News from the Safety Industry

DES PLAINES, IL (April 12, 2006) — A slew of topics covering every range of occupational safety, health and the environment including the rebuilding of Iraq and Afghanistan, benchmarking warehouse safety, occupational asthma, mining emergencies, connecting safety to business needs and more will be a [...]

DES PLAINES, IL (April 12, 2006) — A slew of topics covering every range of occupational safety, health and the environment including the rebuilding of Iraq and Afghanistan, benchmarking warehouse safety, occupational asthma, mining emergencies, connecting safety to business needs and more will be a [...]

DES PLAINES, IL (April 12, 2006) — A slew of topics covering every range of occupational safety, health and the environment including the rebuilding of Iraq and Afghanistan, benchmarking warehouse safety, occupational asthma, mining emergencies, connecting safety to business needs and more will be a [...]

BIRMINGHAM, AL (April 4, 2006) What: Addressing top workforce issues from Hispanic safety training to emergency preparedness, the American Society Safety Engineers (ASSE) Region IV is hosting the 2006 Safety and Health Conference to provide ASSE members and the professional safety community with edu [...]

Celebrating North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (NAOSH) WHAT: Fatal work injuries in the construction sector rose eight percent in 2004, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; fatal falls increased by 17 percent, reflecting increases in the number of fatal falls from ladder [...]

HON0LULU, HAWAII (April 3, 2006) -- The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Hawaii Chapter, in partnership with Hawaii’s Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR), will be host to the growing 9th Biennial Governor’s Pacific Rim Safety and Health Conference on workplace safety this [...]

Des Plaines, IL (March 26, 2006) — In continued support of safety, health and environmental education and research, the Washington Division of URS recently donated $5,350 to the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation to fund a $5,000 safety and health scholarship, an internship that [...]

DES PLAINES, IL ( March 7 , 2006 ) — Addressing the technical aspects of the industrial hygiene field, the new Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) Examination Study Guide is available exclusively through the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). This CD-ROM study guide can aid individuals pr [...]

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 [...]