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As it celebrates its 30th Anniversary, the ASSP Foundation continues its mission of providing scholarships, career guidance and professional development to help build a stronger workforce.

World Health Organization has published additional guidance that aims to help employers prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in their workplaces.

ASSP Federal Representative Adele Abrams provides a high-level review of how the proposed federal government budget for fiscal year 2021 may affect major safety agencies like OSHA, NIOSH and CSB.

Anchorage connectors are a complicated part of a fall protection system. Learn how to confirm that an anchorage point is strong enough to safely arrest a fall.

Of the many risks and hazards in construction and demolition work, hazardous energy is one that often gets overlooked. Keep these three points in mind.

OSHA's revised National Emphasis Program aims to reduce or eliminate worker exposures to respirable crystalline silica in general industry, maritime and construction.

The Center for Safety and Health Sustainability (CSHS) has signed on as a strategic partner of the newly launched Capitals Coalition. The Switzerland-based coalition will take an integrated and systemic approach in addressing environmental, social and economic challenges.

OSHA has published a web page to help employers understand the new coronovirus outbreak, learn what it means to their employees and find resources that provide more specific precautions.

Without the proper PPE, healthcare workers are putting their own safety, health and well-being and that of the public at risk. Understand these three concepts.

The ASSP Community is a new online forum for members. Here are five things that make it different from LinkedIn and other social platforms.

ASSP is already recruiting instructors for SafetyFOCUS 2021 that shifts to the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. It’s an opportunity for safety experts to make a difference by contributing to the continuing education of OSH professionals.

Two new documents from the ANSI/ASSP Z10 Committee provide comprehensive guidelines for implementing and maintaining an occupational health and safety management system.

An effective fall protection system has many parts. Here’s what you and your team need to know about self-retracting devices.

ASSP is urging employers to be more active in adopting voluntary national consensus standards and implementing safety and health management systems in response to newly released data. The BLS reported that 5,250 fatal work injuries occurred in 2018, a 2 percent increase from the previous year.

Registration is open for the nation’s largest conference for occupational safety and health professionals. ASSP expects to draw more than 5,000 attendees from 40 countries to its Safety 2020 Professional Development Conference and Exposition. The event takes place June 23-25 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.

When developing an electronic learning (or e-learning) program, use these five tips from ANSI/ASSP Z490.2 to ensure learners remember what they need to know.

ASSP is holding a one-day virtual symposium that will focus on occupational health and safety management systems and how they can reduce injuries, illnesses and fatalities in any organization. The symposium will include four webinars and provide registrants with two standards for free.

Behind every piece of poultry brought to the market is a safety professional working to implement measures to protect the workers processing the poultry as well as the consumers eating it.

Whether your people are manufacturing auto parts or building cabinets, they need to know how to be safe. Learn how to develop safety training that works.

Every safety professional will need to negotiate their salary at some point in their careers. These five key strategies will help you earn what you’re worth.