Company Profile International Safety Systems, Inc

International Safety Systems, Inc.

USA: PO Box 475 Washingtonville, NY, USA Phone: 1-203-331-6464, 685-8808 India: 108 Yakshshree Complex, Vadodara, India Phone: +91-9327547480-85 China: Suite#2126, No.99 Hui Chuan Road, Chang Ning District Shanghai – 200050 Phone: +86-21-52728626 Mexico and Latin America: La Acequia 202, Col. Jardines de Santiago CP. 67310, Santiago, Nuevo Leon, Mexico Phone: +52-81-2451-4946 Brazil: Rua Murtinho Nobre 168, San Paulo, SP-05502-050, Brazil Cell: +521-811-217-7972

Company Profile

© International Safety Systems, Inc., 2005-2009

Our Company International Safety Systems, Inc. is a consulting company providing Occupational Health (Industrial Hygiene) and Occupational Safety services globally. We operate from our main office located in New York, USA and with strategically located branch offices in Shanghai, China, Vadodara, India, Monterrey, Mexico and Sao Paulo, Brazil. Started in year 1994 in the New York, USA and since 1994 we have provided services to more than 350+ clients in more than 25+ countries. Our services and clients are extended in South East Asia - India, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Far East – Australia, Middle East – Dubai, Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, European Countries including United Kingdom, USA, Canada, Brazil and Latin America.

The company is managed by Maharshi Mehta, Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) and a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) with a Master's Degree in Occupational Safety from the University of Cincinnati. Maharshi has about 25 years of experience working with multinational chemical corporations, pharmaceutical companies, regulatory agencies and construction industries. He has conducted industrial hygiene and safety audits at over 200 work places in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Israel, China, India, and UAE. He has been conducting short-term courses on applied occupational health and safety in the USA, Europe, Saudi Arabia and India. We have grown from operating in a handful of workplaces to more than 350.

Mission Statement Quality assurance in EHS and industrial hygiene is of a paramount consideration as life of the people and a company liability depends on exposure assessment results we provide

Vision

• Quality assurance is a pre-requisite for our services as life of people depends on the risk we characterize.

• Our success is measured by our ability to reduce health and safety risk.

• We will adhere to strict business ethics. • We will continue to grow by providing cost-effective,

innovative and high quality EHS services globally. • We will provide equal opportunities and focus on EHS

services for all irrespective of gender, economic status, nationality and geographic location.

• Profit is a by-product of the services we provide.

Accolades Dear Maharshi and Toral,

So good to see you both. Thanks for the excellent work on behalf of Wyeth Goa. Your professional IH the report is excellent and greatly appreciated. We look forward to your continued IH support in Goa and also in China and South America.

Best regards, larry Lawrence G. Wylie, Ph.D., CIH Sir:

I want to again complement you on an excellent Industrial Hygiene course. I found it to be extremely informative and engaging. I was wondering is I could get a copy of your sampling work sheet. I found it to be superior to any I have access to.

Kindest Regards, Jeff Snyder, CHMM, CSP, REM Dear Maharshi, On Behalf of BioTiqania Team, I would like to express my thanks and regards to you. It was a very nice pleasure to have worked with you in the last two weeks. You demonstrated an excellent attitude and cooperation to achieve the success in the Applied Laboratory Safety program. I truly appreciate all your Dedication, Efforts and Patience to achieve that success. Hoping to see you soon in the near future. Best Regards, Fares Khairallah, Ph.D. Hello Maharshiji: Thank you very much for the report. We really appreciate the way ISS team has helped us get this round of monitoring conducted and analyzed. Regards, Ranjana


Our Strengths

• 25+ years of experience in more than 350 workplaces • Diversified work experience with more than 100 types of different industries • Database of more than 1500 images of industry specific engineering controls. • Consistently maintained high quality and cost effective services • Proven reputation of timely completion of projects • Our strength is in our customer relationships. We start with your problem that needs

to be solved and not with services that needs to be sold.

Quality Assurance

• All our project work is conducted under the technical guidance and supervision of Certified Industrial Hygienists (CIHs) and Certified Safety Professionals (CSPs) to ensure continued quality control.

• All the results and reports are reviewed by two levels of professionals; Senior Industrial Hygienist and Certified Industrial Hygienist.

• Our own team works on all the projects, we do not subcontract our services to other professionals on whom we do not have controls.

• Our focus on providing the most accurate and comprehensive exposure evaluations possible ensures that you have the highest quality information to make decisions regarding the health and safety of your workers.

