https://iv.org/insights/ Evidence-driven Insights from Markus Wesaw on risk, compliance, and protecting people, operations, and reputations. en-us https://iv.org/insights/getting-started-with-risk-assessment/ https://iv.org/insights/getting-started-with-risk-assessment/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Risk can be framed as probability times severity. Here is a five-step assessment process grounded in OSHA job hazard analysis guidance and the hierarchy of controls. https://iv.org/insights/the-most-needed-digital-innovation-of-prequalification-platforms/ https://iv.org/insights/the-most-needed-digital-innovation-of-prequalification-platforms/ Wed, 26 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Manual certificate of insurance review creates friction for suppliers and Hiring Clients across major prequalification platforms. This 2020 analysis proposes carrier-linked API verification as a possible next step - with implementation, privacy, and adoption hurdles spelled out. https://iv.org/insights/a-basic-introduction-to-the-isnetworld-process/ https://iv.org/insights/a-basic-introduction-to-the-isnetworld-process/ Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT After a corporate client introduced me to ISNetworld® in 2008, I spent years helping small and mid-sized suppliers understand the platform. This Insight explains the business model, core verification components, and practical planning areas so new account holders know where to start. https://iv.org/insights/video-forklift-training-lecture/ https://iv.org/insights/video-forklift-training-lecture/ Fri, 17 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT Powered industrial truck training themes for operators and supervisors - presented as a Video Insight with verified upload metadata and a labeled editorial summary (not a transcript). https://iv.org/insights/mw-consulting-model-video/ https://iv.org/insights/mw-consulting-model-video/ Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT This Video Insight presents the 2015 consulting-model overview: how I approach occupational health and safety work for organizations that need practical programs, training support, and clear priorities - not slogans. https://iv.org/insights/video-safety-glasses-selection/ https://iv.org/insights/video-safety-glasses-selection/ Sun, 27 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT Practical discussion of eye protection selection - presented as a Video Insight with verified upload metadata and a labeled editorial summary (not a transcript). https://iv.org/insights/video-isnetworld-subscription-cost/ https://iv.org/insights/video-isnetworld-subscription-cost/ Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Historical discussion of subscription cost themes - verify current pricing with isn - presented as a Video Insight with verified upload metadata and a labeled editorial summary (not a transcript). https://iv.org/insights/video-asbestos-awareness/ https://iv.org/insights/video-asbestos-awareness/ Wed, 28 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Introductory asbestos awareness themes for workplaces with potential exposure - presented as a Video Insight with verified upload metadata and a labeled editorial summary (not a transcript). https://iv.org/insights/video-workers-comp-emr/ https://iv.org/insights/video-workers-comp-emr/ Wed, 28 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT How experience modification ratings connect to injury history and commercial positioning - presented as a Video Insight with verified upload metadata and a labeled editorial summary (not a transcript). https://iv.org/insights/video-toolbox-talk-overhead-fallen-objects/ https://iv.org/insights/video-toolbox-talk-overhead-fallen-objects/ Mon, 19 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Crew talk on struck-by exposures from falling objects - presented as a Video Insight with verified upload metadata and a labeled editorial summary (not a transcript). https://iv.org/insights/osha-focus-four-falls-toolbox-talk/ https://iv.org/insights/osha-focus-four-falls-toolbox-talk/ Mon, 22 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Falls are a Construction Focus Four priority. This Video Insight presents Part 1 of my toolbox-talk series on fall hazards, with agency context and practical takeaways for crews and supervisors. https://iv.org/insights/video-osha-focus-four-toolbox-talks/ https://iv.org/insights/video-osha-focus-four-toolbox-talks/ Mon, 22 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT A Video Insight series covering OSHA Construction Focus Four toolbox talks: falls, electrocution, struck-by, and caught-in or caught-between hazards. https://iv.org/insights/video-disciplinary-safety-program/ https://iv.org/insights/video-disciplinary-safety-program/ Sun, 21 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Accountability systems as part of a broader safety program - not punishment theater - presented as a Video Insight with verified upload metadata and a labeled editorial summary (not a transcript). https://iv.org/insights/video-toolbox-talk-respirator-hygiene/ https://iv.org/insights/video-toolbox-talk-respirator-hygiene/ Sat, 20 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Apr hygiene and cleanliness practices for respiratory protection users - presented as a Video Insight with verified upload metadata and a labeled editorial summary (not a transcript). https://iv.org/insights/video-toolbox-talk-counterfeit-fasteners/ https://iv.org/insights/video-toolbox-talk-counterfeit-fasteners/ Sun, 14 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Why fastener authenticity matters for structural and equipment integrity - presented as a Video Insight with verified upload metadata and a labeled editorial summary (not a transcript). https://iv.org/insights/video-toolbox-talk-retractable-lifelines/ https://iv.org/insights/video-toolbox-talk-retractable-lifelines/ Sat, 13 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Short inspection reminders for self-retracting lifelines - presented as a Video Insight with verified upload metadata and a labeled editorial summary (not a transcript). https://iv.org/insights/video-osha-outreach-trainer-path/ https://iv.org/insights/video-osha-outreach-trainer-path/ Tue, 08 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT A Video Insight collection on paths to becoming an OSHA authorized Outreach trainer across common industry tracks. https://iv.org/insights/video-online-osha-training/ https://iv.org/insights/video-online-osha-training/ Mon, 26 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT Orientation to online osha training options and limitations - presented as a Video Insight with verified upload metadata and a labeled editorial summary (not a transcript). https://iv.org/insights/video-what-is-osha-introduction/ https://iv.org/insights/video-what-is-osha-introduction/ Mon, 28 