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Bruce Lyon, a longtime ASSP member, earned the 2025 Prevention through Design Award for his work in eliminating workplace hazards through design.

The ASSP Foundation has received a landmark $325,000 gift from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals Foundation.

ASSP has launched Safety Trekr AI, a groundbreaking AI-powered search tool designed to fundamentally change how safety professionals access critical guidance.

On June 26, 2025, OSHA renewed its National Emphasis Program (NEP) focused on reducing the risk of amputations in manufacturing.

Torrey Garrison shares seven military leadership lessons that any safety professional can apply to their day-to-day work.

On June 16, 2025, members of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) had a significant opportunity to provide testimony during a public hearing hosted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on its proposed rule for heat injury and illness prevention in indoor and outdoor work settings.

ASSP has bestowed the honor of Fellow upon five trailblazing members whose lifelong dedication has profoundly shaped workplace safety and health.

Safety 2025 in Orlando will feature ASSP's largest expo in history from July 22-24 at the Orange County Convention Center.

ASSP recently advocated for the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act, which would allow 529 college savings plans to cover professional credentials like certifications and licenses. This bipartisan bill would help safety professionals reduce financial barriers to continuing education and career growth. It was recently included in the House’s tax reform package, marking a significant step forward.

OSHA has updated its Site-Specific Targeting program to focus inspections on non-construction workplaces using injury and illness data from 2021–2023. Safety professionals should ensure their OSHA Form 300A submissions are accurate and up to date.

ASSP has named Steven Thygerson its Safety Professional of the Year. He will be honored at Safety 2025 in Orlando in July.

This week brought significant developments concerning the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), offering a measure of relief to occupational environmental, health and safety (EHS) professionals and workers nationwide. Following widespread concern over recent layoffs, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has reinstated several hundred NIOSH employees, particularly those involved in vital programs such as black lung disease screening and respirator testing.

Workplace safety and health professionals have one week to beat a rate increase for Safety 2025 in Orlando. The regular rate expires May 22.

ASSP named Georgi Popov the recipient of the 2025 Bresnahan Standards Medal for his work in developing and advocating voluntary consensus standards.

Ibukun Awolusi, Ph.D., a widely respected educator in the EHS field, is the Society’s 2025 William E. Tarrants Outstanding Safety Educator.

On April 10, ASSP participated in the OSHA Alliance Program’s 2025 Annual Construction Roundtable, an event that brought together government, labor and industry stakeholders to collaborate on improving safety across the construction industry. ASSP’s participation reflects its ongoing commitment to shaping national safety conversations and contributing to efforts that benefit workers across the construction industry.

ASSP encourages safety professionals and employers to raise awareness and participate in the National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls on May 5-9.

The ANSI B11 Standards Development Committee, which oversees an extensive set of machine/machinery/machine tool safety consensus standards share a update on committee activities.

ASSP will present three keynote sessions that attendees won’t want to miss at the Safety 2025 Professional Development Conference and Expo in Orlando.

As part of its "Stand Up for Standards" education series, ASSP will hold a two-hour webinar May 8 on fall protection and restraint implementation.