News from the Safety Industry

Des Plaines, IL (January 5, 2007) — Contact: Joanna Climer, 847-768-3404, jeclimer@asse.org For Immediate Release AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERS’ AUDIO CONFERENCE TO ADDRESS IMPACTS OF OSHA HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM STANDARD ON THE SAFETY PROFESSION DES PLAINES, IL (January 05, 2007) – The American [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 4, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Foundation recently announced the availability of a new professional development grant in honor and memory of Thomas & Dorothy Reilly. The Thomas & Dorothy Reilly Professional Development Grant was established with [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 4, 2007) — Addressing the technical, legal and managerial aspects of the hazardous materials field, the new Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHHM) Examination Study Guide is now available exclusively through the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). This CD-ROM [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 3, 2007) — Workplace fatalities and injuries are at an all time low, but we must not be complacent because one injury, one illness or one fatality is one too many, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) President Donald S. Jones Sr., P.E., CSP, of Plaquemine, LA said to [...]

Des Plaines, IL (December 29, 2006) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the appointment of ASSE Member and Foundation Trustee Stephen Bennett, ARM, from Lombard, IL, to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Technical Committee on Electrical Safety in the Wo [...]

Des Plaines, IL (December 21, 2006) — The future of workplace safety, occupational leadership challenges, corporate safety perspectives, key issues and more will be featured at the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Professional Development Conference (PDC) and Exposition, Safety 2007, to [...]

Des Plaines, IL (December 18, 2006) — For Immediate Release ASSE CONCERNED WITH THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF INDUSTRY LITIGATION ON COMMUNICATING CHEMICAL RISKS TO WORKERS DES PLAINES, IL (December 18, 2006) – The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) today expressed concern over the recent lawsuit [...]

Des Plaines, IL (December 18, 2006) — As the demand for occupational safety, health and environmental professionals continues to grow Houston-based American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) member Rixio Medina, CSP, and his wife Alejandra recently donated $10,000 to the ASSE Foundation for the Me [...]

Des Plaines, IL (December 18, 2006) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the formation of a new ergonomics branch, co-sponsored by the ASSE Industrial Hygiene and Engineering Practice Specialties, to enhance the professional development of ASSE members and to address [...]

Des Plaines, IL (December 18, 2006) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) today expressed concern over the recent lawsuit filed by industry groups challenging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) use of threshold limit values (TLVs) used to communicate the risk of e [...]