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  • Safety professional woman raising her hand in training in front of a blue background

    10 Things That Will Help Safety Professionals Stand Out

    Sep 26, 2019
    • Education
    • Professional Skills
    • Training & Communication
    • Membership
    • Certification Preparation
    It may not be as hard as you think to advance your safety career. These 10 things can help you build your skills and raise your profile.
  • Safety professional man talking to worker in front of a blue background

    How to Talk to Every Generation About Psychological Safety

    Sep 19, 2019
    • Risk Assessment & Management
    • Training & Communication
    • Professional Skills
    • Education
    Psychological safety is an important workplace topic that means different things to each generation. These tips will help you communicate with your team.
  • Safety management

    Revised Z10 Standard Is Blueprint for Safety Management

    Sep 18, 2019
    • Standards
    • Safety Management
    • Press Release
    • Education
    The revised ANSI/ASSP Z10.0-2019 standard that guides implementation of safety and health management systems is now available after being approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The update establishes Z10 as one of the most comprehensive systems-based standards in the world for occupational safety and health management.
  • Nicole Malachowski

    Six Ways You Can Challenge Assumptions and Lead Your Team

    Sep 16, 2019
    • Featured
    • Training & Communication
    • Professional Skills
    • Education
    • CIG
    • PSs
    Nicole Malachowski's experience has shaped six defining principles that she says can help safety professionals reach their full potential and take their teams to the next level.
  • Instructor talking at front of class

    Registration Opens for SafetyFOCUS 2020 in Las Vegas

    Sep 12, 2019
    • Membership
    • Certification Preparation
    • Press Release
    • Professional Skills
    • Training & Communication
    • Education
    Early bird registration is now open for SafetyFOCUS 2020, ASSP's immersive education event. Formerly known as Seminarfest, SafetyFOCUS 2020 features a full-day course format that allows attendees to gain deep knowledge on specific topics while building a schedule that fits their professional development needs.
  • Person at computer holding wrist

    Preventing Hand-Wrist Musculoskeletal Disorders

    Sep 11, 2019
    • PSs
    • Education
    • CIG
    • Industrial Hygiene
    • Health & Wellness
    • Ergonomics & Human Factors
    A recent study found that that new guidelines from the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists provide for better prevention of hand, wrist and elbow musculoskeletal disorders.
  • Business meeting

    ISO 45001: 5-Step Action Plan for Safety Management

    Sep 11, 2019
    • Safety Management
    • PSs
    • Featured
    • Standards
    • Advocacy
    ISO 45001 is a global standard for occupational safety and health management systems. Follow these five steps to begin implementing ISO 45001 at your organization.
  • toolbox

    Safety Standards Toolbox Can Help Create True Safety Culture

    Sep 05, 2019
    • Construction PS
    • Training & Communication
    • Standards
    • Press Release
    • Construction
    OSH professionals can transform their company’s safety program from a compliance-driven cost center into a corporate sustainability initiative with help from ASSP's Safety Standards Toolbox. The Sept. 24-25 event includes four webinars and access to nearly 50 voluntary consensus safety standards.
  • Factory worker wearing respiratory protection

    Marking a Century of Respiratory Protection

    Sep 03, 2019
    • Education
    • Hazards & Hazardous Materials
    • Featured
    • Industrial Hygiene
    • Health & Wellness
    • Ventilation
    • Safety Management
    • Risk Assessment & Management
    • PSs
    • Featured
    • Personal Protection Equipment
    • Featured
    • CIG
    NIOSH is holding the first annual Respiratory Protection Week, September 3 to 6 to highlight the history of respiratory protection and explore current certification work and science dedicated to improving respiratory protection.
  • Worker wearing hard hat and harness

    4 Steps of Designing an Effective Fall Protection System

    Aug 22, 2019
    • Standards
    • PSs
    • Education
    • CIG
    • Training & Communication
    • Slips & Trips
    • Safety Management
    • Risk Assessment & Management
    • Personal Protection Equipment
    • Fall Protection
    • Construction
    Protecting workers at height is an ongoing challenge. Thom Kramer shares four steps you can take to develop an effective fall protection system.
  • Factory worker wearing eye and ear protection

