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Chemical Safety – Find Your Flow
The ingredients of a sound chemical safety program include an accurate chemical inventory, on-demand safety data sheets (SDS) and an... More →
Chemical Safety: What Not To Do
When I was little, one of my favorite games to play with my cousin Erica was something we made up... More →
Chemical Safety
Most of us know that chemicals can be very dangerous, especially when they aren’t handled safely. In this safety training... More →
Chemical Spills
Join HSI Chief Safety Officer Jill James as she visits environmental health and safety professionals in their workplaces to explore... More →
Chemical Interactions
Join HSI Chief Safety Officer Jill James as she visits environmental health and safety professionals in their workplaces to explore... More →
Chemical Reporting Made Easy for Con Edison
Con Edison is one of the oldest and largest energy delivery systems, providing energy for over 10 million people in... More →
SDS: Chemical Management
Still in an old 3-ring binder? Tired of managing multiple systems for your chemical management? HSI offers SDS Management software... More →
On-Site Chemicals: Do You Know Your Exposure?
An on-site chemical inventory is the first step for any business to get a true understanding of all its existing... More →
Know your chemicals inside and out
SafeTec helps companies know their chemicals, whether you’re a chemical manufacturer or just simply use them in your everyday operations... More →
What’s Your Chemical Inventory Score?
Chemical inventories are the backbone of a good safety data sheet (SDS) management program. Without an accurate chemical inventory, you... More →
Q & A: Chemical Management Plans: Lab Safety & HAZCOM
Question: “What is the simplest way to have one chemical management plan to address both HazComm and Lab Standard (29CFR... More →
Your Blueprint for Chemical Safety Training
Employee training is one of the 5 key pillars to OSHA’s Hazard Communication standard here in the United States. But... More →
Evolving Worldwide Trends in Chemical Regulation
If you manufacture, distribute or work with chemicals, then you probably know a thing or two about regulations and standards... More →
SDS Management: On–Site Chemical Inventory & Exposure
It Begins with Chemical Inventory and Ends with Chemical Intelligence With more than three million facilities employing over 30 million... More →
Best Practices: On-Site Chemical Inventories
An on-site chemical inventory is the first step for any business to get a true understanding of all its existing... More →
Healthcare Worker Training and Hazardous Chemicals
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has recently published some interesting survey results about healthcare workers and... More →
How to Keep Workers Safe Around Chemicals
It may surprise you to learn that more than half a million Americans work in laboratories, according to numbers from... More →
Corporations Taking a Stand on Toxic Chemicals in the Retail Industry
The day has arrived when customers have begun to demand more environmentally friendly and safe chemicals—which has naturally led to... More →
How PepsiCo Streamlined the Management of Chemicals and Safety Data Sheets
PepsiCo is well known for marketing, manufacturing, and distributing Pepsi soda, but the multinational company has more than 500 brands... More →
Understanding GHS Labels
Chemical manufacturers and importers must determine the hazards of the chemicals they transport. And that’s why the Globally Harmonized System... More →
Large Utilities Provider
Improved Chemical Compliance Across the Enterprise A large utility provider needed a more effective and compliance-driven chemical management solution that... More →
Updating Safety Data Sheets
Chemical manufacturers, importers, and distributors of hazardous chemicals are all required to provide safety data sheets, otherwise known as SDSs... More →
New York Utilities Provider
Streamlined Chemical Management Reporting HSI managed the SDS collection of this New York utilities provider over a client server intranet... More →
Regional Utilities Provider
Streamlining SDS Collection and Reporting with Total Chemical Transparency This Midwest regional utilities provider needed an accurate and comprehensive inventory... More →
How To Read a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
A safety data sheet—or SDS—is a document prepared by chemical manufacturers for any chemical which presents a hazard to health... More →
Mobility for EHS Professionals
Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) professionals work in dynamic environments. One day they are in a factory recording chemical inventories... More →
SDS Authoring
If you are a manufacturer, distributor, or importer of chemicals or other hazardous substances, you are required to create or... More →
SDS Management
Comprehensive SDS storage, reporting and access in one location…wherever you are. HSI’s unique safety management platform provides a complete safety... More →
On-Site Inventory
Do you know WHERE your chemicals are? Do you know WHAT your chemicals are? The best SDS management software system... More →
24-Hour Hotline
HSI’s 24-Hour Emergency Response Hotline allows you to access your safety data sheets (SDS) via email and to receive emergency... More →
Five Important Steps to HazCom Compliance
Regular readers of the HSI blog know that hazard communications (HazCom) is an important part of a company’s EHS obligations... More →
Safety Data Sheet (SDS) FAQ’s
What products require an SDS?Any product that is considered a hazardous chemical requires a safety data sheet. A hazardous chemical... More →
Last-Minute GHS Breakdown
Don't worry, this last-minute GHS breakdown will bring you up to speed with what's required to comply with the Globally... More →
Art & Science of Mindfulness
Research on mindfulness in the workplace has mostly focused on the objective of trying to improve levels of work-related well-being... More →
Buyer’s Guide: Online Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Management
The market for safety data sheet (SDS) management is highly competitive. When it comes time to choose, you’ll likely have... More →
Southwest Utilities Provider
Achieving Greater Accuracy and Time Savings in Tier II Reporting Two of the Southwest U.S. largest utility providers needed to... More →
5 Steps to HAZCOM Compliance
According to OSHA statistics, Hazard Communication—or HAZCOM— violations are the 2nd most reported violation in the United States. OSHA’s Hazard... More →
Ready for an OSHA Safety Data Sheet Audit?
Maintaining an accurate, up to date safety data sheet collection is the first step in avoiding OSHA’s 2nd most-frequently cited... More →
HazCom Signage
To support OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard, HSI provides free, customizable posters and documents of various sizes that you can download... More →
Conflicting Regulatory Requirements Concerning Pesticides
In 1996, genetically modified crops were introduced to the fields of the world. One of the purported benefits of these... More →
The 5 Step Guide to HAZCOM Compliance
Whether you’re working toward getting your organization in compliance with OSHA’s Hazard Communication (HazCom) standard on your own, or with... More →
ICCM 4 Expands SAICM, Updates Regulations
The ICCM recently held their fourth conference on their comprehensive implementation of their SAICM program. If you’ve kept up with... More →
Ammonia Safety
This week's safety training tip touches on the topic of ammonia safety. Ammonia is considered a health hazard because it... More →
New TSCA Overhaul Finally Passes in Senate
Passed in 1976, the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) sought to protect ordinary Americans from potentially harmful chemicals used in... More →
What Factors Influence Toxic Exposure Levels?
One of the first things to consider when thinking about chemical compliance is controlling exposure levels. Compliance standards are created... More →
OSHA Updates PSM Standards for Retail Exemption
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has updated its standards on Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals (PSM)... More →
Stay Informed: Proposed Changes to Regulations Prohibiting the Release of Refrigerants
Emissions cuts are an inescapable fact for businesses in a variety of industries. Since Obama announced the Climate Action Plan... More →
Tightening of GHS Regulations Has a Positive Impact on the Environment
Chemicals can have a devastating impact on both human health and the environment, and over the past century, humans have... More →
TSCA Reform Update: The Senate’s Nomenclature Provision Sets the Stage for Future Ambiguity
With Congress considering the reconciliation of the Senate and House proposals to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) legislation for... More →
An Introduction to Environmental Reporting
If your organization uses chemicals on the jobsite, there’s a good chance your EH&S personnel have spent a great deal... More →