Archive for June 2021
ASSP statement on OSHA’s emergency rule for healthcare workers
The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP), the world’s oldest professional safety organization with 36,000 members worldwide, releases the following statement in response to OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard to better protect America’s healthcare workers from exposure to COVID-19. This statement is attributed to ASSP President Deborah Roy, M.P.H., RN, COHN-S, CSP, CIT, FASSP, FAAOHN: “ASSP…
Read MoreQ&A SHOWA: ChemRest
Workplace Material Handling & Safety sat down with Gil LeVerne, Jr., Director of Marketing with SHOWA Group to discuss their ChemRest product line. Employees where chemicals are manufactured are obviously at risk for hand injuries due to chemical exposure. Other industries are also high-risk for such hazards (i.e., mining, painting, construction, welding, etc.). How can…
Read MoreBlackline Safety Expands Executive Team, Appoints First Chief Marketing Officer
Blackline prepares for continued rapid growth into global connected worksites with new executive marketing position Blackline Safety Corp. (TSX.V: BLN), a global leader of hardware-enabled software as a service (SaaS) technology, today named Christine Gillies to its new global role of Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Ms. Gillies will join the company’s executive team as it…
Read MoreIndustrial Scientific Welcomes Himanshu Khurana as Vice President of Engineering
Himanshu Khurana, formerly of Honeywell, joins the Industrial Scientific leadership team. Industrial Scientific, a global leader in gas detection and safety-as-a-service, is pleased to announce that Himanshu Khurana has joined the company as vice president of engineering. Himanshu will be responsible for leading the company’s engineering team while also developing and executing the company’s global…
Read MoreAIHA Issues Infrastructure Worker Health and Safety Legislative Priorities
The new set of occupational health and safety priorities is designed to inform infrastructure negotiations between Congress and the White House. AIHA, the association for occupational health and safety science professionals, has issued a new set of health and safety priorities for infrastructure and construction workers and employees (PDF), designed to inform congressional and the…
Read MoreChemRest, Know You’re Protected.
“The SHOWA legacy, which goes back 60+ years, is one defined by innovation, and operating at the leading edge of glove safety, performance and reliability…That is why SHOWA is excited to share that we have combined our unparalleled expertise in chemistry and chemical resistant materials with top of the line glove manufacturing process to launch…
Read MoreASSP Foundation awards $328,000 in scholarships and grants
The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) Foundation is awarding $328,000 in academic scholarships and professional education grants to 117 individuals to help them achieve their educational and career goals in the occupational safety and health profession. “For more than 30 years, our foundation has helped thousands of students and professionals continue their education in…
Read MoreAIHA Announces the 2021-2022 Board of Directors
The members of the new Board of Directors were announced during its annual business meeting on June 1. AIHA, the association for occupational health and safety science professionals, announced the members of its new Board of Directors during its annual business meeting yesterday, June 1. AIHA’s Board of Directors includes the following officers for the…
Read MoreASSP appoints UCOR’s Rueter as next public director
The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) will welcome a new member to its leadership team on July 1. The Board of Directors has appointed UCOR President and CEO Ken Rueter to serve a three-year term on the board as the Society’s public director – a position created in 2015 to gain a corporate perspective…
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