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WelcomeThe Isosceles Group, a Sleeman Hanley & DiNitto, Inc. company (Isosceles), provides Environmental Management and Occupational Health and Safety Services to industry and government in the United States, and internationally. Founded in 1999, our mission is to develop and optimize EH&S systems and to provide time-critical support in key compliance areas on an as-needed basis, in a cost-effective manner. Isosceles develops, implements and maintains Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and Environmental Management Systems (EMS) at client facilities, and manages environmental issues that affect the acquisition, operation, expansion and closure of Industrial and Commercial Real Estate. Isosceles conducts Environmental Due Diligence and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Assessments worldwide, and has developed Auditing and Facility Development Protocols for the efficient assessment of OHS and EMS requirements for industry in 40 countries, including China, India and Mexico, and countries within the European Union (EU). Isosceles also provides environmental support services to its clients during Product Development and deployment, including feasibility assessment, pilot testing, permitting and registration. Isosceles principals each have over 28 years of experience in Occupational Health and Safety, Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Regulatory Compliance, and are retained by public and private clients to provide Project Management Services, including policy development and litigation support services. |
BULLYING, VIOLENCE, HARASSMENT, DISCRIMINATION AND STRESS
The Isosceles Group Welcomes John W. McTigue Senior Partner
May 11, 2012
We are pleased to announce that John W. McTigue, P.G., LSP, has joined The Isosceles Group as Senior Partner. Mr. McTigue brings more than 24 years of experience in a broad range of services including the management of contaminated sites,, facility decommissioning, due diligence in support of ... | [read more]
What are Workplace Bullying, Workplace Harassment, and Workplace Violence?
May 9, 2012
In a recent post of ours in this blog (New Safety Challenges to Workplaces in the 21st Century), we discussed some emerging workplace safety and health issues that are becoming increasingly important and are beginning to find their way into national legislation. In this post we attempt to defi... | [read more]
New Safety Challenges to Workplaces in the 21st Century
May 4, 2012
Significant changes in the workplace have resulted in new challenges with regard to workers' health and safety in the 21st century. Workplaces today are increasingly confronted with workplace bullying, workplace violence, and workplace stress that create serious occupational hazards. ... | [read more]
United Kingdom Completes First Stage of its Comprehensive Review of all Workplace Safety and Health Regulations with Eye Towards Reform
January 18, 2012
The Government accepted the majority of the report’s proposals, but rejected the bringing of local authority’s safety inspection and enforcement under the HSE’s direction. The Minister for Employment Chris Grayling said that the Government will launch an immediate consultation on t... | [read more]
July 2011 Quarterly Review of International Environmental Health & Safety Legislation
July 27, 2011
The Isosceles Group completed its latest review of new environmental health and safety (EHS) legislation for more than 55 countries and emerging global EHS trends. The latest compilation, available for purchase, includes more than 200 new pieces of legislation and covers the period of April through ... | [read more]
Call for Input on the UK’s Review of its Health and Safety Legislation
May 24, 2011
The United Kingdom’s Department for Work and Pensions issued a Call for Evidence on the review being conducted of UK health and safety legislation under the government’s “Common Sense, Common Safety,” initiative previously discussed in this regulatory review.
The Department ... | [read more]
Minnesota Healthy Workplace Bill Introduced May 2, 2011 - Wednesday, May 4, 2011
May 4, 2011
Minnesota is the 21st state in the United States to introduce the anti-bullying Healthy Workplace Bill. Senate Bill SF 1352 was introduced on May 2, 2011 by Sen. Ron Latz. The Senate bill was referred to Jobs and Economic Growth Committee. The bill includes definitions of abusive conduct, abusive wo... | [read more]
Tennessee House Passes Workplace Violence Bill - Wednesday, April 27, 2011
April 27, 2011
On Thursday, April 21, 2011, the Tennessee House convincingly passed legislation by a vote of 87 to 9 protecting Tennessee workers while at their places of employment. Bill 1586 addresses violence in the workplace by broadening the scope of violence in the present workplace laws and criminalizing ex... | [read more]
The Isosceles Group is Publishing a Comprehensive Summary of many of the World's New Laws on Workplace Bullying, Violence, Harassment, and other Emerging Health and Safety Issues
April 11, 2011
Today's workplaces are increasingly confronted with the emerging occupational health and safety issues of workplace bullying, harassment, discrimination, violence, and stress. In response, countries are introducing new legislation, or incorporating new provisions in existing legislation, to addr... | [read more]
Workplace Bullying Legislation Gaining Momentum
December 17, 2010
Workplace bullying has been identified as one of the major contemporary challenges for occupational health and safety and is linked to other emerging risks as work-related stress, sexual harassment, and violence. In many countries, new legislation has been coming into force to protect workers from b... | [read more]
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