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Livengood Joins iSi
iSi is pleased to announce Ryan Livengood has joined iSi's Consulting Team as a Project Manager. As a former corporate environmental, health and safety manager, Ryan has a vast experience in working with both environmental and safety compliance issues. Prior to...
iSi to Discuss SPCC’s Substantial Harm Criteria at Environmental Conference
iSi's Rohn Hamilton, P.E. will be presenting Ramifications of Triggering "Substantial Harm" Within the SPCC Plan at this year's Midwest Environmental Compliance Conference. SPCC Plans, or Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures Plans, are EPA-required plans...
EPA Proposing Changes to Aerosol Can Hazardous Waste Regulations
EPA is proposing to allow generators to handle aerosol cans as a universal waste rather than a hazardous waste. As a result, EPA hopes to encourage more recycling, ease regulatory burdens on generators, reduce the amount of cans going to landfills, and save over $3...
Leiker Joins iSi Team
iSi is pleased to announce Curtis Leiker, CSP has joined iSi's Consulting Team as a Project Manager. As a former environmental, health and safety coordinator from manufacturing and agricultural-related facilities, Curtis has experience in working with both...
iSi Discusses Safety at Petroleum Packaging Council National Meeting
iSi Project Manager James Overheul presented "Manufacturing Plant Safety and the Downstream Impact on Sales" at this year's Petroleum Packaging Council national conference and tradeshow. Company safety and injury statistics are increasingly becoming a tool for...
National Safety Council: OSHA Budget Gives Clues to Regulatory Agenda
The National Safety Council (NSC) has reviewed OSHA's Fiscal Year 2019 budget and within its budget justification section, NSC has found a number of items which give an insight into what will be OSHA priorities starting this fall through next year. They include:...
OSHA’s Silica Rule for General Industry
The OSHA silica rule for general industry/maritime is more geared toward proving silica exposures are occurring below certain levels and thus there is more of a sampling focus. Exposure Sampling Employers must conduct exposure monitoring for silica if the potential...
Hazardous Waste e-Manifest System Coming in June
EPA is establishing a nationwide electronic hazardous waste tracking system, and it hopes to have it up and running by June. The system will be known as e-Manifest, and will allow shippers to complete electronic manifests and destination/receiving facilities the...
Watch iSi’s Free Webinar on Silica in Construction
Watch our free webinar on the construction silica standard.OSHA's silica in construction standard goes into effect on September 23, 2017. iSi recorded a webinar to cover the following aspects of the standard:Elements of the New StandardExposure Sampling Requirements...
Who is iSi? Watch Our Video to Learn More!
iSi is pleased to release its new company video. Check it out to learn more about our history, why we do what we do, what services we provide and our commitment to safety. How can iSi help you? Check us out!
iSi Discusses Environmental Compliance at Chattanooga EHS Summit
iSi's Consulting Services Manager, Nikki Chavez, CHMM, presented "Lessons Learned: The Most Common Issues and Gaps Found in Environmental Compliance Audits" at the Chattanooga Regional Manufacturer's Association Annual EHS Summit. Environmental audits can serve as a...
Changes Coming to OSHA’s Electronic Injury Reporting Rule
The deadline to submit your injuries and illnesses for 2016 electronically through the new OSHA Injury Tracking Application website is December 1. However, recent actions by OSHA suggest this rule has the potential to look differently next year. In January, a lawsuit...
EPA to Change the Way It Handles Lawsuits
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has announced EPA will be ending practice of “sue and settle.” In sue and settle, a third-party group sues a federal agency, asking the courts to require the agency to change statutory duties or to enforce specific timelines written...
EPA to Propose Repeal of Clean Power Plan
A number of news agencies have obtained a document outlining EPA’s plans to propose a repeal of the Clean Power Plan. The announcement from EPA may come early this week and then a formal proposal will be issued in the Federal Register. The plans include a 60-day...
Silica Rule Enforcement: OSHA Giving “Good Faith Efforts” a 30 Day Extension
View our free webinar to determine how these regulations apply to your organization.OSHA’s new Silica in Construction Rule (29 CFR 1926.1153) went into effect on September 23, 2017. For most regulations, this is typically the day the agency can start enforcing the...
OSHA Announces Its 2017 Top 10 Violations
This week at the National Safety Council’s annual Congress and Expo, OSHA announced its Top 10 Most Commonly Cited Violations for 2017. The list combines both general industry (1910) and construction standard (1926) citations. For the past few years the list has...
Chemical Manufacturers & Importers: Ensure You’re on EPA’s Active Chemical List
In compliance with updates to the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA), EPA is updating its inventory of the chemicals manufactured or imported in the U.S. Called the Inventory Reset Rule, EPA is making an "Active" chemical list and an "Inactive" chemical list. If your...
iSi Covers Common Safety Audit Issues at Kansas Safety & Health Conference
iSi's Manager of Safety and Industrial Hygiene, Scott Smith, CSP presented "Lessons Learned: The Most Common Issues and Gaps Found in Safety Compliance Audits" at the 2017 Kansas Safety & Health Conference. Safety audits and inspections can serve as a useful tool...
Mason Discusses Emergency Response at Wichita ASSE Monthly Meeting
iSi's CEO Gary Mason presented "Emergency Response Lessons: Chemical Fire, Neodesha, Kansas" at the monthly meeting of the Wichita Chapter American Society for Safety Engineering (ASSE). Gary discussed the emergency response actions for a chemical fire which broke out...
iSi’s September EHS Training Schedule
Wichita, Kansas Classes Our Wichita classes will be held at iSi's Training Center at 215 S. Laura in Wichita.RCRA Hazardous Waste Management September 14-15, $475 (Lunch included on 2nd Day) Register More Info on This Class RCRA Refresher September 15, $225...
Oklahoma Stormwater in Construction Regs Updated
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) updated its Multi-Sector General Stormwater Permit for industrial activities last month, and now ODEQ has updated its stormwater permit for construction activities. The new "General Permit OKR10 for Stormwater...