If you’re a news reporter who covers business, risk management, insurance or workplace safety, American Society of Safety Professionals can provide you with data and connect you to expert sources to help tell a compelling story about how safety impacts business.
About ASSP
American Society of Safety Professionals is a global association for occupational safety and health professionals dedicated to creating safe work environments across all industries. For more than 100 years, ASSP has been at the forefront of helping occupational safety and health professionals protect people and property through their efforts to prevent workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities.
Read more about ASSP’s history as a long-standing leader in the safety industry.
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Apr 16, 2026
The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) today named two Michigan professors as the recipients of its national 2026 William E. Tarrants Outstanding Safety Educator Award: Ahmed Al-Bayati, PhD, PE, Associate DBIA™, and Tara Diesbourg, PhD, CPE.
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Apr 15, 2026
McElhattan Foundation has awarded a grant to the American Society of Safety Professionals Foundation to support efforts to reduce serious injuries and fatalities related to the control of hazardous energy, commonly known as lockout/tagout.
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Apr 14, 2026
The Professional Safety Journal (PSJ) today announced the first-, second- and third-place recipients of its annual Article of the Year award. The recognition honors the journal’s most impactful content.
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Apr 07, 2026
The new standard, ANSI/ASSP Z310.1-2026, Risk Management – Guidelines for Assessing and Managing Risks, establishes principles, a framework and a process to help organizations adopt a consistent, structured approach to managing risk.
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Mar 26, 2026
The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) today released its annual Corporate Listening Tour report on the 115th anniversary of the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, one of the largest industrial disasters in U.S. history.
How ASSP Helps the Media
Just as we provide our members the resources they need to advance the safety profession and ensure that workplaces are safe, we’re also ready to provide the media with the resources you need to develop compelling stories that further the workplace safety conversation.
To help you make a positive impact on the businesses and industries you cover, we can:
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Media contact: ASSP Communications, communications@assp.org
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