For Fire Prevention Week, October 7-13, 2012
DES PLAINES, IL (October 4, 2012) – Morgantown, W. Virginia Fire Department Chief Mark Caravasos reminded several college students recently that fires are not like the ones shown in the movies. In reality, he said, a burning room is dark and filled with dense smoke.
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ASSE Reminds Students That Fires, Smoke Are Deadly, Offer On/Off Campus Fire Protection Tips
Innovative Safety Standard Now Available From American Society of Safety Engineers
DES PLAINES, IL (September 26, 2012) – The newly revised ANSI Z10-2012 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems Standard (OHSMS) is now available through the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE).
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ASSE’s President Asks ‘Where’s the Concern?’ as New Report Shows 13 People a Day Die From Work Injuries
DES PLAINES, IL (September 25, 2012) – With the recent release of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) preliminary results of the national census of fatal occupational injuries report showing 4,609 people died from on-the-job injuries in the U.S. in 2011, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) President Richard A.
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ASSE Foundation Upbeat About Future, Unveils New Logo
DES PLAINES, IL (September 21, 2012) – To celebrate more than 20 years of helping students and supporting occupational safety, health and environmental research, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation unveiled a new logo today.
The logo is built out of multiple shields showing the Foundation’s connection to ASSE.
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U.S. Department of Labor Releases Preliminary National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Report for 2011
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries preliminary report (http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cfoi.nr0.htm) released September 20, 2012, showed 4,609 people died from on-the-job injuries in the U.S. in 2011, 13 people a day.
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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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Driving Safety Leadership Topic of ASSE’s November Florida Symposium
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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NAOSH Supporter Lamar Outdoor Advertising and OSHA Sign Alliance Agreement
For Immediate Release, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Date: October 12, 2012 Contact: Office of Communications, Washington, D.C. , Phone: 202-693-1999, www.osha.
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