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    Workshop focuses on high fatality rates of Hispanic and Latino workers

    May 21, 2018
    Hispanic and Latino workers suffer higher fatality rates than other U.S. workers, leading ASSE to launch a collaborative effort to seek solutions. A Hispanic/Latino Worker Safety Workshop brought together a diverse cross-section of more than 50 influencers who identified priorities for reducing the worker safety and health disparity.
  • How to Address Reproductive Health in the Workplace

    How to Address Reproductive Health in the Workplace

    May 16, 2018
    Safety professionals are taking steps to close the gaps in their organizations’ understanding of how to support a large employee population: parents.
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    ASSP Foundation awards more than $375,000 in scholarships and grants

    Apr 16, 2018
    Thanks to a growing group of generous donors, the ASSE Foundation is celebrating a record year by awarding more than $375,000 in scholarships and grants to 117 individuals seeking advancement in the occupational safety and health profession. This year’s distribution tops the Foundation’s previous record of $303,665 in 2017.
  • 10 Things That Inspire Great Volunteers

    10 Things That Inspire Great Volunteers

    Apr 09, 2018
    Volunteer leadership is the backbone of the American Society of Safety Professionals. Many volunteers have advice for future leaders, often derived from experience making workplaces safer and stronger.
  • What Is Mindfulness and How Can It Improve Safety?

    What Is Mindfulness and How Can It Improve Safety?

    Mar 08, 2018
    Safety professionals know it’s important to pay attention. But when the word “mindfulness” enters the conversation, some people shut down and stop listening.
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    Z359 Standard Receiving Industry Recognition

    Mar 07, 2018
    As secretariat of the ANSI-accredited Z359 standards committee, ASSP collaborates with a diverse group of stakeholders to develop consensus standards that address work-related falls, which continue to be a leading cause of injuries and fatalities.
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    Active shooter technical report in development to improve workplace safety

    Mar 01, 2018
    ASSE is taking steps to help curb workplace incidents involving active shooters. A working group of safety and health experts is providing insights into the development of an active shooter technical report, which could guide organizations toward safer work environments. A related panel discussion is set for Safety 2018 in San Antonio.
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    Machinery Safety: Finding the Right Safeguard Solutions

    Feb 22, 2018
    With so many potential risks and hazards associated with machinery, it can be difficult to know where to begin and which safeguards to put in place. Start here.
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    OSHA Silica Standard & Disparate Protection Issues

    Feb 22, 2018
    The failure of some states to be in sync with the federal requirements, or those of other state plans, poses a compliance dilemma for employers and their safety and health consultant-advisors whose workplaces are subject to both federal OSHA and multiple state plan enforcement activities.
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    How to Recruit and Evaluate Safety Personnel

    Feb 15, 2018
    Need a framework to help you evaluate safety personnel? The Singapore Accord, a call to action signed at a 2017 meeting in Singapore, can help.

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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