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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 Management
Manage your in-use chemicals with a centralized solution to improve safety and minimize risk. HSI offers SDS Management software, On-Site... More →
Chemical Hygiene Plan
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, requires many laboratories in the United States to have chemical hygiene plans... 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 →
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 →
Upgrade Your Chemical Safety: How SDS Management Got Smarter
You’ve got a shelf full of binders, each packed with printed Safety Data Sheets. Some are outdated. Others are missing... 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 →
Stay Ahead of Chemical Compliance with Smart SDS Software
Safety professionals have seen it before: your Safety Data Sheets (SDS) library looks up to date, then a supplier changes... More →
What is a Chemical Hygiene Plan and Why Does Your Lab Need It?
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, requires many laboratories in the United States to have chemical hygiene plans... 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 →
How SDS Software Simplifies Chemical Reporting for EHS
Regulators are watching. Investors want answers. Customers care more than ever. And inside your own organization, there’s growing pressure to... More →
#3: Everyone’s invincible until chemicals are pumped into the wrong tank.
Series host Jill James speaks with ‘Philly Joe’ Kaufmann, Director of Occupational Health Services for the Inspira Health Network. Joe... 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 →
Automate, Predict, Protect: The Future of Chemical Management
Old-school safety data sheet (SDS) binders and disjointed spreadsheets aren’t keeping workers safe. They're just keeping companies technically compliant. That... 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 →
Treating Different Types of Burns: Thermal vs. Chemical vs. Electrical
Burn injuries are among the most common household and workplace accidents, and they can vary widely in severity. Understanding the... More →
How Are Food Manufacturing Workers Protected From Chemical Exposure?
Food processing and manufacturing facilities must be kept clean and sanitary to protect food safety and prevent foodborne illness. Chemical... More →
Using Your SDS Library to Predict and Prevent Chemical Incidents
Most companies use SDSs for compliance. That’s it. They print them. They store them in binders. Or maybe they upload... 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 →
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 →
#8: I have to tell you, those science teachers love to accumulate chemicals they shouldn't keep.
This discussion covers Cheryl’s 10-year journey of safety leadership in the pipeline industry, where she’s writing confined-space entry programs, and... 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 →
SDS Management
Comprehensive SDS storage, reporting, and access in one location--wherever you are. HSI’s unique Chemical Management solution provides a comprehensive catalog... 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 →
On-Site Inventory
Better track and manage your large quantities of on-site chemicals with our On-Site Inventory services. Our team of full-time technicians... 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 →
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 →