Elections 2013 – Vote Today
Voting is now open through March 31. Click here for voting instructions and to get to know your candidates. In the coming years, the Society will be addressing several critical strategic issues concerning the path forward for both ASSE and the safety profession. By being informed and voting, you play an important role in deciding who will lead ASSE and is a critical responsibility of membership.
SAFETY 2013 - Learn from the Best
The American Society of Safety Engineers invites you to register early for THE Professional Development event of 2013, and join thousands of your peers in Las Vegas, June 24-27 for this outstanding event.
- 245 Sessions Covering 25 Topic Tracks
- Pre- and Post-Conference Seminars
- ISFP Symposium
- Academic Forum & More!
The HSSE Forum - Oman
March 9-10 2013
"The HSSE Forum - Oman" will bring together leading international and regional professionals who will share their best practices and forward thinking approach in building competency and managing workforce to ensure Integrated HSSE Management.
The event will take place on March 9-10, 2013 in the Grand Hyatt in Muscat, Oman.
Click here for more information.
NAOSH 2013
North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week occurs every year during the first full week of May. Its mission is to increase awareness of the importance of occupational safety and health to workers around the world.
Occupational Safety and Health Professional (OSHP) Day falls on the Wednesday during NAOSH Week, this year taking place on May 8, 2013. On this day we recognize and celebrate the lifesaving efforts of SH&E Professionals.
ASSE's Body of Knowledge
If you haven't registered yet for the ASSE's Body of Knowledge you're missing out on a great source of information for the safety professional.
This week's featured content:
EHS Works Blog
Lower Asthma Incidence Among Polyurethane Foam Manufacturing Workers, Study Shows - March 1, 2013
An industry report of the foam manufacturing plant health and safety records found incidents of occupational asthma to be lower in flexible polyurethane foam plants than among the general adult population. The report, featured in a paper entitled, “A Survey of the Incidence of Occupational Asthma among Flexible Polyurethane Foam Slabstock Plants,” combines 24 years of data and surveys and suggests that that plant workers were “well-protected from chemical exposure by modern chemical exposure control technologies and training.”... Read More!
Upcoming Webinars
- Actively Caring for People
March 6, 2013 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM CDT - Best Practices in Industrial Hygiene
March 20, 2013 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM CDT - Nanotechnology: Revolutionizing Occupational Safety & Health
April 10, 2013 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM CDT - Risk Management Is More Than Safety
April 24, 2013 - 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM CDT
NEW!
The Safety Professionals Handbook, Second Edition
The Safety Professionals Handbook, Second Edition, continues ASSE’s commitment to providing a unique resource to practicing safety professionals, in one source that can be easily accessed and understood. No other EHS publication offers the breadth of information from such a multitude of experienced safety professionals.
New Professional Safety Journal App
ASSE is pleased to announce that mobile apps are now available for Professional Safety, its highly rated monthly journal. Get instant access to the journal from your Droid, iphone and iPad. Scroll through the pages, click through links to find more information or to connect with an advertiser. Members/Subscribers: Once you download and install the app, you’ll need to log in with your member number/customer id and password (last name).
Now Available! Listen to Free Podcasts From ASSE's Virtual Classroom!
Every month, ASSE delivers live webinars from experts in the field of safety. These monthly live webcasts are a way to interact with the experts while learning about new approaches to managing safety.
Now, you can listen to the audio recordings of some of these past events whenever you want!
To listen to a podcast right from your computer, just Click Here.
Or, if you use iTunes, you can find us on the iTunes store.
Note: While our live webcasts offer the opportunity to earn CEUs, these audio-only podcasts do not.
Social Media and ASSE
Connect With ASSE on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter
ASSE's Social Media offerings include a variety of more than 30 different groups ranging from our Practice Specialties, Branches and Common Interest Groups to our Government Affairs and Public Relations outreach efforts. Take a moment to join the appropriate groups, post questions, recommend useful resources, participate in the discussions, search jobs, and network with fellow EH&S professionals.
Gift Memberships Available
Do you know a safety, health and environmental professional who is not a member, but really should be? Have you tried different approaches including the Member-Get-A-Member campaign with no luck? Well, maybe a gift membership from you would do the trick! Download the Gift Membership form today - PDF or DOC. ASSE is proud to offer another way to grow the Society, the safety profession and your sponsored members.
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