News from the Safety Industry

Des Plaines, IL (June 22, 2009) — American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) President Warren K. Brown, CSP, ARM, CSHM, commented today on the report released recently by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) titled “OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) – Improved Oversight and Cont [...]

Des Plaines, IL (June 19, 2009) — American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Manufacturing Practice Specialty Administrator Michael Coleman said today that American manufacturers are now increasing market share in the international marketplace due, in part, to maintaining effective work safety and [...]

Indiana, PA (June 16, 2009) — The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) recently announced that the ASSE Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) Student Section was awarded the Volunteer Service of the Year Outstanding Organizations Award for 2008-2009 from the IUP Office of Service Learning [...]

Des Plaines, IL (June 15, 2009) — WHAT: U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis will address thousands of occupational safety and health professionals from around the globe attending the June 28-July 1, 2009, American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Professional Development Conference (PDC) and E [...]

Las Vegas, NV (June 9, 2008) — American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation today presented Lawrence E. Oldendorf, P.E. of Burbank, IL with the ASSE Foundation’s Distinguished Service Award during ASSE’s House of Delegates (HOD) meeting at the ASSE Annual Professional Development Conferenc [...]

Des Plaines, IL (June 9, 2009) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), representing more than 32,000 occupational safety, health and environmental (SH&E) professionals, is alerting its members about the rapid growth of the harmful, aggressive Africanized Honey Bees (AHBs) in the U.S., the [...]

Des Plaines, IL (June 8, 2009) — U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis will address thousands of occupational safety and health professionals from around the globe attending the June 28-July 1, 2009, American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Professional Development Conference (PDC) and Expositi [...]

Des Plaines, IL (May 28, 2009) — Despite the economy, more than 375 leading organizations are scheduled to exhibit at the annual June 28- July 1 American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) professional development conference and exposition (Safety 2009) in San Antonio, TX. ASSE officials expect this [...]

Des Plaines, IL (May 27, 2009) — The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Northern Virginia Chapter (NoVa), formerly a section of the National Capital Chapter (NCC) in Washington, D.C., was recently awarded the new ASSE chapter recognition “Rookie of the Year Award”. This award goes to a cha [...]

Los Angeles, CA (May 26, 2009) — What: The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Los Angeles Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) common interest group will honor ASSE’s Region I Vice President Terrie S. Norris, CSP, ARM, CPSI, of Long Beach, CA, as the “Safety Person of the Year” for her conti [...]