Resources and Other Results:
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 →
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 →
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 →
Power Plant Safety
Power plants are complex environments that house high-voltage equipment, flammable materials, and hazardous chemicals. A momentary lapse in safety protocols... More →
Quick Guide to HAZWOPER Training
Exposure to hazardous chemicals can cause a variety of health and safety risks, including chemical burns, fires, explosions, and other... 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 →
Understanding OSHA’s HAZCOM and Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Standards
Hazardous chemicals in the workplace kill an estimated 50,000 workers each year in the United States, and an estimated 190,00... 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 →
Chemical Safety
Most of us know that chemicals can be very dangerous, especially when they aren’t handled safely. In this safety training... 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 →
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 →
HazCom Signage
Since its implementation in 2015, OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard has made OSHA-compliant hazard pictograms part of the visual landscape in... More →
ESG: Environmental Social Governance
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives can be complex, daunting and task-intensive. HSI aims to simplify your compliance and organizational... More →
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 →
GHS Labels: What They Look Like and What They Mean
When a company makes, stores, or ships dangerous chemical products, they need to ensure the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) pictogram... 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 →
Q & A: Do You Need a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for That?
Question: Do chain retailers, such as grocers or automotive stores, need to have SDS’s for merchandise that they sell? And... More →
Hazard Communication: Knowledge to Protect Yourself
We all know the power of communication, and nowhere is it more mission critical than when communicating hazards in the... More →
Q & A: Globally Harmonized System Updates
Question: “Are there new training requirements for staff for the GHS update since the 2014/15 rollout?” Answer: No. June 1st... 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 →
Health & Safety Program Templates
Looking for written Health & Safety Program Templates? Do you know what written health and safety programs and policies you... More →
Clean Air Benches
Join HSI Chief Safety Officer Jill James as she visits environmental health and safety professionals in their workplaces to explore... More →
Don’t Forget the Training!
Why your organization mustn’t ignore a critical piece of HAZCOM & GHS compliance. I probably don’t have to tell you... 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 →
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 →
Tackling OSHA’s Top 10 Citations: Q & A: Safety Data Sheet Availability
The following is an excerpt from Tackle OSHA’s Top 10. Hosted by Chief Safety Officer Jill James, you can listen... 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 →
HCS Pictograms and Hazards
New Labeling Requirements of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Consistency in the labeling of chemicals is critical to the new... More →
Road Construction Season is Here
You may have already noticed that your state’s department of transportation has been dispatching construction crews to your local roads... More →
Rules for Proper Secondary Container Labeling
When transferring a chemical from its original container to another, the second storage device is known as a "secondary container,"... 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 →
A Decade with OSHA’s Outreach Training Program
Eight million, eight hundred forty-six thousand, three hundred and eighty-two (8,846,382) That is how many workers have been trained in... More →
Why ESG is Important in the Utility Industry
Let’s look at what Environmental Social Governance (ESG) is and how it’s implemented. ESG was first mentioned in a United... More →
Guide to Environmental Health Safety (EHS) Acronyms
If you’ve been in the occupational safety world for 10 years or 10 days, there’s little doubt you’ve run head... 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 →
SDS Authoring
If you are a manufacturer, distributor, or importer of chemicals or other hazardous substances, you are required to create or... More →
Are you a fire hazard in your workplace?
Fires account for approximately 3% of workplace fatalities each year. Additionally, they cost businesses billions of dollars in property damage... More →
October is Eye Injury Prevention Month
Never skimp on safety when it comes to protecting your eyes. October is Eye Injury Prevention Month, and Health &... 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 →
Are You Transporting Dangerous Goods the Right Way?
With tons of hazardous materials and wastes being transported throughout Canada and across the United States every year, it is... More →
Warehouse Safety
There are many types of warehouses, each with their own unique purpose, from distribution centers or dropship facilities to cold... More →
Possible Fines and Penalties for Non-disclosure
If you are a manufacturer that works with chemicals, you know there are numerous rules and regulations you must follow... More →
HazCom: Why It Matters
OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard is an important regulation for any industry where employees work with or around chemicals, which makes... 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 →
Tackling OSHA’s Top 10 Citations: 1910.1200 - Hazard Communication
The following is an excerpt from Tackle OSHA’s Top 10. Hosted by Chief Safety Officer Jill James, you can listen... 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 →
Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Access
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 →
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 →