More than 60 committee members attended the ASSE/ANSI Z359 Accredited Standards Committee on Fall Protection meeting October 7-9 at the American Society of Safety Engineers’ headquarters in Des Plaines, IL, according to ASSE.
American Society of Safety Engineers’ President Warren K. Brown, CSP, ARM, CSHM, issued a statement regarding the 2008 U.S. presidential election results.
Electronic tools helping small businesses evaluate workplace safety and health management programs was among the topics presented at a recent Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) forum “Challenges Small Businesses Face in Complying with Regulations."
In January, ASSE will present the first of two symposia for 2009, Building a Successful Safety Culture Symposium, Jan. 22-23 in Costa Mesa, CA. The event will feature leading authorities in culture change.
A guide for employers and employer-employee partnerships wishing to establish effective workplace programs that sustain and improve worker health is now available on the NIOSH Web site.
ISO has published an updated edition of its guide to reducing the potential environmental impact of products by taking environmental aspects into account in product standards, the organization announced in a press statement.
Biofriendly Corp., incorporated in Nevada with principal offices in Covina, Calif., has agreed to pay the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) $1.25 million for manufacturing and selling an unregistered fuel additive in Texas and California, according to a recent EPA press release.
A total of 4,299 visitors from 36 countries came to the recent staging of OS+H Asia 2008, 6th Occupational Safety + Health Exhibition for Asia, in Singapore, according to a recent press release.
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) announced in a press statement that June Wispelwey, executive director of the Society for Biological Engineering (SBE), a technical community within AIChE, will become executive director of the parent organization. Wispelwey will replace John A. Sofranko, who is retiring in January 2009, after eight years in that position.
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