Our Team We have a diverse staff of professional industrial hygienists and safety professionals that conduct the risk assessment and monitoring. We have technical staff at each of the locations (speaking both local language and fluent English). Click here for more details on background and experience of professionals. Instrumentation

We maintain a full inventory of direct-read instruments to measure noise, indoor air quality parameters, velocity, heat, illumination, etc. in real time in the field. In addition, we also maintain a wide range of state-of-the-art air sampling equipments and sampling media to collect samples for laboratory analysis. All the equipments are purchased and calibrated in the USA.


Analytical Support Analytical support for industrial hygiene samples is provided by Galson Laboratories and Bureau Veritas Industrial Hygiene Laboratory. Both the laboratories are based in the USA and accredited from American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA). We have been sending more than $ 85,000 worth of samples to them for analysis. Services Industrial Hygiene

• Qualitative exposure assessment • Quantitative exposure assessment – Chemicals,

Noise, Heat, Vibration o Most recent and calibrated state of the art

instruments o NIOSH/OSHA recommended sampling

and analytical methods • AIHA accredited laboratory for chemical sample

analysis • Recommendations to reduce personal exposures • Assistance in communicating results to

employees and management • Design and evaluation of local exhaust

ventilation systems Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

• Administration of symptoms questionnaire • Monitoring of indoor air contaminants

e.g., Carbon dioxide (CO2), Carbon monoxide (CO), Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and Bioaerosols

o Most recent and calibrated state of art instruments

o ASHRAE recognized evaluation criteria • Measurement and evaluation of Heating, Ventilating and

Air Conditioning (HVAC) System • Recommendations to Improve Indoor Air Quality • Assistance in Improving Indoor Air Quality

Indoor Air Quality Improvements at Corporate, Research and Governmental Office Buildings in the USA, China and India

Industrial Hygiene Monitoring conducted for more than 200 workplaces in the USA, China, Sweden, Dubai, India


Ergonomics

• Industrial and Office Ergonomics • Risk Assessment Using RULA, REBA and

Ergonomics Software • Analysis of Workstations • Recommendations to Reduce

Musculoskeletal Disorders • Assistance in Implementation of

Recommendations

Containment Validation/Surrogate Monitoring

• Containment Evaluation of Powders Weighing Downflow Booth, Isolators, Hand and Flexible Containment as well as Other Types of Engineering Controls using a Surrogate.

• Occupational Exposure Assessments for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API), Process Solvents and Laboratory Reagents

Process Safety

• Hazard Identification: Flammability, Reactivity, Dust Explosion

• Hazard Analysis of Process using Tools such as HAZOP, What If Checklist

• Process Controls � Redundancy – Safety Relief Valve, Rupture Disks � Inerting – Design and Validation � Intrinsically Safe Lighting � Interlocks � Dispersion Modeling

Comprehensive Ergonomics Risk Assessment and Reduction at Glass Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical and Engineering Facilities

Conducted Containment Validation with a Surrogate at Pharmaceutical Companies in India, UK, USA and Canada More than 300 Surrogate Samples

collected at one of the sites

Process Safety Risk Reduction at a Bulk Drug Manufacturing Facilities and Petrochemical Facilities


Personal Safety

• Risk Assessments • Operations and Site Specific Safe Operation

Procedures/Safety Manual Development • Confined Space Entry and Energy Isolation

(Lockout/Tagout) Program • Fire Prevention and Protection Program • Emergency Response Plan

Laboratory Safety

• Laboratory Specific Risk Assessments and Industrial Hygiene Monitoring

• Design of New Laboratory • Laboratory Ventilation Design and Fume Hood

Evaluation • Development of Hazardous Chemical Database for

Laboratory Chemicals • Development of Chemicals Specific Safety Smart Sheets • Development of Safe Operating Procedures for,

� Peroxide Forming Agents � Cryogens � Flammable Chemicals � Incompatible Chemicals � Reproductive Toxins

• Selection of Personal Protective Equipments for Laboratory

Safety Smart Sheets

� A pioneering concept of conveying hazards and hazard control technology in less than two pages

� Hazard and operation specific � Less words and more symbols and images � Effectively communicate hazards � Can be displayed as a poster near an operation � Effective reminder on hazards and hazards controls

Risk Assessments at Laboratories in Sweden and Finland and Research Centers in China and India

