News from the Safety Industry

Des Plaines, IL (May 14, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) announced recently that Eric M. Stager, CSP, IHIT, will fulfill Jim Charlton’s II, CSP, term as the New England area director through June 2008. Stager, of Mansfield, MA, is the past president of ASSE’s Greater Boston C [...]

Des Plaines, IL (May 9, 2007) — Millions of people go to and return home safely from work every day due, in part, to the work of occupational safety, health and environmental professionals. Today, Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day (OSHP Day), American Society of Safety Engineers' past [...]

Des Plaines, IL (May 7, 2007) — As we head into North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week this May 6 – 12, American Society of Safety Engineers' (ASSE) members, individuals, companies and organizations across the country are rallying to spread the word about safety in the workplace. [...]

Des Plaines, IL (May 4, 2007) — In an effort to help the Des Plaines, IL-based American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) increase awareness of the importance of being safe at work and educating and promoting the life-saving efforts of those in the occupational safety and health profession: Mayors [...]

Washington (May 4, 2007) — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) will join together to help educate the public on the benefits of investing in occupat [...]

Des Plaines, IL (May 3, 2007) — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) will kick off the annual North American Occupational Safety and Health Week 2007 [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 26, 2007) — he American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) board announced recently the new officers elected by ASSE members in March to serve on its Board of Directors for the 2007-08 year. Michael W. Thompson, CSP, will serve as ASSE President. Thompson is the HSSE Advisor [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 26, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the approval of the new American National Standard Institute (ANSI)/ASSE Z359.2-2007 standard. The standard, Minimum Requirements for a Comprehensive Managed Fall Protection Program, recognizes the [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 26, 2007) — American Society of Safety Engineers' (ASSE) Governmental Affairs Committee Chair Thomas F. Cecich, CSP, CIH, of Apex, North Carolina, testified today on the benefits of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) cooperative programs before the Sena [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 25, 2007) — How the new U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Federal Standard for Electrical Installation will impact the safety, health and environmental (SH&E) profession and the practice of the profession in regard to electrical safety will be the foc [...]