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It’s “Basic” Environmental and Safety Training with iSi’s EHS Bootcamp Virtual Seminar
Visit our EHS Bootcamp website to learn more about the agenda and to register!Starting out, every day as an EHS professional felt overwhelming. I started at this company doing one thing, but I inherited EHS duties somewhere along the way. I didn't have any formal...
Workplace Safety Technology: T-Mobile for Business Adds 4G LTE HardHat and Contactless Temperature Device
iSi can help you find safety and environmental technology solutions to make your job easier. Contact us today! T-Mobile for Business has added two new workplace safety technology products geared to make workplaces safer. Each one also has features to help provide...
Update: 2020 Final Rule Adds to and Clarifies OSHA Beryllium Standard
iSi can do the sampling, write your plan, and help with any other part of this new requirement! OSHA's beryllium exposure standard for general industry, construction and maritime has been in place since May 2018, with various enforcement dates for different...
Industrial Hygiene in Construction: Focus Four Health Hazards
Recently the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) published results of its study of construction occupations and workers across 32 states regarding construction worker health. For several years, there has been an OSHA Focus Four emphasis on physical safety...
EPA Adds 1-BP to Clean Air Act Hazardous Air Pollutants List
EPA has added 1-bromopropane (1-BP), aka n-propyl bromide, to its list of hazardous air pollutants under the Clean Air Act. This is the first time since 1990 that EPA has added a chemical to the list from a petition request. The CAS number for 1-BP is 106-94-5. How...
Safety News Briefs: OSHA 300 Public, Tyvek Shortages, New Respirator Posters
Here are a few recent headlines from the world of safety: Federal Judge Rules OSHA 300 Info is Not Confidential A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for Northern California has ruled that OSHA injury and illness log information is not confidential. The ruling...
DOT Hazardous Materials Registrations Due July 1
If your company ships or transports hazardous materials, including hazardous waste, you are required to register for a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) number. These registrations are due for renewal annually and the payments are due before July 1. DOT...
iSi Summer Safety Toolbox: Staying Hydrated
Dehydration can be a common cause of heat illness. Maintaining hydration is important, even if you don’t feel thirsty. Drinking water or electrolyte drinks are highly preferred to sugary and heavily caffeinated drinks. OSHA recommends drinking small amounts of cool...
How UV Lighting Can be Used as a Disinfectant for Your Facility
iSi can now provide disinfecting UV lighting for your HVAC system. UV light installations kill protein encased viruses, bacteria and mold.UV lighting can be used as another tool in your safety and environmental arsenal to make your workplace safer and healthier. But...
COVID-19: A Potential OSHA Recordable Illness
UPDATED 5/22/20 Recently published guidance from OSHA clarifies that workplace-contracted COVID-19 can be a recordable illness. That is, a recordable if it was contracted as a result of work duties. Illnesses such as the flu and colds have always been, and continue...
COVID Complaints: Will You Be Inspected by OSHA?
Updated 5/22/2020 With tensions somewhat high about the COVID-19 pandemic, OSHA has experienced quite an increase in the number of whistleblower complaints from workers. As a result, OSHA has published some enforcement guidance to their inspectors on how to handle...
Return to Work Building Issues: Stagnant Water
Legionnaires, Heavy Metals Among the Hazards That Could Affect Your Building's Water System Safety As we all prepare to return to work, we may find additional hazards lurking in our buildings if they have been closed up or have had limited occupancy due to stay at...
Bleach Safety
With the spread of COVID-19, businesses and households are looking for ways to clean and sanitize surfaces, and bleach is one of those cleaners that experts have deemed acceptable. Before you begin, please review these bleach safety tips to ensure you and your...
12 Tasks for Safety Managers Working From Home
Many in the U.S. are under stay at home orders, encouraged to work from home where possible. Although many manufacturing facilities are considered essential and still open, safety managers and their support staff do not always need to be onsite. With your routine...
Creating a Pandemic Preparedness Plan for ISNetworld or for ANY Company
If you are a contractor to large refineries and manufacturers like we are, you are likely a member of one or more safety oversight companies like ISNetworld. Recently clients have been asking contractors to upload a Pandemic Preparedness Plan for ISNetworld, in...
EPA Enforcement During COVID-19 Disruption: What Do You Need to Do?
UPDATE: EPA has announced they will be ending these policies on August 31, 2020. The COVID-19 outbreak is affecting businesses — from creating labor challenges to shutting them down altogether. As a result, you may not be able to meet your EPA or state environmental...
Electronic EHS Training: Maintain Certifications, Complete Requirements Now
With stay-at-home orders mandated in many states, counties and cities across the U.S. due to the COVID-19 breakout, business operations have been dramatically affected – including environmental, health and safety training (EHS training). Unless otherwise noted by...
The Importance of Understanding the REAL Ramifications of Disinfecting Your Workplace
With all things COVID-19 impacting our businesses, researching immediate actions to understand their impacts is critical. Some companies may feel the pressure and immediate need to “clean” everything. However, it’s important to know which cleaning compounds work in...
iSi Celebrates Career of Founder Karma Mason
On February 20, iSi held an event to salute the career of Karma Mason, iSi’s long time President, COO, and co-owner, who is retiring from full-time duties. Karma started iSi with her husband Gary Mason, iSi’s CEO, in 1990. They built iSi from their dining room table...
Watch iSi’s Free Industrial Wastewater Treatment Webinar
Watch this free webinar!iSi currently manages several industrial wastewater treatment plants for manufacturing facilities. In order to best manage these plants, we first needed to learn how they worked in order to develop standard operating procedures and operator...
Machine Guarding Real Focus of Renewed OSHA Emphasis Program
OSHA has updated and renewed its National Emphasis Program on amputations in manufacturing facilities. With this emphasis, OSHA will be targeting manufacturers and industrial facilities, with a focus on machine guarding and lockout-tagout. Who’s On the List? Machine...