OSHA compliance Audit at 55 units of Aviation Research Facility in the USA


Training

Site Specific Training

� Aimed at identifying site specific risk, communicating risk effectively and reducing risk

� Offered on-site to empower line managers and to train large number of professionals

� Class room sessions followed by field work – more interactive and more interesting

Training Beyond Bookshelves

� Digital images on hazard communication, safe and unsafe work practices, hazard control technology an integral part of training modules

� Local language embedded in training modules � Web based or on a CD ROM

General Health and Safety Training

� Aimed at training participants from different companies in specific health and safety topics

� 25 Years of experience and digital images on hazard control technology shared with participants

� Offered at United States, The Netherlands and several locations in India � Interactive workshops offer opportunities to learn from participants


Background for Key Professionals

Maharshi Mehta, CSP, CIH

Global Cell 203-685-8808 [email protected]

Maharshi is Certified Industrial Hygienist from American Board of Industrial Hygiene, Certified Safety Professional from Board of Certified Safety Professionals of America with Masters Degree in Occupational Safety from University of Cincinnati, USA. Maharshi has about 25 years of experience working with multinational chemical corporations, pharmaceutical companies, regulatory agencies and construction industries. He has conducted industrial hygiene and safety audits at over 350 workplaces in 25 countries. He has been conducting short-term courses on applied occupational health and safety in USA, Europe, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Mexico, India, Singapore, China and Taiwan. He is the current Ambassador of AIHA to India and is actively involved in promoting Occupational Health and Hygiene around the world.

Toral Mehta, CIH

Global Cell 203-331-6464 [email protected]

Toral has Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering and Masters Degree in Industrial hygiene and 10 years of experience conducting industrial hygiene and safety work at about 110 workplaces in 10 countries. She is a Certified Industrial Hygienist from American Board of Industrial Hygiene. She has conducted industrial hygiene and safety assessment at chemical, pharmaceutical, engineering, construction and off-shore oil drilling facilities. She has also conducted containment validation with a surrogate at pharmaceutical companies in India and abroad. She has conducted industrial hygiene training for one of the world’s largest companies in USA, Europe, Mexico, Brazil, India, China, Singapore and Taiwan. Toral has also assisted several facilities in obtaining OHSAS 18001 certification.

Anil Nehru India Cell: 91-9814307782 [email protected]

Anil has Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in USA and about 20 years of experience in manufacturing, health and safety. Anil has conducted Applied Industrial Hygiene training courses in the Netherlands, USA and India. He also has conducted OHSAS risk assessment at a number of workplaces.

Ritesh Patel, CIH India Cell 91-9327547483 [email protected]

Ritesh has a Bachelors Degree in Industrial Chemistry and Masters in Industrial Hygiene. Ritesh is a Certified Industrial Hygienist from American Board of Industrial Hygiene) with over seven years of experience in developing, implementing and maintaining industrial hygiene, safety & environment management programs and integrated EHS management system with top multinational Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals manufacturing companies. He also holds Certificate in “Control of Hazardous Substances” from BOHS, UK.


Ganesh Desai India Cell +91 9327547481 [email protected]

Ganesh has a Bachelors Degree in Chemistry. He has about 6 years of experience working in the field of Industrial Hygiene and Safety at about 70 workplaces. He has conducted industrial hygiene and safety assessment at chemical, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, engineering, automobile and off-shore oil drilling facilities in India. He has also conducted containment validation with a surrogate at pharmaceutical companies in India.

Pinky Bhatt India Cell +91 9327547484 [email protected]

Pinky is a Chemical engineer and a gold medalist in Diploma in Industrial Safety. She has more than two years of experience working with pharmaceutical, petrochemical, pesticide, paints, aviations and vaccine facilities in India and abroad. She has also conducted containment validation with a surrogate at pharmaceutical companies in India. Pinky has presented technical paper in the American Industrial Hygiene Conference at Toronto.

Vaidehi Vaijanapurkar India Cell +91 9327547485

[email protected] Vaidehi has a Bachelors Degree in Microbiology and Masters Degree in Industrial Hygiene and Safety. She has also completed IRCA approved OHSAS-ISO Lead Auditor course. She has about 3 years of experience working in multinational pharmaceutical, chemical, automobiles, cement and mines facilities in India. She has delivered training on Occupational Hygiene to many private and government sectors in India.

Lili Deng [email protected]

China Cell: 86-1352-4061 672 Lili is based in Shanghai, China. She communicates in Mandarine and English languages. She has completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science from East China Normal University. She has conducted industrial hygiene and Safety assessments at over 50 workplaces in China. Lili has presented a technical paper on Risk Assessment in Research Laboratories at American Industrial Hygiene Conference at Minneapolis, USA.

