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  • OSHA Staff Switching to Safety Helmets for Improved Head Protection

    Dec 19, 2023
    • Advocacy
    • Government Affairs
    • Personal Protection Equipment
    • OSHA/Law
    OSHA compliance safety and health officers will begin wearing modern safety helmets rather than traditional hard hats, a change that embraces the evolution of head protection.
  • Closeup of a solar and wind electrical utility

    Safety Success Stories: Evolving Safety at a Midsize Electric Utility

    Dec 18, 2023
    • Risk Assessment & Management
    • Safety Management Systems
    • Education
    Effective safety management depends on continuous improvement. Safety professional Leslie Stockel shares how she helped a utility company go beyond compliance.
  • Podcast

    ASSP’s Safety Podcast Tops 300,000 Downloads Over Five Years

    Dec 11, 2023
    • Standards
    • Press Release
    • Education
    • Risk Assessment & Management
    • Safety Management
    ASSP has shared practical guidance with thousands of safety professionals through its podcast series, which has surpassed 300,000 downloads over five years.
  • Red lockout hasps

    Z244 Committee Seeks Clarity From OSHA on Control of Hazardous Energy

    Dec 07, 2023
    • Government Affairs
    • Advocacy
    • Machine Guard
    • Risk Assessment & Management
    • Safety Management
    • Standards
    The ANSI/ASSP Z244 Committee has asked OSHA to issue a letter of interpretation on 29 CFR 1910.147 to provide more clarity on its application to all energy types.
  • Two workers in high visibility vests and eye protection talking in a warehouse

    How to Reduce Injuries and Illnesses With an Ergonomic Risk Assessment

    Dec 05, 2023
    • Education
    • Ergonomics & Human Factors
    • Member Community
    • Risk Assessment & Management
    Ergonomic risk assessments provide valuable insight into the exposures workers face, the severity of the risks and how to mitigate them. Learn where to start.
  • Engineer pointing at a laptop screen and talking to a safety colleague

    Want to Mitigate Risk Through Design? Learn to Talk to Engineers

    Dec 01, 2023
    • Education
    • Membership
    • Professional Skills
    • Risk Assessment & Management
    Mitigating risk through design requires your involvement early in the design process — and that means learning to communicate with engineers. Here’s how.
  • Closeup of workers in a semiconductor facility

    Safety Success Stories: Integrating OSH Information Management Systems

    Nov 28, 2023
    • Risk Assessment & Management
    • Safety Management Systems
    • Education
    When organizations merge, they must develop new ways of managing safety and health information. Travis Kruse shares how his team built an effective system.
  • Safety Standard for Communication Structures Gets Updated

    Nov 15, 2023
    • Press Release
    • Risk Assessment & Management
    • Standards
    ASSP published a revision to a safety standard that involves communication structures. The updated ANSI/ASSP A10.48 standard will be effective Jan. 1.
  • Two engineers discussing next steps while looking at documents hanging on a window

    8 Ways to Improve Organizational Process Management and Safety

    Nov 13, 2023
    • Education
    • Professional Skills
    • Risk Assessment & Management
    • Safety Management
    • Accident Investigation & Prevention
    The root causes of many safety issues lie inside organizational processes. To find and eliminate these issues, you must dive into process management.
  • Final Days of Discounted Rate for Winter Session of SafetyFOCUS

    Nov 09, 2023
    • Education
    • Certification Preparation
    • Press Release
    • Professional Skills
    • Risk Assessment & Management
    • Training & Communication
    OSH pros planning to attend the next SafetyFOCUS education event should register soon. The winter session’s discounted early rate expires after Nov. 16.
  • Closeup of a takeup reel in a manufacturing facility

    Safety Success Stories: The Case of the Missing Light Curtain

    Nov 08, 2023
    • Risk Assessment & Management
    • Education
    Consultant Tim Page-Bottorff once worked with a manufacturer to improve safety through risk assessment. He shares the tools that helped his team succeed.
  • white-yellow hard hats

    Share Your PPE Expertise With the National Academies

    Nov 07, 2023
    • Advocacy
    • Personal Protection Equipment
    • Membership
    The National Academies is seeking nominations for its Standing Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Workplace Safety and Health. Submissions are due by Monday, Nov. 27.
  • ASSP’s McNelly Appointed to ANSI Board of Directors

    Oct 31, 2023
    • Advocacy
    • Standards
    • Press Release
    CEO Jennifer McNelly has been appointed to the board of directors of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), which accredits standards.
  • Fall Protection Again Tops the List of OSHA Violations

    Oct 27, 2023
    • OSHA/Law
    • Fall Protection
    • Risk Assessment & Management
    • Safety Management
    • Advocacy
    • Government Affairs
    Violations of the fall protection standard again topped OSHA’s Top 10 list. The agency recorded 7,271 violations in FY 2023. Also making the top five: hazard communication, ladders, scaffolding and forklifts.
  • Safety professional shaking hands with a factory worker

    Q&A: The Professional Ethics of Workplace Safety and Health

    Oct 24, 2023
    • Education
    Daniel Snyder discusses how to apply professional ethics in occupational safety and health and common dilemmas you might face on the job.
  • Adult classroom

    Registration Opens for Winter Session of SafetyFOCUS

    Oct 17, 2023
    • Certification Preparation
    • Risk Assessment & Management
    • Education
    • Press Release
    Registration has opened for the winter session of SafetyFOCUS, the in-depth education experience taking place in February in Irvine, CA, and online.
  • ASSP Welcomes New Chief Financial Officer

    Oct 16, 2023
    • Value of the Profession
    • Press Release
    • Advocacy
    ASSP today welcomed new Chief Financial Officer Steven M. Lothary. He will lead the Society’s finance team as of Nov. 1, replacing Bruce Sufranski.
  • Triangle fire for web

    ASSP President Will Help Dedicate Triangle Fire Memorial

    Sep 27, 2023
    • Advocacy
    • Press Release
    • Value of the Profession
    ASSP President Jim Thornton will help dedicate the newly constructed Triangle Fire Memorial on Oct. 11 at the original building in New York City.
  • Luis Alvarez shaking hands with President Truman

    Latino and Hispanic American Achievements in Safety

    Sep 26, 2023
    • Advocacy
    • Education
    Latino/a/e/x and Hispanic Americans have made and are making significant contributions to occupational safety and health. Read the stories of these 10 leaders.
  • Silica Dust in Construction Creates Worker Safety Hazard

    OSHA Aims to Reduce Silica Exposure in Several Industries

    Sep 26, 2023
    • Government Affairs
    • Hazards & Hazardous Materials
    • OSHA/Law
    • Advocacy
    OSHA has launched an initiative to enhance enforcement and provide compliance assistance to protect workers in the engineered stone fabrication and installation industries. The initiative will supplement OSHA's current national emphasis program for respirable crystalline silica

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