News from the Safety Industry

DES PLAINES , IL (May 12, 2008) – The political landscape, updates from the country's top occupational safety and health officials along with the most up to date technical insights from the experts are just some of the highlights of the June 9- 12 American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Profess [...]

Washington, D.C. (May 6, 2008) — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has joined with the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), an OSHA Alliance Program participant, and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) to kick off the annual Nor [...]

Des Plaines, IL (May 5, 2008) — WASHINGTON, D.C., (May 5, 2008) – "On-the-job fatalities are not statistics," American Society of Safety Engineers' President Michael W. Thompson, CSP, said today at the ASSE U.S. Capitol North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week awards event. "They a [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 28, 2008) — WHAT: Due to the efforts of many, millions of people go to and return home safely from work every day. However, in the U.S. alone, 5,840 workers died from on-the-job injuries in 2006 and millions more suffered workplace injuries and illnesses. These can be prevente [...]

Anaheim, CA (April 25, 2008) — The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Orange County Chapter recently inducted the late Charles E. Sandberg, CSP, CIH, of Laguna Niguel, CA, into the chapter’s “Orange County Safety Hall of Fame.” He was inducted for making a difference while protecting peopl [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 24, 2008) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) announced the results of their annual elections and Board of Director members for the 2008-09 year today. Voting, representing a two percent increase over last year, was held in March amongst the 32,000 occupational s [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 22, 2008) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Board of Directors recently approved the nomination of Alexi Carli, CSP, of Roswell, GA, to serve as ASSE Foundation Trustee. She will begin her three-year term on July 1, 2008. Carli is a Certified Safety Professiona [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 21, 2008) — Last year more than 5700 people died and millions more suffered injuries and illnesses from on-the-job accidents, including thousands of teen workers. The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and its 32,000+ occupational safety, health and environmental prof [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 15, 2008) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Board of Directors recently approved the nomination of Fay Feeney, CSP, ARM of Hermosa Beach, CA, to serve as ASSE Foundation Trustee. She will begin her three-year term on July 1, 2008. Feeney serves as the Principal [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 9, 2008) — Due to the generous donation of a $35,000 grant from the Georgia-based UPS Foundation toward the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Foundation annual scholarship program, six students will receive scholarships in the field of safety, health and the environ [...]