News from the Safety Industry

Late in the afternoon on March 25, 1911, it was almost closing time for garment workers at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City, NY. After a long day of cutting and sewing ladies’ shirtwaists, workers were ready to return home to their families and leave the work day behind. Suddenly, th [...]

Illustrating the importance of being safe at work, Robin Newman, 14, of Madison, AL, recently won first place in the 9 th Annual American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) kids’ ‘Safety-on-the-Job’ poster contest for children aged 5-14 in the 13-14 age category. The winning posters were selected f [...]

The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Foundation recently announced that Jennifer Bruno of the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, MA, and Shannon Roberts of the University of Wisconsin in Madison, WI, are each recipients of the Liberty Mutual Research Fellowship, a program at the [...]

In light of today's massive earthquake in Japan and resulting Tsunami waves hitting the U.S., the American Society of Safety Engineers offers these suggested tips and links to more information for businesses, communities and families. Please go to http://www.asse.org/newsroom/safetytips/hurricane-s [...]

Illustrating the importance of being safe at work, Olivia Getz, 9, of Effort, PA, recently won third place in the 9 th Annual American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) kids’ ‘Safety-on-the-Job’ poster contest for children aged 5-14 in the 9-10 age category. The top four posters in each age catego [...]

Illustrating the importance of being safe at work, Da’moreon Travis, 10, of Louisville, KY, recently won second place in the 9 th Annual American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) kids’ ‘Safety-on-the-Job’ poster contest for children aged 5-14 in the 9-10 age category. The top four posters in each [...]

Illustrating the importance of being safe at work, Noah Brobst, 5, of Trafford, PA, recently won first place in the 9 th Annual American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) kids’ ‘Safety-on-the-Job’ poster contest for children aged 5-14 in the 5-6 age category. The winning posters were selected from [...]

Illustrating the importance of being safe at work, students from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait recently won first place in the 9 th Annual American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) global kids’ ‘Safety-on-the-Job’ poster contest for children aged 5-14. Anjela G. Sevilla, 12, from Jubail, Saudi Arabia p [...]

Illustrating the importance of being safe at work, Lily Sugra, 7, of Millersville, PA, recently won third place in the 9 th Annual American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) kids’ ‘Safety-on-the-Job’ poster contest for children aged 5-14 in the 7-8 age category. The top four posters in each age ca [...]

Illustrating the importance of being safe at work, Laurel Holmes, 12, of Conyers, GA, recently won fourth place in the 9 th Annual American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) kids’ ‘Safety-on-the-Job’ poster contest for children aged 5-14 in the 11-12 age category. The top four posters in each age [...]