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Safety professionals are taking steps to close the gaps in their organizations’ understanding of how to support a large employee population: parents.

ASSP’s 14th Annual Future Safety Leaders Conference will take place Nov. 8-9, 2018, at the Chicago Marriott Oak Brook in Oak Brook, IL.

Thanks to a travel grant from Georgia-Pacific, five student members will be attending Safety 2018 in San Antonio, TX.

The recently approved ANSI/ASSE A10.21 standard, Safety Requirements for Safe Construction and Demolition of Wind Generation/Turbine Facilities, is the first industry consensus standard written specifically for wind construction.

ISO 31000:2018 reflects the evolution of risk management over the past decade from a separate, at times departmentalized, activity to an integrated management competency. Here are five things you need to know.

Mentorship has unique benefits. Learn how to find the right professional guide and build a strong relationship that stands the test of time.

ASSE is creating an independent accreditation institute that will debut this summer, further driving the evolution of workplace safety and health worldwide. The fee-based program will certify an applying organization’s occupational safety and health products and services based on recognized voluntary consensus standards.

ASSE has bestowed the honor of Fellow on a longtime member who has made significant contributions to the occupational safety and health profession. Deborah Roy is the 2018 recipient of the Society’s highest honor. She also will be ASSE’s 2020-21 president, having been elected this year as the organization’s senior vice president.

Tim Page-Bottorff, a highly respected safety trainer, mentor and motivational speaker who is often called a “public utilities safety guru,” is ASSE's 2018 Safety Professional of the Year. He has taken innovative steps to advance the safety and health profession while being influential with safety training for school-age children.

Dr. Gary Winn, a highly regarded educator within the occupational safety and health profession and ASSE member for 25 years, is the 2018 William Tarrants Outstanding Safety Educator. Winn is a professor of safety management in the Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering at West Virginia University.

Thanks to a growing group of generous donors, the ASSE Foundation is celebrating a record year by awarding more than $375,000 in scholarships and grants to 117 individuals seeking advancement in the occupational safety and health profession. This year’s distribution tops the Foundation’s previous record of $303,665 in 2017.

ASSE has completed its 2018 Society elections and congratulates its new leaders, whose terms begin July 1. Rixio Medina will become ASSE’s new president for 2018-19. “Elections are the heart of a professional society, and I’m happy to see our members staying involved and being committed to voting,” said President Jim Smith.

Volunteer leadership is the backbone of the American Society of Safety Professionals. Many volunteers have advice for future leaders, often derived from experience making workplaces safer and stronger.

President Jim Smith recently addressed students at Eastern Kentucky University about the future outlook for the OSH profession and how the Society supports safety professionals throughout their careers.

We put out a call for microlearning module submissions with a new twist – there would be a competition among all chapters, Practice Specialties and Common Interest Groups. Now, we're happy to announce that with five submissions, first place goes to the Women in Safety Excellence (WISE) Common Interest Group.

It’s time for leaders to move beyond incident-based metrics, explains Michael Fackler. He has six steps to help you reimagine your organization’s safety goals.

As secretariat of the ANSI-accredited A10 standards committee, ASSP collaborates with stakeholders to develop industry consensus standards that address safety requirements for construction and demolition operations.

It’s easy to underestimate the impact of a time change, but experts say losing an hour of sleep can be significant. Here’s what you can do to address fatigue.

Safety professionals know it’s important to pay attention. But when the word “mindfulness” enters the conversation, some people shut down and stop listening.

As secretariat of the ANSI-accredited Z359 standards committee, ASSP collaborates with a diverse group of stakeholders to develop consensus standards that address work-related falls, which continue to be a leading cause of injuries and fatalities.