EHS Professionals

When it comes to workplace safety, we should always be looking for ways to improve. It can be easy to rest on our laurels and feel like our safety programs are running smoothly, but we shouldn’t wait for an incident to occur before we take a hard look at safety program performance and ask, “How […]

In Part 4 of our IH 101 blog series “Lab Analysis – Uncovering Hidden Gems of Efficiency“ we learned some of the most important factors to consider when selecting a laboratory, and steps you can take to automate the chain of custody (COC) and upload of analytical results from your samples. In Part 5, we’ll […]

Chicago (April 22, 2021) — VelocityEHS, the global leader in cloud-based environment, health, safety (EHS) and sustainability software, is hosting its second annual live virtual conference, The Short Conference, on May 12, 2021. The event breaks typical conventions by connecting VelocityEHS subject matter experts, customers and other EHS professionals together directly during intimate and interactive sessions on […]

April 22, 2021 marks 51 years of celebrating Earth Day. Earth Day has had an undeniable impact on how our society views and values our environment, but what you might not realize is the profound influence it has had on the field of environmental health and safety (EHS). Hear me out… The History of Earth […]

It’s spring, and Opening Day of baseball is near. Teams have made changes this past off-season to fill gaps in their roster and tweak their strategies; these come as the result of a thorough review of their key performance metrics from last season – figuring out where and how they can improve. Companies rarely have […]

Studies have shown the disparity between the numbers of men and women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields. In honor of Women’s History Month, we wanted to recognize some of the powerhouse women who make up our strong team of colleagues at VelocityEHS. We’re lucky to have their knowledge, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills […]

In Part 2 of our blog series on Industrial Hygiene Program Management, “QEAs: The Foundation of a Great Industrial Hygiene Program”, we learned the standard and most widely used methodology for performing qualitative exposure assessments (QEAs). This step of performing the risk analysis is a pre-requisite to developing your IH sampling plans in a way […]

In Part 1 of our blog series on Industrial Hygiene Program Management, “SEGs: The Foundation of a Great Industrial Hygiene Program”, we learned how to create similar exposure groups (SEGs). This step of characterizing your workplace and forming SEGs is a prerequisite for performing qualitative exposure assessments (QEAs). If you haven’t already, we recommend reviewing […]

It’s our mission at VelocityEHS to simplify and streamline EHS tasks and be a partner to safety professionals like you. We judge our success by your success. Even still, it is nice to be recognized in the EHS industry by our peers and independent analysts. Recently, VelocityEHS was named A Leader in the Verdantix Green […]

SEGs: The Foundation for a Great IH Program For this first session of our IH 101: Introduction to Industrial Hygiene Program Management series, we’re going to take an in-depth look at similar exposure groups (SEGs) to help you understand their critical importance to your IH program. We’ll also offer common-sense guidelines for how to set […]