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What’s on OSHA’s To-Do List? OSHA Publishes Current Regulatory Agenda
OSHA's regulatory agenda has been published with a list of priorities the agency is working on. Twice a year the federal agencies publish their regulatory priorities. These are typically listed by what stage each is currently in. What is on OSHA's regulatory...
iSi Industrial Services: Your One-Stop Solution for Environmental Remediation Services
iSi Industrial Services: Your One-Stop Solution for Environmental Remediation Services iSi Industrial Services offers a comprehensive range of remediation services to meet the needs of our clients. We specialize in site cleanup, industrial decommissioning, and...
iSi Celebrates Career of Founder Gary Mason
Mason Retiring from Full-Time Duties at iSi Environmental On February 1, 2022, iSi Environmental’s longtime CEO and co-founder Gary Mason is officially retiring. Gary started Integrated Solutions, Inc., dba iSi Environmental and iSi Industrial Services, or, iSi, with...
Learning Management Systems: Compliance Training
Learning Management Systems: Compliance Training What is LMS compliance? An LMS compliance learning management system is a software application that helps companies manage and monitor employee compliance training programs. These systems help ensure that employees...
The Top 4 Facility Response Plan Issues Found by EPA
EPA has reviewed inspection data from its regional offices to get an idea of the most common Facility Response Plan and SPCC (Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures) Plan deficiencies. The goal of the review was to help EPA determine how clear their rules were...
The Top 5 Respiratory Protection Issues Cited by OSHA in 2021
The list of the most cited OSHA standards is out for 2021. As you may know, the list contains the same issues each year, usually just in a different order. Fall protection in construction is number one for the 11th year in a row. Hazard communication, usually...
8 Key Details You Need to Know About OSHA’s Vaccination and Testing Standard
OSHA's recently announced Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on vaccination and testing was issued on November 5, 2021, and within days it was stayed by 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. While the legality of the standard, aka 29 CFR 1910.501, remains in question, it...
Halloween Safety Tips
As a safety consultant, we make sure that our teams know about safety in all aspects of their life, not just the OSHA kind at work. Safety at home is just as important as safety at work. It's the first official holiday of fall – Halloween! Before venturing out...
Health Hazard OSHA Regional Emphasis Program Looks at Industrial Hygiene-Related Issues
OSHA has issued a new regional emphasis program for its Region VII states (Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska) that is targeting industries considered to be in the Top 50 for creating worker health hazards. Called, “Top 50 Workplace – Health Hazard,” some of the...
EPA Names Most Common SPCC Plan Deficiencies – Do You Have Any of These?
EPA recently reviewed inspection data from its regional offices to get an idea of the most common SPCC (Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures) Plan deficiencies. The goal of the review was to help EPA determine how clear their rules were to help companies...
RCRA Air: What Air Regulations are in the Hazardous Waste Standards?
In our blog article about EPA’s compliance initiatives, EPA said a number of facilities were not complying with RCRA air requirements and as a result, inspectors were being directed to look at these items in inspections. So, what are the RCRA air requirements, and...
EPA Discusses Current Compliance, Enforcement Priorities and Initiatives
At the recent KDHE Environmental Conference, Dave Cozad, Director of the Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division with Region VII EPA gave an update outlining EPA’s upcoming compliance and enforcement priorities. Compliance Inspections & Public Posting of...
EPA Warns Incinerator Backlog Could Mean Compliance Issues for Hazardous Waste Generators
Many of the nation’s commercial hazardous waste incinerator facilities are notifying customers they’ll no longer accept new waste for a while, says a new memo issued by EPA. This is because there are backlogs at the incinerator facilities, and they can’t handle any...
Recognize the Signs of Heat Illness
Hot working conditions can bring increased risks of heat illness, especially when heat-producing equipment is used. OSHA has added an item in its Spring Regulatory Agenda called "Heat Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings" to start the wheels in...
Which Emergency Response Plans are You Required to Develop for Your Facility?
Download a pdf copy of article that you can reference for later!Don't miss upcoming EHS news! Sign up to receive our blog via email weekly!In a review of environmental and safety regulations, you will find quite a few references to developing emergency response plans...
OSHA Issues Emergency Standard for COVID
UPDATE 6/10/21: OSHA has issued an emergency temporary standard for Covid-19, but it will only apply to healthcare workers. For all other industries, there is new updated guidance related to unvaccinated and otherwise at-risk workers. Emergency Temporary Standard...
Annual DOT Registrations Due July 1
If your company ships hazardous waste or hazardous materials in certain types and/or quantities, you are be required to register with the Department of Transportation (DOT) annually. Who Needs to Be Registered With DOT? DOT registrations are required for companies or...
Sometimes You Really Need to Listen to the Voices in Your Head
At iSi, the office and marketing/sales teams get involved in safety too, and one of the things we do is we each get a week to share a personal safety experience. This is what I plan to share this month during my turn, and I hope you can take something away from it,...
iSi Summer Safety Series: Grilling Safety
Summer here and so is grilling season. Well, it's always grilling season in some places, but Summer is the time of year when it's most conducted. According to NFPA, 64% of all households own a grill or a smoker, and gas grills are the biggest culprit to fires. ...
EPA’s Changes to TRI Reporting: What to Know Before the July 1 Due Date
EPA has made some updates, changes and additions to their Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting. Their focus on environmental justice is evident in many of these changes. Because the TRI is used as a mechanism to publicly report businesses’ chemical and release...
Go Orange for Work Zone Safety & Struck-By Hazard Awareness Week
With spring and summer, along with the barbeques, pool parties and vacation days that come with warm weather, so does one other inevitability: road construction. The week of April 26-30, 2021 is National Work Zone Awareness Week. Road construction occurs all...