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Hear advice, insight from senior management at Executive Summit

February 17, 2014

Planning on attending Safety 2014? Make sure you mark your calendar for June 11 – the day the Executive Summit takes place in Ballroom H of the Orlando Convention Center.

ASSE submits comment on OSHA's proposed silica rule

Rule "probably not entirely technologically feasible" for all employers

February 3, 2014

ASSE commends OSHA for addressing this issue through rulemaking in an effort to further reduce the incidences of occupational illnesses such as silicosis and cancer in general industry, maritime and construction work. While some may debate the science underlying the findings set forth in the proposed rule, overexposure to crystalline silica has been linked to occupational illness since the time of the ancient Greeks, and reduction of the current permissible exposure limit (PEL) to that recommended for years by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is long overdue.

Weekly news round-up

January 4, 2014

The EHS year in review, dangerous noise, ASSE extends its global reach and the explosion of a train carrying crude oil in North Dakota were among this week’s top stories on ISHN.com.

EHS goes global

ASSE teams up with China, Taiwan counterparts to advance occupational health & safety issues

January 1, 2014

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has signed memorandums of understandings that will explore opportunities to collaborate, exchange technical information and conduct joint educational programs with the largest occupational health and safety organizations in China and Taiwan.

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Ergo risk assessments can help reduce work-related injuries

Workers comp claims, incident reports can provide helpful data

December 6, 2013

The rise of work-place injuries related to musculoskeletal disorders -- which is costing U.S. businesses more than $20 billion a year -- may be reduced if companies include ergonomic risk assessments in their occupational health and safety management systems, according to an article in the December issue of Professional Safety.

Ethics education a must for safety professionals, study says

October 16, 2013

A recent study examining ethical reasoning among safety, health and environmental (SH&E) professionals is expected to help educators determine how to integrate a moral and ethical base within safety curricula to prepare future safety professionals to have an ethics based thought process when they enter the work force.

Determining the cause of a workplace injury

Ergonomic analysis plays a role

August 1, 2013

In many work-related injury claims, the prevailing cause of the injury is called into question by healthcare professionals who commonly help determine if a claimed injury was truly the result of a task performed on the job, or factors such as existing medical conditions or lifestyle habits are to blame.

Techno safety at the tipping point

Your job is going to be so different

Dave Johnson

August 1, 2013

Used to be safety trade shows were a circus of magicians, carny barkers and buxom models in bikinis waving from swings.

ANSI, ASSE working on new international OH&S standard

U.S. stakeholders urged to take an active role

July 29, 2013

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) are in the process of creating a U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to lead discussions on the creation of a new occupational health and safety (OH&S) standard for global occupational health and safety.

Outgoing ASSE President Rick Pollock on the safety profession’s evolution

Dave Johnson

June 27, 2013

In an exclusive with ISHN magazine, outgoing ASSE President Rick Pollock explains the profession’s expanding focus on risk and myths about human performance, as well as other issues. “ASSE now has, and will into the future, have a much greater focus on risk. Clearly, any true business leader understands the concept of risk as it applies to investment and decision making. Business is about understanding enterprise risk and how investment is always at risk of loss or under performance."