News from the Safety Industry

Des Plaines, IL (December 13, 2007) — WHAT: The Orange County Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) reached out to their members and chapters to garner donations to help victims of the recent California fires get their businesses and lives back in order. At their annual holiday [...]

Des Plaines, IL (December 12, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation recently announced a new $5,000 donation from Longmont, CO-based Flatiron Construction Corporation for an annual ASSE Foundation scholarship aimed at helping students in the safety and health field. Flat [...]

Des Plaines, IL (December 12, 2007) — For his more than 50 years of dedication to occupational safety, health and the environment (SH&E), the SH&E profession and to the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), ASSE, close to 50 attendees and the ASSE Greater Chicago Chapter recently honored Jame [...]

Des Plaines, IL (December 7, 2007) — Transportation incidents are the number one cause of on-the-job deaths and with winter weather already here, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) urge workers to stay safe when driving in winter conditions and offer employers and employees tips on how [...]

Des Plaines, IL (December 4, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Region VI, (NC, SC, MD, VA and D.C.) recently appointed ASSE member William R. Geddings Jr. of Seneca, SC, as the ASSE Region VI Assistant Regional Vice President (ARVP) of Communications. Geddings is a senior safe [...]

Des Plaines, IL (December 3, 2007) — What: The American Society of Safety Engineers' (ASSE) Greater Chicago Chapter is holding their monthly luncheon meeting. Paul R. Seidlitz R.N., industrial safety consultant – On-site Safety and Health Consultation Program, will give a presentation on emergency a [...]

Des Plaines, IL (November 20, 2007) — Nearly 160 safety and health undergraduate and graduate students recently attended the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) National Future Safety Leaders (NFSL) Conference held in Nashville, TN, where they learned about the importance of communication an [...]

Des Plaines, IL (November 15, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) today recognized the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) efforts in publishing a standard for employer-paid personal protective equipment (PPE). “ASSE is pleased that OSHA issued its long-awaited [...]

Dallas, TX (November 2, 2007) — What: The Traffic Safety Summit, “Teen Drivers: Dead or Alive?” sponsored by The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Southwest Chapter (Dallas, TX), Citizens for Traffic Safety of Greater Dallas, the North Texas Trauma Regional Advisory Committee, Texas Trans [...]

Des Plaines, IL (November 13, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Region III (AR, OK and TX) recently announced that Austin, TX-based McComb Construction Company donated $4,000 toward the establishment of a new Region III – McComb Construction Safety, Health and Environmental (S [...]