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ASSP is taking steps to improve diversity, equity and inclusion within the Society and throughout the occupational safety and health profession. The formation of a board-level task force this summer represents ASSP’s renewed commitment to principles of fairness, respect and equal opportunity for all.

This week’s Safety News You Need offers tools to help educate your workforce on the hazards of working with electricity and how they can protect themselves.

Why should organizations use voluntary consensus standards? To transform their safety program from a compliance-based cost center into an initiative that improves overall organizational performance and sustainability.

OSH professionals facing the challenges of shrinking travel budgets and widespread physical distancing can stay current on best practices through a new series of virtual education events. The immersive events are offshoots of ASSP's annual SafetyFOCUS education event.

Our Z10 Implementation Guide has practical advice auditors can use to assess your safety management system. Learn how to achieve the best results.

This week’s Safety News You Need includes tools to help you effectively communicate with your workers about the hazards and risks they face.

It’s important to recognize how your at-home work environment can affect your health. When you find yourself working from home, keep these three tips in mind.

Ruling by an administrative law judge of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission calls into question scientific basis of elements of well-known heat index chart. How will this impact how OSHA cites heat-related violations?

This week’s Safety News You Need highlights resources to help you address the many safety and health challenges in manufacturing environments.

Longtime industry allies ASSP and AIHA have signed a three-year memorandum of understanding that outlines how the organizations will continue to collaborate on advancing workplace safety and health, and strengthening the occupational safety and health profession.

On July 15, 2020, the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board, passed first-in-the-nation standards to address COVID-19 in workplaces. Virginia is a state-plan state that operates its own occupational safety and health program.

OSHA has amended its standard for occupational exposure to beryllium. The revisions will take effect Sept. 14, 2020.

As you prepare to audit your safety and health management system and explore opportunities for improvement, keep these three things in mind.

ASSP has repackaged its professional certificate programs that are designed to help workplace safety and health professionals become experts in their field. Each program includes a set of courses that safety professionals can complete in-person or through ASSP’s live virtual classroom.

CDC's toolkit webpage provides a wide range of resources for communicating about COVID-19 to a variety of audiences.

The ASSP Board of Directors honored outgoing President Diana Stegall for an exceptional year of leadership that helped the organization meet the extraordinary challenges of a global pandemic. Her 12-month term ended June 30.

This week’s Safety News You Need provides resources to help you protect workers from the many hazards they face on construction sites.

Through its Alliance program, OSHA has created a recurring digest of COVID-19 resources that are published on its webpage and those of several other agencies and organizations.

What can you do to improve the indoor air quality in your workplace? Here are three tips to keep in mind.

This week’s Safety News You Need offers tips on protecting your workers from airborne illness in the workplace.