News from the Safety Industry

Des Plaines, IL (March 17, 2008) — DES PLAINES, IL, (March 17, 2008) – U.S. statistics estimate that between 64 and 82 construction workers are killed and 263 injured each year working around cranes and derricks. American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) members note that crane accidents are more [...]

Wahiawa, HI (March 14, 2008) — Illustrating how to be safe at work in a creative way, JordiKai Inouye, age 10, of Wahiawa, HI recently won second place in the sixth annual American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) kids’ ‘Safety-on-the-Job’ poster contest in the 9-10 age category. The winning poste [...]

Lewiston, ID (March 14, 2008) — Illustrating how to be safe at work in a creative way, Samantha Opdahl-Hartwig, age 14, of Lewiston, ID recently won second place in the sixth annual American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) kids’ ‘Safety-on-the-Job’ poster contest in the 13-14 age category. The wi [...]

Des Plaines, IL (March 14, 2008) — The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Board of Standards Review (BSR) today rejected the appeal brought by the Construction Industry Employer Coalition, a coalition of five trade associations of U.S. construction interests, to withdraw the adoption of th [...]

Portage, WI (March 12, 2008) — Illustrating how to be safe at work in a creative way, Abigail Helser, age seven, of Portage, WI recently won third place in the sixth annual American Society of Safety Engineers kids’ ‘Safety-on-the-Job’ poster contest in the 7-8 age category. The winning posters were [...]

Abuhalifa, Kuwait (March 12, 2008) — Illustrating how to be safe at work in a creative way, M. M. Santhosh, age six, of Abuhalifa, Kuwait recently won third place in the sixth annual American Society of Safety Engineers kids’ ‘Safety-on-the-Job’ poster contest in the 5-6 age category. The winning po [...]

Redondo Beach, CA (March 11, 2008) — Illustrating how to be safe at work in a creative way, Kathryn Uchida, age seven, of Redondo Beach, CA recently won second place in the sixth annual American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) kids’ ‘Safety-on-the-Job’ poster contest in the 7-8 age category. The [...]

Ahmadi, Kuwait (March 10, 2008) — Illustrating how to be safe at work in a creative way, Immanuel Adriana Rakshana, age 10, of Admadi, Kuwait recently won first place in the sixth annual American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) kids’ ‘Safety-on-the-Job’ poster contest in the 9-10 age category. Th [...]

Madison, AL (March 10, 2008) — Illustrating how to be safe at work in a creative way, Robin Newman, age 11, of Madison, AL recently won first place in the sixth annual American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) kids’ ‘Safety-on-the-Job’ poster contest in the 11-12 age category. The winning posters [...]

New Brunswick, Canada (March 10, 2008) — Illustrating how to be safe at work in a creative way, Meghan Baker, age 13, of Perth-Andover in New Brunswick, Canada recently won first place in the sixth annual American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) kids’ ‘Safety-on-the-Job’ poster contest in the 13- [...]