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May 8th, 2013
PICS announced today that they will host a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) webinar on Tuesday, May 21st. The webinar will cover how to make sure you have the proper PPE and processes in place to protect employees.
Well known to the safety community, PPE was built to combat hazards and can be a powerful way to protect your team from a life threatening situation. However, it must be used correctly to achieve the desired effect.
Moderated by Dennis Truitt, with more than 25 years of safety expertise, the webcast will answer your questions about regulatory requirements and share how you can create a safer workplace for everyone.
The webinar will be held at no cost and offered as part of a monthly webinar series from PICS. To attend this webinar, please visit: www.picsauditing.com/webinar-a-registration
PICS is a global contractor management consortium committed to improving Health, Safety and Quality. PICS’ prequalification and auditing services have become the standard in many industries, including: Chemical, Construction, Energy, Food & Beverage, Oil & Gas, Mining, Manufacturing, Pulp & Paper and Pharmaceutical. Access to thousands of vendors’ prequalification information is housed online at www.PICSauditing.com.
Founded in 2003 as an organization dedicated to safety, PICS is the fastest-growing, full-service contractor prequalification company worldwide. PICS is headquartered in Irvine, California, with offices in Houston, Texas; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Calgary, Canada; Hong Kong, China; Johannesburg, South Africa; Maidenhead, UK; Munich, Germany; Paris, France; Perth, Australia; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Singapore; Tokyo, Japan.
April 10th, 2013
PICS Auditing, LLC announced today that Univar USA, a leading chemical distributor in the United States, has joined PICS’ supplier relationship management program.
Univar USA has selected PICS’ products: DocuGUARD, InsureGUARD and AuditGUARD. These products are used to confirm that ChemCare Waste Management Service contractors are pre-screened under the company’s supplier relationship management requirements.
ChemCare and Univar USA are part of Univar, Inc., one of the world’s leading distributors of industrial and specialty chemicals. Univar represents over 3,500 chemical producers and provides its customer base, made up of 115,000 customers, with a full portfolio of products. Univar operates a global network of more than 260 facilities in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, and Latin America, with additional sales offices located in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. For more information, please visit: www.univar.com.
“PICS will help Univar USA to maintain their strong market position, by ensuring their suppliers are safe and qualified,” said Jesse Cota, VP of Operations at PICS. “We are excited to assist Univar USA in supplier relationship management, as they continue to lead the market in providing chemical products and related services.”
PICS is a global contractor management consortium committed to improving Health, Safety and Quality. PICS’ prequalification and auditing services have become the standard in many industries, including: Chemical, Construction, Energy, Food & Beverage, Oil & Gas, Mining, Manufacturing, Pulp & Paper and Pharmaceutical. Access to thousands of vendors’ prequalification information is housed online at www.PICSauditing.com.
Founded in 2003 as an organization dedicated to safety, PICS is the fastest-growing, full-service contractor prequalification company worldwide. PICS is headquartered in Irvine, California, with offices in Houston, Texas; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Calgary, Canada; Hong Kong, China; Johannesburg, South Africa; Maidenhead, UK; Munich, Germany; Paris, France; Perth, Australia; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Singapore; Tokyo, Japan.
April 3rd, 2013
United Asphalt has joined the PICS consortium. As a high quality asphalt manufacturer, committed to the safety and welfare of its employees and supply chain partners, United Asphalt Ltd announced today that they have selected PICS for supply chain management.
United Asphalt will use PICS’ DocuGUARD, InsureGUARD and AuditGUARD to create a world-class supply chain management program. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, the company already excels in a market dominated by multi-national organizations. PICS will be used to provide prequalification services, as well as a national contractor database.
“United Asphalt is an independently owned business that is well positioned for growth in the market,” says Ian McKinnon, Director of EMEA at PICS. “PICS was approached to handle supply chain management because of our high level of safety expertise. As United Asphalt continues to grow, we look forward to lending that proficiency to the company and their contractors, while offering a world-class prequalification service.”
“United Asphalt operates an Integrated Management System (IMS) with Quality, Environment and Health & Safety as the cornerstones of the business,” commented Ross Snape, Managing Director of United Asphalt. “We see PICS as an integral part of our commitment to these principles, and are delighted to be working with them and are fully supportive of the Contractor Database solution that PICS is delivering across our sector, supporting the MPA’s (Mineral Products Association) ‘Safer by Partnership’ initiative.” The company will use PICS’ supply chain management services to prequalify and manage their vendor database. For more details, please visit www.UnitedAsphalt.biz.
PICS is a global contractor management consortium committed to improving Health, Safety and Quality. PICS’ prequalification and auditing services have become the standard in many industries, including: Chemical, Construction, Energy, Food & Beverage, Oil & Gas, Mining, Manufacturing, Pulp & Paper and Pharmaceutical. Access to thousands of vendors’ prequalification information is housed online at www.PICSauditing.com.
Founded in 2003 as an organization dedicated to safety, PICS is the fastest-growing, full-service contractor prequalification company worldwide. PICS is headquartered in Irvine, California, with offices in Houston, Texas; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Calgary, Canada; Hong Kong, China; Johannesburg, South Africa; Maidenhead, UK; Munich, Germany; Paris, France; Perth, Australia; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Singapore; Tokyo, Japan.
April 2nd, 2013
Hanson UK, the leading supplier of heavy building materials to the construction industry, has selected PICS to prequalify and audit its contractors.
“PICS’ supplier audit services are well suited for our business,” said Jas Suman, Hanson UK’s Purchasing Director. “We were impressed by their approach to contractor management, in particular the database being developed across our sector in support of the MPA (Mineral Products Association) ‘Safer by Partnership’ initiative.”
“The consistent prequalification of competent contractors is essential for our business to achieve compliance with our control of contractors’ procedures,” said Ian Baggelaar Hanson UK SHE Manager, “before they are allowed on site. PICS is the tool that will help us achieve this.”
PICS EMEA Exec Director Ian McKinnon said: “Our supplier audit service is designed to identify safe and sustainable contractors. We are delighted to be supporting Hanson UK and working together to improve safety, health & environmental practice across their business.”
Hanson is part of the HeidelbergCement Group, the global market leader in aggregates which has leading positions in cement and ready-mixed concrete and employs 52,000 people at 2,500 locations in 40 countries.
PICS is a global contractor management consortium committed to improving Health, Safety and Quality. PICS’ prequalification and auditing services have become the standard in many industries, including: Chemical, Construction, Energy, Food & Beverage, Oil & Gas, Mining, Manufacturing, Pulp & Paper and Pharmaceutical. Access to thousands of vendors’ prequalification information is housed online at www.PICSauditing.com.
Founded in 2003 as an organization dedicated to safety, PICS is the fastest-growing, full-service contractor prequalification company worldwide. PICS is headquartered in Irvine, California, with offices in Houston, Texas; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Calgary, Canada; Hong Kong, China; Johannesburg, South Africa; Maidenhead, UK; Munich, Germany; Paris, France; Perth, Australia; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Singapore; Tokyo, Japan.
