Although it celebrated its 100th birthday in 2011, unlike most centenarians, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is not slowing down.

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) says the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) recently approved the updated ANSI/ASSE A10.33-2011 standard, Safety and Health Program Requirements for Multi-Employer Projects.

India’s growing community of occupational safety professionals has announced that the India Chapter of American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) will be launched in March of this year.

The American Society of Safety Engineers recently appointed two new trustees to its board of directors; Joel M. Haight, Ph.D., P.E., CSP, CIH of Pittsburgh, PA, and Michael Murray of New York, NY.

American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) President Terrie S. Norris, CSP, ARM, CPSI, will expand upon her theme of occupational safety being stalled at a gathering next week in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

A series of virtual symposiums by the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) is aimed at helping participants understanding  international cultures, standards, and how to work effectively with a multi-culturally diverse workforce.

In a comment submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today concerning its proposed rule to set ‘significant new use rules (SNURs)’ for chemical substances, seven of which include the term carbon nanotubes, the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) President Terrie S. Norris, CSP, ARM, CSPI, urged the EPA to rescind its sole reliance on personal protection equipment (PPE), especially respirators, and revise the rule to mandate implementation of feasible engineering controls in order to reduce a worker’s exposure to nanomaterials.