August 3, 2016
ASSE President’s Message: It’s All About Risk
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“I started my career as a graduate assistant at North Carolina State University working with the state’s furniture and textile industries as they were trying to comply with a new law, the Occupational Safety and Health Act. At that time, work-related injuries and illnesses were common in these industries and were often considered a badge of courage. Missing fingers, hearing loss and occupational asthma were the norm, and widespread ergonomics-related disabilities were simply viewed as the price of getting old. Although it took time, the new regulatory standards offered protection to a workforce that had come to expect injuries and illnesses as part of the job.
Fast forward to 2016. Regulatory standards still provide the foundation of worker protection. And some small- and medium-size businesses still struggle just to maintain basic compliance with the OSH Act and similar laws.”