Ada Ita [email protected]

Mexico Cell: 52-811-217-7972 Ada is based in Monterrey, Mexico and Manages ISS operations in Mexico and Latin America. Ada Communicates in Spanish, Portuguese and English languages. Ada has Bachlelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering and Master’s degree in Environmental Science. Ada has 10 years of experience working as EHS Leader with one of the world’s largest corporations in Mexico.


Recent Projects

• Conducted Surrogate monitoring in India’s Multinational Pharmaceutical Manufacture.

• 600 professionals of one the World’s Largest Corporations trained in Applied Industrial Hygiene at the Netherlands, USA, Mexico, China and India

• Conducted Industrial Hygiene monitoring at an Off-shore Oil/Gas Drilling Rig in Indian Ocean, India

• Developed Applied Industrial Hygiene Manual for USA based multinational pharmaceutical corporation, USA

• Assisted in implementation of OHSAS 18001 certification to India’s software giant

• Conducted Indoor Air Quality Assessments at research facilities in India and China

• Conducted Industrial hygiene monitoring in research center, mosquito repellent manufacturing unit, BPO, Oil refinery, glass fiber manufacturers, engineering company, Solar company, machine tools company, agricultural company

Partial List of Projects

The United States of America/Canada/Mexico

• Government Aviation Research Facility, Atlantic City, New Jersey • Pyridine Manufacturer in Harriman, New York • Gold Jewelry Manufacturer in New York City, New York • Wooden Clamp manufacturer in Poughkeepsie, New York • Petroleum Research Facility, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania • Hospitals and health care facilities in New Jersey • Long Term Care Facilities in New York • Pigment manufacturer, Baltimore, Maryland • Petroleum Research Facility, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania • Pigment manufacturer, Baltimore, Maryland • Specialty Chemical Manufacturer, Oakville, Canada, Cautitlan, Mexico • Bromine Chemical Manufacturer in Industry City, Florida • Multinational Pharmaceutical Manufacturer in New Jersey, New York, Canada

Europe

• Laboratory Safety Training, Amsterdam • Polymer Manufacturer, Finland • Pharmaceutical Manufacturer at Uppsala, Sweden • Pharmaceutical Manufacturer at Sandwich, UK • Specialty Chemical Manufacturer, Soro, Denmark; Elbuf, France

Middle East

• Specialty Chemical Manufacturer, Haifa, Israel • Petroleum Research Facility, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia


• Specialty Chemical Manufacturer, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Asia Pacific

• Multinational Pharmaceutical Manufacture, Taipei, Taiwan • Multiple Facilities of one of World’s Largest Corporation, Shanghai, China • Research Centre of one of the World’s Largest Corporation, Shanghai, China • Multiple Facilities of one of World’s Largest Corporation, India • Multinational Glass Fiber Manufacturer in Mumbai, Hyderabad, India • Multinational Pharmaceutical Manufacturers in Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Hyderabad,

Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Goa, Bangalore, India • Multinational Plastic Manufacturer, Baroda, India • Petroleum manufacturers in Gujarat, Mumbai, India • Paint Manufacturer, Noida, Chennai, India • Lube Oil Manufacturer, Silvassa, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkatta, India • Specialty Oil Manufacturer in Silvasa, India • Software giant in India • Aerospace parts manufacturer, Bangalore • Pesticide manufacturer in Silvassa, Hyderabad, • BPO in Mumbai, Bangalore, India • Machine Tools manufacturer in Bangalore, India

For know more about our services please contact: Maharshi Mehta, CIH, CSP, President Email: [email protected] Global Cell: 1-203-685-8808 Toral Mehta, CIH, Global Project Manager Email: [email protected] Global Cell: 1-203-331-6464 Ganesh Desai, Dy. Project Manager (India) Email: [email protected] Cell: 91-93275 47480, 81 Vaidehi Vaijanapurkar, MIHS, Dy. Project Manager (India) Email: [email protected] Cell: 91-93275 47485 Lili Deng, EHS Specialist (China) Email: [email protected] Cell: 86-1352 4061 672 Ada Ita, Project Manager (Latin America & Brazil) Email: [email protected] Cell: (+52) 1-811-217-7972 Office: (+52) 81 2451-4946

Please visit us at www.issehs.com

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