2012 Society Election Results
The results are in! Please join us in congratulating our future Society leaders. Voting in the 2012 election ended on March 31, 2012 followed by Tellers Committee review and verification.
2012 Special Election – Region VII Vice President Announced
ASSE is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors confirmed the succession of Region VII Deputy Vice President, Scott D. Cole, COSS, CSP of Pinnacle Construction to the role of Region VII Vice President July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013.Please join us in congratulating Scott!
2012 Special Election Voting
The candidate slate for the positions of Vice President, Professional Development and Region II, Area Director B are now available. ASSE Delegates and Region II, Area B members in good standing will vote in these elections respectively May 29 – June 19. Learn more about the candidates.
Safety 2012 - Denver, CO
Are you prepared for the next challenge? The next opportunity? When a challenge or opportunity occurs and it goes in your favor, will it be because you were ready or just lucky? Make your own luck - be prepared. Register for ASSE’s Safety 2012 Professional Development Conference & Exposition today and prepare yourself for tomorrow.
www.safety2012.org or call +1.847.699.2929.
From Today's Blog
LIA Publishes New Laser Safety Standard - May 16, 2012
A new standard is available from Laser Institute of America (LIA), ANSI Z136.8, American National Standard for Safe Use of Lasers in Research, Development or Testing. According to LIA, which serves as secretariat of the Z136 series of laser safety standards, the standard arose from increasing reliance on lasers in labs and other research-designated areas... Read More!
NEW!
The Safety Professionals Handbook, Second Edition
The Safety Professionals Handbook, Second Edition, continues ASSE’s commitment to providing a unique resource to practicing safety professionals, in one source that can be easily accessed and understood. No other EHS publication offers the breadth of information from such a multitude of experienced safety professionals.
In honor of Mother's Day, ASSE is offering half off the Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) common interest group and other great deals! See this offer and more!
New Professional Safety Journal App
ASSE is pleased to announce that mobile apps are now available for Professional Safety, its highly rated monthly journal. Get instant access to the journal from your Droid, iphone and iPad. Scroll through the pages, click through links to find more information or to connect with an advertiser. Members/Subscribers: Once you download and install the app, you’ll need to log in with your member number/customer id and password (last name).
NEW ASSE's Body of Knowledge
ASSE's Body of Knowledge builds upon the success of many resources, including The Safety Professionals Handbook-ASSE's major 2-volume reference set on the SH&E profession-and makes them available in a searchable, interactive database. Dozens of contributors, including writers, editors and peer reviewers, are currently updating and enhancing the BOK. The BOK project is ongoing, and the Society looks forward to your contributions as well.
Now Available! Listen to Free Podcasts From ASSE's Virtual Classroom!
Every month, ASSE delivers live webinars from experts in the field of safety. These monthly live webcasts are a way to interact with the experts while learning about new approaches to managing safety.
Now, you can listen to the audio recordings of some of these past events whenever you want!
To listen to a podcast right from your computer, just Click Here.
Or, if you use iTunes, you can find us on the iTunes store.
Note: While our live webcasts offer the opportunity to earn CEUs, these audio-only podcasts do not.
Upcoming Webinars
- Tool Kit for Successfully Motivating Employees to Make Safe Choices
June 27, 2012 - 11:00AM - 12:30PM CDT - Prevention Through Design
July 11, 2012 - 11:00AM - 12:30PM CDT - Zero Accidents Was the Goal of... the Titanic!
July 18, 2012 - 11:00AM - 12:30PM
Did you miss Safety 2011?
Click here for our blog recap of what happened in Chicago at our biggest and best conference ever!
From a recent blog post: "The Executive Summit Panel, consisting of CEOs, presidents and vice presidents from a range of industries, provides a valuable view of safety from top leaders. More...
Now available: CD or MP3 audio recordings from Safety 2011 conference sessions.
Social Media and ASSE
Connect With ASSE on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter
ASSE's Social Media offerings include a variety of more than 30 different groups ranging from our Practice Specialties, Branches and Common Interest Groups to our Government Affairs and Public Relations outreach efforts. Take a moment to join the appropriate groups, post questions, recommend useful resources, participate in the discussions, search jobs, and network with fellow EH&S professionals.
Gift Memberships Available
Do you know a safety, health and environmental professional who is not a member, but really should be? Have you tried different approaches including the Member-Get-A-Member campaign with no luck? Well, maybe a gift membership from you would do the trick! Download the Gift Membership form today - PDF or DOC. ASSE is proud to offer another way to grow the Society, the safety profession and your sponsored members.
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