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ASSP is shifting its second-largest annual event to a live virtual experience early next year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. SafetyFOCUS 2021 will move from an eight-day in-person conference in Las Vegas to a 10-day online event in February.

Approximately 22 million American workers suffer from some sort of hearing loss. This week’s Safety News You Need highlights information that can help you determine how loud is too loud and how best to protect workers’ hearing.

OSH professionals can get a road map to continuous safety improvement by attending SafetyFOCUS: Safety Management Systems, a two-day virtual event. The sessions are part of ASSP’s new series of virtual education events that enable safety pros to stay current on best practices.

Hazardous noise exposure has been linked to cognitive impairment, cardiovascular disease and more. How can you protect your hearing on and off the job?

This week’s Safety News You Need can help you select the right face and eye protection for different situations, while optimizing your supply.

Professional Safety journal, ASSP's flagship publication, earned a bronze award in the journal redesign category at the virtual 2020 Association Media & Publishing EXCEL Awards. The honor was the result of the journal introducing a new look as part of ASSP’s rebranding campaign.

OSHA published a final rule revising the beryllium standards for construction and shipyards. The final rule aims to clarify the standards and simplify or improve compliance. Learn about the changes.

Structured what-if risk assessment adds risk assessment steps to your what-if analysis method so you can take action to eliminate hazards and protect workers. Learn about the eight steps involved.

This week’s Safety News You Need features resources to help you establish a safety management system that will keep workers safe now and into the future.

Construction and demolition sites present some of the most hazardous conditions for workers anywhere. To help the industry address these challenges, ASSP launched a web-based library of content that brings a comprehensive collection of education materials and resources to the forefront.

This week’s Safety News You Need offers tools and tips on how to properly assemble and disassemble scaffolding, as well as how to stay safe on a scaffold during construction and demolition projects.

Congress has introduced new legislation that would provide a credit of up to $4,000 to enable people who have become unemployed during 2020 to access professional skills training.

What is the role of construction safety professionals on large projects during a pandemic? We spoke with Carina Sowinski about her work on Allegiant Stadium.

This week’s Safety News You Need highlights resources you can use to develop an effective program for managing different types of hazardous energy in the workplace.

Planning, monitoring and training can improve trenching and excavation safety. Keep these three points in mind.

This week’s Safety News You Need includes resources on how to properly set up, climb and work safely while on a ladder.

A recent vote by our House of Delegates will allow a larger pool of members to pursue leadership opportunities and enable ASSP to strengthen its leadership pipeline.

Want to improve how the safety function is perceived at your organization? Here are four ways to distinguish yourself as a great safety leader.

ASSP is taking steps to improve diversity, equity and inclusion within the Society and throughout the occupational safety and health profession. The formation of a board-level task force this summer represents ASSP’s renewed commitment to principles of fairness, respect and equal opportunity for all.

This week’s Safety News You Need offers tools to help educate your workforce on the hazards of working with electricity and how they can protect themselves.