Optimus Steel and ISN® Celebrate Five-Year Partnership of Enhancing Contractor Oversight and Worker Readiness

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ISN, the global leader in contractor and supplier information management services, celebrated five years of partnership with Optimus Steel, a leading steel manufacturer. Since the implementation of ISNetworld, Optimus Steel has expanded its use of ISN’s tools and services to help enhance visibility into contractor qualifications and support workforce safety across its operations.

“Working with ISN over the past five years helped reinforce Optimus Steel’s commitment to fostering a culture of continuous improvement,” said Chinenye Ude , HSE Manager at Optimus Steel. “The partnership has provided the support and flexibility to strengthen and implement best-in-class contractor management processes to help keep safety at the center of Optimus Steel’s operations.”

Located in Beaumont, Texas, Optimus Steel produces wire rods, billets, and coiled rebar for use in construction and manufacturing applications. The company leverages ISNetworld tools and services such as RAVS 360 ™ to assess contractors’ safety culture and knowledge of safety policies, the Online Training tool to deliver site orientation to individual contractor workers, and the Worker Acknowledgement tool to help ensure key documents have been reviewed and acknowledged prior to working onsite. Optimus Steel plans to integrate ISNetworld data with its internal systems via ISN’s API system integration capabilities and assess safety culture perceptions through ISN’s CultureSight ® offering.

“Optimus Steel built a strong, safety-focused contractor management program leveraging ISNetworld to help drive accountability, visibility, and performance,” said Mike Reazin, Vice President of Manufacturing at ISN. “ISN is proud to celebrate this five-year milestone with Optimus Steel and to continue supporting its long-term contractor and risk management goals.”

For more information on ISN’s industry-leading software and services, visit isn.com.

About ISN

ISN is the global leader in contractor and supplier information management, with more than 20 years of experience connecting 850 Hiring Clients in capital-intensive industries with 85,000 active contractors and suppliers to promote safety, health, and sustainability in the workplace. ISN’s brands include ISNetworld®, a global online contractor and supplier management platform, Transparency-One®, a responsible sourcing platform built to bring transparency to supply chain management, and Empower®, a worker-level app built to keep workers moving forward.

ISN has 14 offices around the globe which provide award-winning support and training for its customers in more than 85 countries. ISN takes pride in leading worldwide efforts to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of contractor and supplier management systems and in serving as a world-class forum for sharing industry best practices, benchmarking performance, providing data insights among its members, and helping decision makers, including board members, ensure contractor and supplier risk is assessed and monitored. For more information, visit isn.com.

About Optimus Steel

Optimus Steel produces a wide range of high-quality wire rods, straight and coiled rebar, and billets. Throughout the years, the company has been recognized with awards for safety, community service, outstanding engineering, environmental improvement, and quality management with ISO 9001 certification. Optimus Steel’s experienced sales and technical support teams have over 120 years of combined experience creating solutions that help its customers succeed. For more information, visit optimus-steelusa.com.

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