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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

When Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), one of the premiere institutions for the study of marine research and the education of marine scientists, wanted to review and update their Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP), they chose ILPI.

We started with a site visit to review current procedures and identify issues that merited specific attention. The site visit included detailed discussion with WHOI's safety staff and walkthroughs of the campus laboratory and related facilties. ILPI then provided WHOI with specific suggestions to improve the CHP. Working closely with the WHOI safety team, ILPI prepared a new and improved 60+ page CHP.

Features of the new Plan include:

• Availability in Word, PDF and HTML formats.
• Appropriate instiutional-specific graphics.
• Safety vignettes highlighting the dangers of particular chemicals and procedures.
• Text boxes with clarifications and sources of additional health and safety information.
• Substantial text reorganization and changes.
• Emphasis on items that were identified as priorities during the site visit.
• Attention to compliance with the 29 CFR 1910.1450, the OSHA Laboratory Standard, and 29 CFR 1910.1200, the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard.



We have also created custom training courses for WHOI as well, although our general focus is now on the review, rather than creation of, training materials.

Disclaimer: This page is not meant to imply official endorsement of ILPI by WHOI.

ILPI can review and update any of your current health and safety procedures and ensure that it is appealing and understandable to employees of all backgrounds. Contact us today to discuss the possibilities.

Expert Consultation for Litigation

We can provide expert telephone consultation, expert letters of opinion, and/or expert witness testimony in a variety of areas. Client examples include:
• Carbon dioxide pressure explosions - We have consulted on two separate cases involving youths who were injured when sealed containers of solid carbon dioxide (Dry Ice) ruptured. These cases required expertise in chemistry, pedagogy, cryogenics, MSDS's, OSHA regulations, and safety.

• MSDS applicability - As we run the most popular web site for MSDS information, one of our clients requested our expert opinion on the appropriateness of using a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) to diagnose and/or treat a suspected case of pesticide poisoning. Our analysis included a discussion of the opinions of several different government agencies and manufacturers.

• MSDS comparison - Another client needed a professional opinion on whether two MSDS's were "substantially similar" and whether each effectively communicated the risks of the chemical involved. At issue was potential liability that ran up the distribution chain from end user to initial manufacturer. Our detailed analysis gave a section by section comparison as well as expert commentary on the appropriateness of the warnings and content.

• Hazard Communication - One of our clients was exposed to hazardous materials at work because her employer failed to provide both training and personal protection. We assisted her workman's compensation claim by providing expert opinion on employer responsibilities under 29 CFR 1910.1200 as well as the foreseeable consequences of the employer's apparent failure to obey several important OSHA regulations.

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