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SAFETY 2018
“Because we believe millennials have a lot to offer workplace safety culture, all ASSE student mem- bers receive a free year of full membership as a graduation gift. This helps them stay connected to ASSE and utilize the resources that can make a significant difference in developing their careers.”
ASSE has a Young Professionals Common Interest Group that is highly energized and conducts “Lunch and Learn” virtual events that further the skills of millennials, which now outnumber baby boomers in the workplace. ASSE also hosts an annual Future Safety Leaders Conference for student members, helping them obtain the skills they need to succeed in their safety careers. Because we believe millennials have a lot to offer workplace safety culture, all ASSE student members receive a free year of full membership as a graduation gift. This helps them stay connected to ASSE and utilize the resources that can make a significant difference in developing their careers.
10. OSHA and EPA are very quiet as we’re well into year two of the Trump Administration, and I’m not seeing any urgency on Capitol Hill even to confirm the president’s nominee to lead OSHA. What’s your view on the delay of proposed regulations
and the proposed agency budget cuts that we’ve seen from this administration so far?
Developments on Capitol Hill can be challenging to forecast in the current political climate. ASSE continues to advocate for ad- equate funding for the agencies that keep our nation’s workforce safe. We also support occupational safety and health policy that is data-driven and practitioner-based. Looking ahead to the FY19 budget, ASSE is particularly concerned by the proposed elimina- tion of OSHA’s Susan Harwood grants that provide training on workplace safety and health hazards, responsibilities, and rights; the drastic cuts at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH); and the proposed relocation of NIOSH into the National Institutes of Health. Also troubling is the proposed elimination of the Chemical Safety Board (CSB), which has played a critical role in keeping American workers safe for more than 20 years by conducting root-cause investigations of industrial chemi- cal incidents at fixed facilities. As a former CSB board member, I can attest to the unique work this agency performs, and how much value it provides for its minimal impact on the budget.
Jerry Laws is the editor of Occupational Health & Safety. REFERENCES
1. http://www.asse.org/military-resources/
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