"It's incredible and a truly humbling honor that ASSE members are giving me the opportunity to lead 37,000 of the best safety professionals," James D. Smith said June 21 during the conference's general session. "The oncoming year will be exciting, and I really can't wait to get started."
Outgoing President Tom Cecich, CSP, CIH, cited several initiatives as he greeted attendees at the opening general session of Safety 2017, the largest annual conference in the society's 106-year history.
A panel of experts discussed heat illness and how employers can prepare for the warm summer months.
The proposed new logo for the society was rejected in June 19 voting, however.
The signing in Denver follows a 2016 preliminary letter of intent for cooperation signed by the two organizations.
A busy day two featured tours by groups of safety professionals through the expo.
During June 6-9, a validation study on stress and attention in air traffic control was performed at Anadolu University. The data will be the main input for the preparation of guidelines for future air traffic control systems design, with a focus on automation.
Georgi Popov and Sathy Rajendran are the recipients of the award.
They are encouraging agencies across the country to suspend all non-emergency activities during June 18-24 so they can focus on training and education related to this year's MAYDAY, Self-Rescue, and Rapid Intervention theme.
"The data suggests these untrained employees may be relying on their untrained peers in the event of an emergency, leaving employees with a false sense of security that someone in the workplace will be qualified and able to respond, when that is clearly not the case," said Dr. Michael Kurz, M.D., co-chair of AHA's Systems of Care Subcommittee.
NIST reported that it reviewed 162 proposals from industry, academia, and public safety organizations and chose 33 that span five key technology areas.
DuPont’s booth features new products from both the Tyvek and Nomex brands.
Facility managers can use it, free of charge, to understand their premises' spill risks and ways to reduce unnecessary risks.
The drop includes the use of e-cigarettes.
Sonar Products has also been ordered to cease operations.
The proposed agreement with the Department of Justice remains subject to court approval and does not require the companies to make any additional divestitures, and with this agreement, no further approvals are required in the United States for the merger to close.
Marine Corps Maj. Mark Simmons, systems engineer for CERS and Enhanced 911 at Marine Corps Systems Command, said "CERS aggregates multiple capabilities -- E911, Computer-Aided Dispatch, incident records management, and fire station alerting -- into a single workstation, giving emergency dispatchers the ability to quickly, and more accurately, dispatch the appropriate assets where necessary in the shortest time possible."
"Our program involves a rigorous process to attract and retain the best safety instructors," explained ASSE President Tom Cecich, CSP, CIH. "We want to ensure a high-quality learning experience that safety professionals find beneficial."
The American Industrial Hygiene Foundation officially welcomed the board during the conference in Seattle.
The company is specifically recalling older minivans because of a wiring problem.