News from the Safety Industry

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 [...]

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 [...]