News from the Safety Industry

During the last 100 years, the construction industry has seen considerable changes and advancements in technology designed to protect workers on the job. From the nonexistent fall protection measures used in the 1930’s during the construction of the Empire State Building, to the complex harness syst [...]

As North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week approaches, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) members and safety professionals around the world are actively seeking support for NAOSH in an effort to raise awareness about the importance of safety on the job, not only for this [...]

The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Foundation is pleased to announce that Rand Corporation has been awarded a $96,500 research grant for its Risk Assessment study, entitled, “The Impact of Governmentally Mandated Employer Risk Assessments on Occupational Safety and Health Outcomes.” Ra [...]

The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Foundation is pleased to announce that Michael Behm, PhD, CSP, has been awarded a $20,000 research grant for his project entitled, ‘Analyzing Trends in Occupational Safety Problem Solving.’ Behm’s project will address criteria to measure risk control [...]

For Immediate Release Contact: Diane Hurns, 847-768-3413, dhurns@asse.org DES PLAINES, IL (April 5, 2011) – In a letter to Senator Thomas Harkin (IA), chairman of the subcommittee on labor, health & human services, education and related agencies, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) expre [...]

American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) past-president and author Mark D. Hansen, CSP, PE, CPEA, CPE, provides valuable personal assessment tools and best practice guidance to improve management performance in Climbing the Corporate Ladder—Safely! His first book Out of the Box—Skills for Develo [...]

LONG BEACH, CA (April 4, 2011) — American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) President-Elect Terrie S. Norris, CSP, ARM, CPSI, of Long Beach, CA, today applauded law enforcement efforts to crack down on California’s cell phone use while driving laws. As part of efforts by local police departments s [...]

ASSE President-Elect Terrie Norris receives standing ovation. ASSE NY City Chapter’s Events Commemorating the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Centennial & the ASSE Legacy of 100 Years of Service Truly Memorable Put together a historical museum dedicated to the sacrifices of the Fire Department of N [...]

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERS’ NEW YORK CITY CHAPTER T RIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FACTORY FIRE VIGIL AND COMMEMORATIVE DINNER RECEPTION NEW YORK FIRE MUSEUM March 24, 2011, 6:00 p.m. To 10:00 p.m. Keynote Speech by: TERRIE S. NORRIS, CSP, ARM PRESIDENT-ELECT AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERS We ar [...]

For Immediate Release Contact: Diane Hurns, dhurns@asse.org , Mike Voudouris, 718-896-1145 ASSE's NY City Chapter Looks Back at 100 Years of Safety, Triangle Tragedy NEW YORK CITY, NY (March 23, 2011) – Seven months after the horrific March 25, 1911, New York City Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire th [...]