News from the Safety Industry

Des Plaines, IL (February 5, 2009) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) first live Virtual Symposium titled “Best-in-Class Safety Management: U.S. and International Practices and Approaches,” to be held online April 20 – 24, 2009 will focus on implementing and managing safety programs t [...]

Des Plaines, IL (February 2, 2009) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Kuwait Chapter recently established the ASSE-Gulf Cooperation Council Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Excellence Award to recognize leadership and excellence while encouraging exceptional performance in workp [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 29, 2009) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) announced the release of its new book today titled “Hazard Recognition and Control in Institutional Settings—A Guide for Hospitals, Universities and Nursing Homes,” coauthored by George Byrns, Ph.D., MPH, CIH, and o [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 23, 2009) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) in a recent comment has asked the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for a hearing to determine how OSHA failed to include one reference to A10 Safety Requirements for Construction and Demolition O [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 15, 2009) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is saddened by the loss of ASSE Past President Charles Robert “Bob” Dancer, P.E., CSP, of Hilton Head Island, SC, who dedicated his life to occupational safety and health. Even after retiring with 40 years in the oc [...]

Baton Rouge, LA (January 7, 2009) — With the goal of working together to provide expertise in developing information on prevention and recognition of workplace hazards and ways of communicating this information to employers and employees, the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Greater Bato [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 6, 2009) — To help fulfill a need for workplace safety professionals and to aid college students studying occupational safety, health and the environment, the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Permian Basin Chapter in Midland, Texas, recently donated $25,000 to th [...]

Des Plaines, IL (December 22, 2008) — The California Governmental Affairs Committee (CGAC) of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) sent a letter today to U.S. Secretary of Labor Designate Rep. Hilda Solis requesting the incoming administration appoint Dr. John Howard, MD, JD, as Assistant [...]

Des Plaines, IL (December 19, 2008) — In discussing occupational safety, health and the environment (SH&E) issues with the new administration’s transition team, American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) officials reviewed its key concerns and suggestions for the U.S. Department of Labor and the O [...]

Des Plaines, IL (December 18, 2008) — “Workplace safety processes must be in place at all times,” American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) President Warren K. Brown, CSP, ARM, CSHMM, of Fairborn, Ohio, said today. “They are even more critical during business downturns.” Brown is referring to rec [...]