ISHN full text interview with new ASSE President Chris Patton, CSP From June 28 to July 1, the American Society of Safety Engineers’ annual meeting will be held in San Antonio, Texas. ISHN interviewed Chris Patton, CSP, ASSE’s new president, on the state of the profession. Chris is principal HSE engineer for Covidien, a global healthcare company with 41,000 employees and sales of nearly $10 billion.
A cheap shot Last month, OSHA fined ($7K) Wal-Mart ($374.5 billion+ sales) following a worker fatality. Do you think penalties are an effective deterrent? What best shapes corporate behavior?
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Sperian Protective Gloves announces restructuring of manufacturing facility (7/2) Sperian Protective Gloves announced plans to restructure the company’s glove manufacturing operations. The announcement was made by Steven Spotts, vice president and general manager, Sperian Protective Gloves USA, a subsidiary of Sperian Protection.
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The Power of Safety CD The Power of Safety CD offers short (1-4 page) articles by Dave Johnson, Chief Editor of Industrial Safety & Hygiene News, and the safety industry's most renowned reporter for more than 25 years.