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.
Learn more about ASSP
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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.
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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.
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Mar 29, 2019
Publication of an ISO 45001 implementation handbook is expected this year as a follow-up to the global safety and health management system standard released in 2018. The handbook will provide small and medium-sized businesses with detailed guidance on how they can apply the voluntary consensus standard.
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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.
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Mar 07, 2019
Journalists are invited to attend Safety 2019 in New Orleans. ASSP's signature event involves professionals from 40 countries participating as presenters, exhibitors and attendees. The conference takes place Sunday, June 9, to Wednesday, June 12.
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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