News from the Safety Industry

American Society of Safety Engineers Announce New Construction Safety Standard with Focus on Unprotected Holes, Sides and Edges

Published: Tuesday March 27th 2007
Source: OHS Online Magazine
Des Plaines, IL (March 27, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the approval of the new American National Standard Institute (ANSI)/ASSE A10.18-2007 standard. The standard, Safety Requirements for Temporary Roof and Floor Holes, Wall Openings, Stairways and Othe [...]

Media Alert: Mesuring What Works Topic of American Society of Safety Engineers' March 29 - 30 Symposium in Costa Mesa

Published: Tuesday March 27th 2007
Source: OHS Online Magazine
Des Plaines, IL (March 27, 2007) — WHAT: The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) will hold a "Measuring Performance for Safety Success" symposium March 29-30, 2007 in Costa Mesa, CA. The two-day symposium will feature many topics including evaluating and measuring organizational safety cultu [...]

Media Alert: More Than 6000 Teens & Parents to Attend March 31 Houston Career Fair Held by Federal, City and Safety Officials

Published: Tuesday March 27th 2007
Source: OHS Online Magazine
Des Plaines, IL (March 27, 2007) — WHAT: Employers from the greater Houston area along with the City of Houston, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Gulf Coast Chapter and officials from the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Wage and Hour Division and the Occupational Safety and Health Ad [...]

American Society of Safety Engineers Poll Show Members See Global Program Increasing Chemical Use Safety

Published: Friday March 23rd 2007
Source: OHS Online Magazine
Des Plaines, IL (March 23, 2007) — During an American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Global Harmonization of Labeling and Classification of Chemicals (GHS) technical audio conference yesterday, participants in a web poll voted overwhelmingly, 98 percent "yes" and two percent "no", that they see [...]

American Society of Safety Engineers Workplace Guide for Young Workers Provides Key Safety Tips for Youth, Parents, Employers

Published: Thursday March 15th 2007
Source: OHS Online Magazine
Des Plaines, IL (March 15, 2007) — As young workers get ready to enter the workforce for the first time or start their summer jobs, they need to be aware of possible workplace hazards. In order to prepare millions of young workers who will enter the workforce in the next few months, the American Soc [...]

American Society of Safety Engineers Urge Florida to Enact Workplace Safety Protection for Public Workers

Published: Tuesday March 13th 2007
Source: OHS Online Magazine
Tallahassee, FL (March 13, 2007) — American Society of Safety Engineers' (ASSE) professional member and chemist Edwin Granberry, Jr., of Florida, commended the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) for bringing attention to the state's lack of occupational safety and health prote [...]

American Society of Safety Engineers Urge Florida to Enact Workplace Safety Protection For Public Workers

Published: Tuesday March 13th 2007
Source: OHS Online Magazine
Tallahassee, FL (March 13, 2007) — American Society of Safety Engineers' (ASSE) professional member and chemist Edwin Granberry, Jr., of Florida, commended the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) for bringing attention to the state's lack of occupational safety and health prote [...]

May Occupational Safety & Health Professional Day a Chance to Thank Unsung Heroes

Published: Monday March 12th 2007
Source: OHS Online Magazine
Des Plaines, IL (March 12, 2007) — Last year the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Board of Directors approved the creation of an “Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day” (OSHP) to recognize the ongoing efforts of occupational safety, health and environmental professionals to pro [...]

American Society of Safety Engineers Announce New Hearing Loss Prevention Standard For Construction and Demolition Workers

Published: Thursday March 8th 2007
Source: OHS Online Magazine
Des Plaines, IL (March 8, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the approval of the new American National Standard Institute ANSI/ASSE A10.46-2007 standard. The standard, Hearing Loss Prevention in Construction and Demolition Workers, recognizes the need for prot [...]

American Society of Safety Engineers' April Workshop and Webinar to Focus on the Future of the Environmental Profession

Published: Thursday March 8th 2007
Source: OHS Online Magazine
Des Plaines, IL (March 8, 2007) — How current and future regulations will impact the environmental profession as well as economic trends in the safety, health and environmental (SH&E) profession will be the focus of the American Society of Safety Engineers' (ASSE) Environmental Management Mini-Works [...]

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