News from the Safety Industry

Washington (May 4, 2007) — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) will join together to help educate the public on the benefits of investing in occupat [...]

Des Plaines, IL (May 3, 2007) — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) will kick off the annual North American Occupational Safety and Health Week 2007 [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 26, 2007) — he American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) board announced recently the new officers elected by ASSE members in March to serve on its Board of Directors for the 2007-08 year. Michael W. Thompson, CSP, will serve as ASSE President. Thompson is the HSSE Advisor [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 26, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the approval of the new American National Standard Institute (ANSI)/ASSE Z359.2-2007 standard. The standard, Minimum Requirements for a Comprehensive Managed Fall Protection Program, recognizes the [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 26, 2007) — American Society of Safety Engineers' (ASSE) Governmental Affairs Committee Chair Thomas F. Cecich, CSP, CIH, of Apex, North Carolina, testified today on the benefits of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) cooperative programs before the Sena [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 25, 2007) — How the new U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Federal Standard for Electrical Installation will impact the safety, health and environmental (SH&E) profession and the practice of the profession in regard to electrical safety will be the foc [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 24, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) along with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and its Alliance Program participants are preparing to ramp up the public's focus on workplace safety and prevention during the expanding May 6- [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 20, 2007) — The CNA Foundation recently donated $10,000 to the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation to support a new scholarship program for students pursuing degrees in occupational safety, health and the environment. The CNA Foundation will support two scho [...]

Atlanta, GA (April 17, 2007) — Media Advisory Increasing Safety and Health in the Workplace Focus of Regional Professional Development Conference : Atlanta, GA (April 17, 2007) What: The 2007 Professional Development Conference (PDC), hosted by Region IV of the American Society Safety Engineers’ (AS [...]

Des Plaines, IL (April 16, 2007) — The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the reaffirmation of the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) A10.38-2000 (R2007) standard. The standard, Basic Elements of an Employer’s Program to Provide a Safe and Healthful Work Environm [...]