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We share the latest news on occupational safety and health legislation and regulation as well as updates on our member-driven initiatives to ensure that safety professionals are part of the conversation.

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  • business women at work

    Women and Safety Report Offers Solutions to Make Workplaces Safer

    Apr 11, 2019
    ASSP released a report on women and safety in the modern workplace – a follow-up to its Women’s Workplace Safety Summit held last October near Chicago. The report focuses on three main challenges faced by women in the workplace and offers potential solutions.
  • Kathy Seabrook at CSHS Paris web

    Commitment Signed to ‘Put People into Sustainability’

    Apr 04, 2019
    World-leading organizations joined experts in the fields of human capital, sustainability and occupational safety and health in signing a commitment to position the safety, health and well-being of people at the center of the sustainable business agenda. It came at a recent CSHS summit in Paris.
  • Joel Haight Rixio Medina

    ASSP and KOSHA Will Collaborate to Improve Workplace Safety

    Apr 02, 2019
    ASSP and the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency formalized a memorandum of understanding that outlines how the organizations will collaborate on advancing workplace safety and health over the next five years. The agreement was signed at a global workplace safety and health sustainability event in Paris.
  • TC283 Meeting

    Shaping the Future of Safety Management Systems

    Mar 28, 2019
    At a recent meeting of ISO technical committee (TC) 283, more than 80 representatives from over 30 countries throughout the world met to discuss raising greater recognition of the ISO 45001 standard and moving new global standards projects forward.
  • Triangle fire for web

    ASSP Remembers Factory Fire That Spurred Workplace Safety

    Mar 22, 2019
    March 25 marks 108 years since OSH became front-page news because of the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. ASSP encourages all companies and their workers to join the Society in observing a moment of silence at 4:45 pm ET Monday to pay tribute to the workers who died in the fire while also refocusing on safe work environments.
  • drone near construction site

    Did You Know OSHA Has a Drone Inspection Policy?

    Feb 12, 2019
    In May 2018, OSHA issued an internal memorandum outlining the procedures for inspectors to follow when using drones as part of a work site inspection. To date, no link to the document is publicly available.
  • professional women working

    OSHA Drops Requirement to Electronically Submit OSHA Forms 300 and 301

    Jan 31, 2019
    OSHA has issued a final rule that eliminates the requirement for establishments with 250 or more employees to electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300 and Form 301 each year. These establishments must still maintain those records on-site and must continue to submit information from their Form 300A.
  • construction inspection

    OSHA and MSHA to Hike Civil Penalties

    Jan 16, 2019
    U.S. Department of Labor plans to initiate significant hikes in the civil penalties imposed by OSHA and MSHA that will take affect once the government shutdown ends and the increases can be published in the Federal Register.
  • fall protection safety gear

    OSHA Resources Aim to Help Employers Protect Workers From Falls

    Jan 14, 2019
    OSHA offers a collection of resources to help employers prevent falls in the workplace, the leading cause of worker fatality in the construction industry, including videos, training materials, fact sheets and its annual stand-down campaign.
  • smiling business woman

    How Can We Help Support Women’s Safety Leadership?

    Jan 07, 2019
    On Oct. 29, 2018, we hosted more than 50 safety experts for a Women’s Workplace Safety Summit. Three breakout groups met to address the gender-specific issues related to workplace violence, PPE and leadership. Pam Walaski, CSP, CHMM, facilitated the women in leadership group.

Technical Comments on Issues Affecting Workplace Safety

ASSP regularly responds to requests from federal agencies seeking public comments on matters affecting workplace safety and the occupational safety and health profession. ASSP submits these comments as part of the public record.

  • OSHA | Heat Injury and Illness Prevention | January 2025
  • NSSCET | Joint Multi-stakeholder Letter NSSCET Implementation | July 2024
  • OSHA | Replacing Fire Brigades Standard With Emergency Response Standard | June 2024
  • VA | Opposing the Proposed Pay Downgrade for Industrial Hygienists at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | May 2024
  • ASSP Comments | ASSP Support of Federal Agencies Impacting Occupational Safety and Health | April 2024
  • DOT | Addressing DOT Highway Safety Improvement Program | April 2024
  • FHWA | Federal Highway Administration, Highway Safety Improvement Program | April 2024
  • CPWR | ASSP Support for Continued Federal Funding | Nov. 2023
  • OSHA | ANSI/ASSP Z244 Committee: Hazardous Energy Letter of Interpretation (LOI) Request | Nov. 2023
  • OSHA | ASSP Support of Z244 LOI Request | Nov. 2023
  • OSHA | Leading Indicators | July 2023
  • OSHA | Voluntary Protection Programs | April 2023
  • FAA | Safety Management Systems | April 2023
  • DOT | Improving Road Safety | April 2023
  • FRA | Training for Safety-Related Railroad Employees | Nov. 2022
  • FAA | Minimum Seat Dimensions | Sept. 2022
  • AIHA | ASSP Supports Blood Lead Level Comment | Sept. 2022
  • CPSC | Debris Penetration Hazards | Aug. 2022
  • USACE | Safety and Health Requirements Manual | June 2022
  • OSHA | Recordkeeping | May 2022
  • FAA | Safety Management Systems | April 2022
  • OSHA | Powered Industrial Trucks | April 2022
  • OSHA | COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard | Dec. 2021
  • NIOSH | Healthcare Workers Mental Health | Nov. 2021
  • MSHA | Safety Program for Surface Mobile Equipment | Oct. 2021
  • OSHA | Evaluation of OHMS | Oct. 2021
  • FAA | Safety Management Systems | Aug. 2021
  • Coast Guard | Safety Management Systems | April 2021

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