Editor: Sadly, the feature photo that ran with your October 22 front page story titled “In China, Momentum Builds for a Strong Economic Recovery” appears to show a worker gambling w [...]

Des Plaines, IL (October 29, 2009) — In continued support of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation, the Bechtel Group Foundation recently donated $10,000 to the Bechtel Group Foundation scholarship fund. In 2010, three $4,000 undergraduate scholarships for students pursuing degr [...]