News from the Safety Industry

Des Plaines, IL (August 9, 2007) — In an effort to support education and research in the occupational safety, health and environmental (SH&E) field, more than 20 American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) chapters recently donated funds to the ASSE Foundation totaling nearly $53,000. These contribu [...]

Des Plaines, IL (August 9, 2007) — Due to their ongoing commitment to occupational safety, health and environmental (SH&E) education, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Greater Boston and ASSE Central Indiana chapters recently donated nearly $60,000 to the ASSE Foundation toward undergr [...]

Des Plaines, IL (August 9, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) President Michael W. Thompson, CSP, applauded the apparent drop in workplace fatalities as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for 2006. He noted that we remain challenged and that even one fatality is to [...]

Des Plaines, IL (July 30, 2007) — To prevent injury and fatalities in construction and demolition sites, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently released a historical construction and demolition standards package that includes the newly revised American National Standards Institute [...]

Des Plaines, IL (July 25, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation officials recently announced the newly elected members of the foundation board; they are Cynthia L. Roth, COHN, of Massapequa, NY, as foundation chair and Thomas F. Cecich, CSP, CIH, of Apex, NC, as vice cha [...]

Des Plaines, IL (July 25, 2007) — What: The 19th annual Chicagoland Safety & Health Conference co-sponsored by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE); ASSE Northeastern Illinois Chapter; ASSE Three Rivers Chapter; ASSE Greater Chicago Chapter; and the Chicago section of the American Industr [...]

Des Plaines, IL (July 23, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers' (ASSE) awarded nine members and a corporation the North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (NAOSH) Champion award for going above and beyond in promoting the importance of preventing injuries and illnesses in the w [...]

Des Plaines, IL (July 18, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), representing more than 30,000 occupational safety, health and environmental (SH&E) professionals, is alerting its members about the rapid growth of the harmful, aggressive Africanized Honey Bees (AHBs) in the U.S., th [...]

Des Plaines, IL (July 18, 2007) — To help safety, health and environmental (SH&E) professionals develop a wider understanding of federal environmental regulations the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) will be host to a technical webinar titled “Essential Knowledge of Environmental Regulati [...]

Sacramento, CA (July 12, 2007) — Backed by the California Chamber of Commerce, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Sacramento Chapter professional member Jack Kastorff, P.E., CSP, ALCM, ARM, of Carmichael, CA, was recently appointed as occupational safety representative to the California/Occ [...]