ASSE Presenting Triangle Award May 6
The inaugural award is to honor an EH&S professional for outstanding heroism and dedication to fellow employees and to the profession. The presentation is part of this year's NAOSH Week.
The American Society of Safety Engineers and OSHA will participate in the first-ever presentation of the ASSE Triangle Award during the 2013 NAOSH Week kickoff event, May 6, at the US Department of Labor in Washington D.C. It is given in honor of the 146 victims of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in New York City and honors an EH&S professional for outstanding heroism and dedication to fellow employees and to the profession.
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week 2013 actually takes place May 5-11, and there is a kickoff event May 5 at The National Aquarium in Washington. Events on May 6 will take place at DOL's headquarters building there and at The National Gallery of Art at 4th Street and Constitution Avenue.