News from the Safety Industry

Las Vegas, NV (June 10, 2008) — The American Society of Safety Engineers' (ASSE) 2008 Exposition at the Las Vegas Convention Center has set a new record for the number of exhibitors and space sold, exceeding the record set in previous years in Orlando, Seattle, and New Orleans. The Exposition, held [...]

Las Vegas, NV (June 10, 2008) — A total of 36 countries are represented among the more than 4000 occupational safety, health and environmental professionals and business representatives attending the largest ever American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Professional Development Conference and Ex [...]

Des Plaines, IL (June 9, 2008) — After eight years in the making involving more than 250 occupational safety, health and environmental professionals and incorporating information from more than 900 member survey responses, the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) new two-volume comprehensive [...]

(June 8, 2008) — COMBUSTIBLE DUST EXPLOSIONS Combustible dust can lead to fires or explosions in the workplace if proper safety measures are not implemented. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), it is possible for any combustible and occasionally non-combustible mat [...]

Las Vegas, NV (June 8, 2008) — National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Director Dr. John Howard and Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Edwin Foulke, Jr., will address a meeting of the American Society of Safety Engineers’ ( [...]

Des Plaines, IL (June 2, 2008) — For his contributions to occupational safety, health and the environment (SH&E) and the SH&E profession, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Region I (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington) recently named Dave R. Parsons of Salem, OR, as Regio [...]

Des Plaines, IL (May 27, 2008) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation recently announced that Lauren A. Murphy of Portland State University in Portland, OR, and David G. Kidd of George Mason University in Fairfax, VA, are each recipients of the Liberty Mutual Research Fellowshi [...]

Des Plaines, IL (May 22, 2008) — After learning changes may be made in D.C. despite the advances in workplace safety efforts at the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) under the leadership of Dr. John Howard, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) urges Presid [...]

Orlando, FL (May 14, 2008) — The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Central Florida Chapter recently honored Kelly Bernish of Orlando, FL with the Central Florida Chapter Safety Professional of the Year (SPY) Award for her commitment to the chapter, workplace safety and the occupational sa [...]

Honolulu, HI (May 13, 2008) — Illustrating how to be safe at work in a creative way, JordiKai Inouye, age 10, of Wahiawa, HI will be honored this May 19 for winning second place in the sixth annual American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) kids’ ‘Safety-on-the-Job’ poster contest in the 9-10 age c [...]