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What is an ISO 14001 Environmental Management System?
The International Organization for Standardization, or ISO, determines internationally agreed upon standards for businesses. ISO standards that end in “001” are management systems. ISO 14001 is for environmental management systems as ISO 9001 is the standard for...
iSi Covers Industrial Hygiene at Tennessee Conference
iSi Project Manager, Ryan Livengood, presents "How Can I Tell If I Have an Industrial Hygiene Issue and What Do I Need to Look For?" at the Chattanooga Regional Manufacturer's Association Annual EHS Summit in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The term industrial hygiene (IH)...
Semiannual Regulatory Priorities Set by EPA and OSHA
Twice a year each of the President’s cabinets and executive agencies submits a regulatory agenda for the upcoming months. It’s a list of priorities and which regulatory areas they intend to focus on. The following items were listed as priorities in EPA’s agenda and...
The Importance of Professional Organizations and Conferences to Your EHS Compliance
Fall is a busy time for iSi as there are a number of environmental, health and safety (EHS) conferences and professional organizations we're involved in. At a recent conference, I was reminded how important getting out to these events can be to an EHS professional’s...
OSHA’s Ammonium Regional Emphasis Program
iSi can help you determine what you need to do to get ready for enforcement.OSHA has announced it has developed a regional emphasis program for ammonium starting October 1, 2018. Who is Affected? The emphasis program targets fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate and...
Overheul to Discuss Link Between Safety Prequalification and Sales
iSi's Manager of Safety and Industrial Hygiene, James Overheul will be presenting "The Safety Prequalification: Where Sales and Safety Meet" at the 69th Annual Kansas Safety and Health Conference. In recent years, you may have seen an influx of companies requiring...
Livengood to Cover Identifying Industrial Hygiene Issues
iSi Project Manager Ryan Livengood will be presenting "How Can I Tell If I Have an Industrial Hygiene Issue and What Do I Need to Look For?" at the 69th Annual Kansas Safety and Health Conference. The term industrial hygiene (IH) covers a wide variety of issues found...
Who Regulates Hazmat Shipments?
In the environmental and safety world, it’s pretty simple to determine who’s the regulatory authority. For safety, in most cases it’s OSHA, and if you’re in a “state plan” state or if you’re a public entity, your state has an additional safety regulatory agency. For...
New Clean Air Act Interpretation May Affect Facility Air Permitting
Facilities required to have an EPA Title V air permit, New Source Review (NSR) air permit, or a Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) air permit may soon be affected by a proposed new interpretation of the word “adjacent”. Adjacent Properties In the...
What is EPA’s Affordable Clean Energy ACE Rule?
EPA has proposed a new rule for greenhouse gas emissions at power plants called the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (ACE) Rule. This rule is a replacement for the controversial Clean Power Plan (CPP) Rule. The CPP Rule was developed by the Obama Administration, and it...
EPA Superfund Task Force Sees Successes
In a previous blog we discussed the plans EPA had for expediting the cleanups of Superfund sites in hopes of reducing costs, reducing delays caused by long studies, and speeding up the timeline for getting the lands turned over for redevelopment, reuse and community...
Live Chat Now Available
iSi has added live chat as another way to contact us. To open the chat window, click on the blue button which is hovering at the bottom of each of our pages. Use this new feature to ask about our training, request quotes, or find specific information you're looking...
OSHA Compliance and Temporary Workers: Who’s Responsible?
When it comes to temporary workers, who’s responsible for OSHA compliance? Is it the host employer or the staffing agency? Overall it’s the responsibility of both parties to ensure OSHA standards are being followed and workers are being protected. As a general rule,...
Watch iSi’s Free Webinar Covering OSHA’s General Industry Silica Regulation
Watch our webinar to determine how these regulations apply to your organization. OSHA's general industry silica standard went into effect on June 23, 2018. iSi recorded a webinar on Friday, June 22, 2018 which covered: Elements of the New Standard...
OSHA Electronic Injury Reporting Due by July 1
Electronic injury and illness reporting is required annually by July 1st for select companies depending on size and industry. What gets reported is also dependent on size, that is, companies with 250 or more employees submit the 300, 300A and 301 while companies with...
Ben Smith Named iSi CFO
iSi is pleased to announce that Ben Smith has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer. Ben is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and has been with iSi since January 2009. He was most recently in the position of Controller. In his position as CFO, Ben manages...
Mason Promoted to Strategic Channel Manager
iSi is pleased to announce that Marc Mason has been promoted to Strategy Channel Manager. In this role, Marc will be responsible for the overall management of the Marketing and Sales department, as well as exploring new business opportunities and technology...
OSHA Delays Enforcement of Certain Portions of Beryllium Standard
OSHA has made some changes to enforcement dates for its beryllium standard. Some portions are being enforced as of May 11, 2018, some have been moved to December 12, 2018, and for construction and shipyards, some provisions may never be enforced. These are the parts...
Is Your Company Affected by the New Silica General Industry Standard?
OSHA's silica general industry standard will be enforced starting June 23, 2018. Is your company affected by this new standard? Silica can be found in a number of materials. Silica is a fine particle which is a respiratory hazard. Which industries are affected by...
James Overheul Named Manager of Safety and IH
iSi is pleased to announce that James Overheul has been promoted to Manager of Safety and Industrial Hygiene in the Consulting Services division. James has been with iSi since August 2014 and was most recently a Project Manager in the Consulting Services division. ...
Which Industries Are Affected by OSHA’s Beryllium Standard?
OSHA started enforcing certain provisions of its new beryllium standard starting May 11, 2018. Is your company affected by this new standard? Beryllium is a lightweight but strong metal and exposures to beryllium occurs through inhalation or contact when making...