News from the Safety Industry

Des Plaines, IL (February 23, 2007) — From a work safely cartoon strip to safety in action at the Sugar Beet Factory, the winners of the 5th annual American Society of Safety Engineers' (ASSE) kids' 'Safety-on-the-Job' poster contest illustrated how to be safe at work in many creative ways. This wee [...]

Des Plaines, IL (February 22, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the approval of the new American National Standard Institute (ANSI) A10.22-2007 standard. The standard, Safety Requirements for Rope-Guided and Non-Guided Workers’ Hoists, recognizes the need for [...]

Houston, TX (February 22, 2007) — HOUSTON, TX (February 22, 2007) – The fourth annual Houston Youth Rules! Rally, Job, Career and Safety fair for those aged 14 through 20 years old will be held March 31 from 9 a.m. through 2:30 p.m. in Exhibit Hall B at the George R. Brown Convention Center here. Th [...]

Des Plaines, IL (February 7, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is pleased with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) budget request for fiscal year 2008 of $490.3 million and intends to support it in its efforts to achieve funding levels from Congress. "OSH [...]

Des Plaines, IL (February 7, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) today launched its redesigned website www.asse.org to provide its members, customers and the general public with a new look allowing for enhanced navigation capabilities and easy access. "We are continually providin [...]

Des Plaines, IL (February 7, 2007) — American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Foundation recently received a generous donation of $35,000 from Georgia-based United Parcel Service (UPS) continuing its support of safety, health and environmental (SH&E) education through the ASSE Foundation’s annua [...]

Des Plaines, IL (February 1, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) will hold a "Measuring Performance for Safety Success" symposium this March 29-30 in Costa Mesa, CA, at the Hilton Orange County. The two-day symposium will feature many topics including evaluating and measuring org [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 25, 2007) — 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 [...]

Las Vegas, NV (January 25, 2007) — Businesses need to plan now for a possible pandemic flu outbreak because it takes time to develop a concise and workable plan noted Dan Markiewicz, MS, CSP, CIH, CHMM, a presenter at the American Society of Safety Engineers' (ASSE) seminar titled “Controlling Infec [...]

Las Vegas/NV (January 23, 2007) — Safety, health and environmental (SH&E) research and design need to keep pace with emerging new technologies, presenters at the January 21-27 American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) SeminarFest seminars in Las Vegas said today. Dan Markiewicz, MS, CSP, CIH, CHMM [...]