News from the Safety Industry

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 [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 14, 2007) — What: The American Society of Safety Engineers Middle East Chapter's (ASSE-MEC) 8th annual Professional Development Conference and Exhibition, “Solutions for Regional SH&E Challenges” with guests from around the globe will focus on international occupational safe [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 12, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) mourns the loss of one of the most prominent leaders and authors in the occupational safety, health and environmental profession, Dan Petersen, Ed.D., P.E. Petersen, 75, passed away in Tempe, AZ, January 10 after co [...]

Des Plaines, IL (January 5, 2007) — To help businesses and communities clean up safely after the recent deadly storms in Louisiana, Plaquemine, Louisiana resident and President of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Donald S. Jones Sr., P.E., CSP, is offering the following important busi [...]

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 [...]