News from the Safety Industry

Seattle, WA (June 14, 2006) – American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) officials announced today that attendance at this week’s Professional Development Conference (PDC) and Exposition being held in Seattle has set an attendance record. A total of 3857 people from 33 countries are attending the c [...]

SEATTLE, WA (June 14, 2006) – The Texas Safety Foundation (TSF), based in Austin, TX, announced today at the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Professional Development Conference and Exposition that it had approved a $100,000 donation to the American Society of Safety Engineers Foundation [...]

WASHINGTON – The U. S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) joined again with the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) to formally extend their Alliance for two years. Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health, [...]

Seattle, WA (June 11, 2006) – American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) officials announced today that the ASSE Exposition held in conjunction with its Professional Development Conference (PDC) in Seattle at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center running from June 11 through the 14th ha [...]

Seattle, WA (June 11, 2006) – American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) officials announced today that the ASSE Exposition held in conjunction with its Professional Development Conference (PDC) in Seattle at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center running from June 11 through the 14th ha [...]

DES PLAINES, IL (June 2, 2006) – The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) urges workplaces and communities to be prepared this hurricane season, which runs from June through November. Understanding that there is no one-size-fits-all solution for business preparedness, ASSE is offering safety [...]

DES PLAINES, IL (May 30, 2006) – Acknowledging his ongoing contributions to the growth in occupational safety and health curriculums, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) today announced Oakland University’s Assistant Professor and Program Director of Occupational Safety and Health Charle [...]

DES PLAINES, IL (May 26, 2006) - The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) announced today that the eight recipients of the Charles V. Culbertson Outstanding Volunteer Service award for this year will be recognized at the annual ASSE Professional Development Conference and Exposition, “Safety [...]

DES PLAINES, IL (May 25, 2006) – In honor of his long-term commitment to preventing workplace injuries and illnesses, Joel N. Tietjens, CSP, CSHM, of Spring, TX, was named Society Fellow by the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). The induction ceremony will take place during ASSE’s annual P [...]

DES PLAINES, IL (May 23, 2006) – Following the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pension’s quick approval today of bipartisan mining safety legislation introduced last week in Congress titled “Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006,” the American Society of Safety Eng [...]