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Carol Keyes awarded Consultant Safety Professional of the Year

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Mark

Carol Keyes, CSP, CRC, CCM, Principal with CHESS, Inc., a local safety and health consulting firm, was honored at the recent American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) conference in Denver, CO. Fourteen safety, health and environmental (SH&E) professionals from around … Continue reading →

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Safety Through Design

Posted on October 21, 2011 by CAK

It makes perfect sense:  incorporate safety when designing equipment and facilities, rather than trying to correct for safety later.   The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) have adopted a new standard that addresses … Continue reading →

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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Posted on February 28, 2011 by CAK

On March 25, 1911 New York City experienced one of the worst industrial accidents in history:  146 garment workers, mostly immigrant women, died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.  Workers were blocked from exiting and fire ladders could not reach … Continue reading →

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Safety updates: watch for the next newsletter

Posted on July 3, 2009 by CAK

Carol just got back from the American Society of Safety Engineers’ Professional Development Conference, held in San Antonio.  Jordan Barab, the Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA spoke in a question and answer format.  It sounds like we will … Continue reading →

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