News from the Safety Industry

DES PLAINES, IL (March 6, 2006) – Supporting the national Agricultural Safety Awareness Program Week this March 5-11, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is providing farm-related safety and health tips to help reduce the number of agricultural injuries and illnesses that occur each year [...]

DES PLAINES, IL (March 2, 2006) — In testimony today at the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Health Education, Labor and Pensions hearing on mine safety and health, American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) member and Mining Practice Specialty Administrator Mike Neason, a certified Mine Safety Professi [...]

DES PLAINES, IL (February 27, 2006) – What does safety mean to you? To a group of young children, winners of the annual American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) ‘Safety-on-the-Job' poster contest, safety is a top priority. ASSE members' children aged 5-14 from North Carolina, Idaho, Illinois, Mar [...]

Des Plaines, IL (February 22, 2006) — Businesses of all sizes can utilize the new American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z15.1 Safe Practices for Motor Vehicle Operations to help reduce roadway crashes and the high costs associated with them. The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) tod [...]

DES PLAINES, IL (February 14, 2006) —The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) voiced their concern in a letter today to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff over reports that the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) intends to continue the p [...]

Des Plaines, IL (February 7, 2006) — Strengthening leadership skills for occupational safety and health professionals is the focus of the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Excellence in Safety Leadership Symposium held this March 30-31 at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore. As part of the sympos [...]

Des Plaines, IL (February 1, 2006) —Over 100 Kentucky high school students recently received important workplace safety training from members of the Murray State University (MSU) Student Section of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). Students attending the Murray-Calloway County Area Te [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 25, 2006) — The Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group recently donated $30,000 to the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation in continuation of its commitment to occupational safety and health research through the support of the Liberty Mutual Research Fellowship [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 24, 2006) —The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) upcoming “Business of Safety’ Audio Conference, held this February 22 from 11 AM-12:30 PM CST, will focus on safety performance measurement in relation to business/financial management. Leading the presentation is A [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 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 b [...]