News from the Safety Industry

Des Plaines, IL (April 1, 2009) — In continued support of safety, health and environmental education, Flatiron, one of the nation's largest transportation and infrastructure contractors, recently donated $5,000 to the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation to fund a construction safe [...]

Des Plaines, IL (March 31, 2009) — At a U.S. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) hearing this week, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) submitted testimony outlining its concerns on the proposed NIOSH “Research Roadmap on Asbestos and Other Elongated Mineral Part [...]

Des Plaines, IL (March 31, 2009) — The Oregonian 1320 Southwest Broadway Portland, Oregon 97201 commentary@news.ore gonian.com RE: Providing a Safe Workplace is American Society of Safety Engineers’ Goal in Supporting Legislation Prohibiting Use of Medical Marijuana in the Workplace Dear Editor, In [...]

Newbury Park, CA (March 31, 2009) — In support of North American Occupational Safety and Health Week, which runs May 3-9, 2009, American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Professional Member Lori Elder, CHMM, of Camarillo, CA, spoke to Brownie Troop #61022 in Newbury Park, CA, on the importance of [...]

Des Plaines, IL (March 30, 2009) — Thousands of safety engineers are planning to attend the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Professional Development Conference (PDC) and Exposition, Safety 2009, in San Antonio, TX, one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S., to continue discussions o [...]

Des Plaines, IL (March 27, 2009) — In continued support of safety, health and environmental education and research, San Francisco-based Bechtel recently donated $10,000 to the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Foundation to fund the Bechtel Group Foundation Scholarships for Safety and Hea [...]

Des Plaines, IL (March 26, 2009) — In continued support of safety, health and environmental education and research, the Washington Division of URS recently donated $5,350 to the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation to fund a $5,000 safety and health scholarship, an internship that [...]

Tallahassee, FL (March 26, 2009) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) applauds the Florida House Government Affairs Policy Committee for passing HB 1029, ASSE’s bill to provide basic occupational safety and health protection to public sector employees in Florida, yesterday by a vote of [...]

Des Plaines, IL (March 25, 2009) — In the aftermath of the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire that took 146 lives in New York City in 1911, the modern workplace safety movement began with the founding of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) later that year. To commemorate this import [...]

Des Plaines, IL (March 24, 2009) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the establishment of a new annual scholarship through Penn State University, the ‘American Society of Safety Engineers and Joel M. Haight Scholarship in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences’, f [...]