    Understanding the Hazards of Workplace Noise

    Aug 16, 2019
    • Training & Communication
    • Standards
    • Safety Management
    • Risk Assessment & Management
    • Personal Protection Equipment
    • Construction
    • Health & Wellness
    A new video from the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation provides a tool to teach workers about the hazards of workplace noise and the effects of overexposure.
  • Construction worker drinking water

    ASSP Committee Proposes Heat Stress Management Standard

    Aug 16, 2019
    • Standards
    • PSs
    • CIG
    • Training & Communication
    • Safety Management
    • Risk Assessment & Management
    • Health & Wellness
    • Ergonomics & Human Factors
    • Construction
    A proposed consensus standard will establish minimum requirements for the prevention of heat illnesses and management of heat stress hazards and exposures encountered during construction and demolition.
  • Red lockout hasps

    ASSP Supports Reopening OSHA's Lockout/Tagout Rulemaking

    Aug 15, 2019
    • Government Affairs
    • OSHA/Law
    • Advocacy
    • Lockout/Tagout
    In its comments in response to an OSHA request for information, ASSP submitted a technical comments supporting the reopening of the agency's lockout/tagout regulation.
  • Digger derrick

    3 Elements of Digger Derrick Safety

    Aug 13, 2019
    • Training & Communication
    • Standards
    • Safety Management
    • Risk Assessment & Management
    • Public
    • PSs
    • Featured
    • Electrical Safety
    • Education
    • Featured
    • Construction
    • CIG
    Digger derricks present unique hazards. Keep these three things in mind as you assess and manage risks to improve digger derrick safety.
  • Architect looking at plans

    Improving Safety Through Better Design

    Jul 31, 2019
    • Health & Wellness
    • Construction
    • Education
    • CIG
    • Featured
    • Training & Communication
    • Featured
    • Safety Management
    • Featured
    • Risk Assessment & Management
    • Featured
    • PSs
    • Accident Investigation & Prevention
    Researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University, working with the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, have published a study which aimed to improve awareness among designers about their impact on safety and health management.
  • Safety 2019 expo web

    Safety 2019 in New Orleans Sets ASSP Records for Popularity

    Jul 31, 2019
    • Membership
    • Global Safety
    • Press Release
    • Education
    • Advocacy
    ASSP's signature event continues to grow in popularity. Final numbers from Safety 2019 show that 8,938 people took part in the June event, surpassing the organization’s previous record gathering from last year. There were 5,905 registered attendees and 3,033 exhibitor representatives in New Orleans.
  • Workers with checklist

    NIOSH Establishes Chemical Management Strategy

    Jul 18, 2019
    • PSs
    • Education
    • CIG
    • Safety Management
    • Risk Assessment & Management
    • Industrial Hygiene
    • Health & Wellness
    • Hazards & Hazardous Materials
    A new NIOSH technical report offers employers a way to categorize chemicals that do not have occupational exposure limits.
  • Motor vehicle fleet

    How to Effectively Manage Motor Vehicle Fleet Safety

    Jul 18, 2019
    • Risk Assessment & Management
    • Training & Communication
    • Standards
    • Safety Management
    • Featured
    • Fleet Safety
    • CIG
    • PSs
    • Public
    • Education
    ANSI/ASSP Z15.1-2017, Safe Practices for Motor Vehicle Operations, provides guidance on how to develop a fleet safety program that effectively addresses the risks that drivers face on the road.
  • Roadway Work Zone

    4 Steps to Creating Safer Work Zones

    Jul 10, 2019
    • Standards
    • Public
    • PSs
    • Education
    • CIG
    • Training & Communication
    • Safety Management
    • Risk Assessment & Management
    • Personal Protection Equipment
    • Fleet Safety
    • Construction
    • Accident Investigation & Prevention
    Roadway work zones are some of the busiest and most hazardous work environments. But planning, education and technology can have a positive impact on safety.
  • Group exercising

    Examining the Success of Workplace Health Promotion Programs

    Jul 01, 2019
    • PSs
    • Ergonomics & Human Factors
    • Health & Wellness
    • CIG
    • Professional Skills
    • Education
    A new NIOSH study examines the prevalence of workplace health promotion programs (WHPPs) and their effectiveness in terms of gaining worker participation.

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