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT A seven-part Video Insight introducing OSHA for newcomers - mission, structure, and how standards show up in workplace practice. https://iv.org/insights/video-basic-ladder-safety/ https://iv.org/insights/video-basic-ladder-safety/ Thu, 06 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT Ladder selection, setup, and use fundamentals - presented as a Video Insight with verified upload metadata and a labeled editorial summary (not a transcript). https://iv.org/insights/video-bloodborne-pathogens/ https://iv.org/insights/video-bloodborne-pathogens/ Thu, 06 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT A two-part Video Insight on bloodborne pathogens awareness for workplaces with exposure potential. https://iv.org/insights/video-fall-protection-series/ https://iv.org/insights/video-fall-protection-series/ Thu, 06 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT A three-part Video Insight on fall protection fundamentals for crews and supervisors. https://iv.org/insights/video-first-aid-heat-illness/ https://iv.org/insights/video-first-aid-heat-illness/ Thu, 06 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT Recognition and response themes for heat illness on the job - presented as a Video Insight with verified upload metadata and a labeled editorial summary (not a transcript). https://iv.org/insights/video-first-aid-lyme-disease/ https://iv.org/insights/video-first-aid-lyme-disease/ Thu, 06 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT Awareness themes for tick exposure and lyme disease in outdoor work - presented as a Video Insight with verified upload metadata and a labeled editorial summary (not a transcript). https://iv.org/insights/video-hand-power-tools-safety/ https://iv.org/insights/video-hand-power-tools-safety/ Thu, 06 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT Foundational tool safety for crews using hand and power tools - presented as a Video Insight with verified upload metadata and a labeled editorial summary (not a transcript). https://iv.org/insights/video-hazard-communication-ghs/ https://iv.org/insights/video-hazard-communication-ghs/ Thu, 06 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT A Video Insight series on Hazard Communication and the Globally Harmonized System - pictograms, SDS, labels, and health and physical hazard classes. https://iv.org/insights/video-lockout-tagout-basic-safety/ https://iv.org/insights/video-lockout-tagout-basic-safety/ Thu, 06 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT Energy control fundamentals for hazardous energy isolation - presented as a Video Insight with verified upload metadata and a labeled editorial summary (not a transcript). https://iv.org/insights/video-noise-hearing-conservation/ https://iv.org/insights/video-noise-hearing-conservation/ Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT Hearing conservation themes for noisy workplaces - presented as a Video Insight with verified upload metadata and a labeled editorial summary (not a transcript). https://iv.org/insights/video-ppe-hazard-assessments/ https://iv.org/insights/video-ppe-hazard-assessments/ Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT A three-part Video Insight on personal protective equipment selection grounded in hazard assessment - not habit. https://iv.org/insights/video-welding-hot-work-safety/ https://iv.org/insights/video-welding-hot-work-safety/ Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMT Hot work hazard recognition and control themes - presented as a Video Insight with verified upload metadata and a labeled editorial summary (not a transcript). https://iv.org/insights/video-osha-vpp-statistics/ https://iv.org/insights/video-osha-vpp-statistics/ Wed, 29 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT Orientation to vpp concepts and publicly discussed program themes - presented as a Video Insight with verified upload metadata and a labeled editorial summary (not a transcript). https://iv.org/insights/video-mw-consulting-overview/ https://iv.org/insights/video-mw-consulting-overview/ Mon, 24 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT Short historical overview of consulting practice positioning - presented as a Video Insight with verified upload metadata and a labeled editorial summary (not a transcript). https://iv.org/insights/the-future-of-isnetworld/ https://iv.org/insights/the-future-of-isnetworld/ Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT In 2012 I argued that ISNetworld® demand would keep rising, that owner-clients would keep shifting review work onto vendors, and that dashboard grades would increasingly affect revenue. Here is what aged well, what changed direction, and what leaders should watch next. https://iv.org/insights/isnetworld-and-osha-separate-entities/ https://iv.org/insights/isnetworld-and-osha-separate-entities/ Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT OSHA exists to assure safe and healthful working conditions under federal law. ISNetworld® is a private contractor information platform. Meeting a Hiring Client’s platform checklist is not the same as proving full OSHA applicability and site-specific program depth. https://iv.org/insights/isnetworld-and-regulatory-citations/ https://iv.org/insights/isnetworld-and-regulatory-citations/ Fri, 17 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT Public OSHA establishment data can feed contractor prequalification metrics. This Insight explains how citations may affect dashboard grades, when name-matching errors occur, and how suppliers can respond when data is wrong or when a citation is legitimate. https://iv.org/insights/dont-fake-isnetworld-compliance/ https://iv.org/insights/dont-fake-isnetworld-compliance/ Mon, 28 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT In 2012 I warned that full ISNetworld® review-and-verification work rarely fits a 24-72 hour promise. The commercial lesson still holds: gather real records, expect multi-week cycles when programs are in play, and treat dashboard grades as Hiring Client criteria - not a government stamp. https://iv.org/insights/how-to-get-isnetworld-compliant/ https://iv.org/insights/how-to-get-isnetworld-compliant/ Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Dashboard grades are what most people mean by ISNetworld® compliance. This Insight walks through the document gathering, MSQ, I-RAVS insurance review, EMR, OSHA logs, programs, and training sequence I used with beginner accounts - with realistic planning assumptions. https://iv.org/insights/certifications-you-need-on-your-resume/ https://iv.org/insights/certifications-you-need-on-your-resume/ Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT First aid and bloodborne pathogens training can be required in some workplaces. OSHA Outreach cards do not expire at the federal level - but local rules and employers often demand recency. Here is how to list credentials without overclaiming.