DES PLAINES, IL (September 13, 2012) – Increasing occupational safety, health and environmental (SH&E) professionals impact on workplace safety and their organization through effective leadership will be front and center at the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) ‘Safety is About Leadership’ symposium to take place in Orl
ASSE Supports Recommendations to Update OSHA’S Voluntary Protection Program
DES PLAINES, IL (September 12, 2012) – The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) today commended the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on its recently released ‘Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) Review’ report noting that its recommendations would help encourage the involvement of employers who have joined with thei
ASSE Foundation Memorial Scholarships Honor 9/11 Victims
DES PLAINES, IL (September 11, 2012) – To honor the memory of those who lost their lives in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.
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ASSE Foundation Garners Key CFC, Guidestar Recognition
DES PLAINES, IL (September 6, 2012) – The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation was just accepted into the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) charity campaign to receive donations, and, given ‘Valued Partner’ status by Guidestar.
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For Labor Day, ASSE Offers Tips on How to Increase Work Safety for Older Workers, Note Increase in Fatalities
DES PLAINES, IL (August 30, 2012) – With recent statistics showing workers in the 65 and older age group having the highest number of on-the-job deaths in the U.S.
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For Labor Day, ASSE Provides Tips for Increasing Workplace Safety for Older Workers
TIPS FOR INCREASING WORKPLACE SAFETY FOR OLDER WORKERS
The American Society of Safety Engineers, with 35,000 occupational safety, health and environmental professional global members, is concerned with recent statistics that show the age group with the highest number of workplace fatalities in the U.S.
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ASSE Offers Businesses, Employees, Communities Hurricane Season Safety Tips, List of Resources
Des Plaines, IL (August 29, 2012) — As Hurricane Isaac pounds the southern states and with Hurricane season running through November, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) notes the importance of having an emergency plan in place when a contingency situation, such as a Hurricane, happens at work, at home or in the community.
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ASSE Announces Support for New Efforts to Further Prevent Construction Worker Falls
DES PLAINES, IL (August 23, 2012) — Each year thousands of workers are injured and 225 die from construction-related falls.
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Federal News Radio Interviews ASSE President Pollock on Federal SH&E Job Modernization
Federal Drive interviews – Wednesday – 8/22/2012, 9:50am EDT, Link follows
Rick Pollock —President, American Society of Safety Engineers
The Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health recently recommended an update to standards for federal employee job classifications.
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ASSE’s Workplace Safety Poster Contest For Kids Kicks Off 11th Year
DES PLAINES, IL (September 19, 2012) – Children aged 5-14 will again have an opportunity to illustrate the importance of being safe at work by entering the 11th annual American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) kids’ ‘Safety on the Job’ poster contest opening today and running through February 14, 2013.
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