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Trish Ennis begins one-year term as new ASSE president

September 5, 2014

A 23-year veteran of the occupational health and safety profession, Ennis vowed to continue to elevate the safety profession within the business community and work to deliver ASSE’s 36,000 members the programs and benefits they seek.

MSA wins legal management award

September 5, 2014

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) named the Law Department of MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE: MSA) as a 2014 ACC Value Champion.

What your customers need to know…

Out-of-service equipment poses invisible hazards if not handled properly

September 5, 2014

Retiring equipment in the chemical processing industry may pose more danger than meets the eye as residual hazardous chemicals

Firms are like the Titanic – thought to be invincible

September 3, 2014

Something is wrong — possibly our conventional safety management principles and science are not only losing their impact, but are now contributing to failure.

The business community “gets” risk

Kathy A. Seabrook, CSP, CMIOSH (UK)

September 3, 2014

A risk-based approach aligns OSH with the business concept of risk.

Talking risk: Pros & cons of ISO 31000-2009

Martin Ralph

September 3, 2014

In 2005, International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) established a working group to develop the first international risk management standard.

How to be a change agent

Seek lasting change, not singular event changes

Dan Markiewicz MS, CIH, CSP, RMP

September 3, 2014

Safety pros can effect change by (1) rethink how change happens, (2) prep for change, and (3) seize the opportunity to effect lasting change.

5 Processes to Automate in your EHS System

August 5, 2014

Automation has changed the way business is conducted today. Processes that used to take days or longer to complete can now be accomplished in minutes—paperwork that was previously reviewed manually can now be done electronically, saving time and reducing the chance of mistakes occurring.

ASSE Safety 2014 Speaker Q&A with Jim Spigener:

“There is a huge need for CEOs to figure out how to use safety guys to maximum effect.”

Dave Johnson

June 9, 2014

ISHN conducted an exclusive interview with Jim Spigener, Behavioral Science Technology (BST), who presented a talk at ASSE Safety 2014 on “Changing the Game in Safety Performance: The Leader’s Role.”

ASSE Safety 2014 Speaker Q&A with Sam Gualardo:

“Simply put, safety is freedom from risk.”

Dave Johnson

June 9, 2014

ISHN conducted an exclusive interview with Sam Gualardo, National Safety Consultants, Inc., who presented a talk at ASSE Safety 2014 on “Beyond Safety? Dealing with the real causes of worker and workplace risk.”