EHS Professionals

Ask most safety professionals, and they’ll tell you: Our goal should be to prevent incidents before they happen. But ask them how, and you’ll probably get many different opinions. It’s fair to say that in the absence of a coherent strategy, many fall back on the reactive approach of addressing risks only after incidents have […]

Opioid misuse and addiction is an epidemic in the United States. But what does the opioid crisis have to do with ergonomics? National public health officials are responding to the opioid crisis by focusing on pain management and recovery services. But, VelocityEHS Director of Ergonomics Blake McGowan, CPE, said “There is a missing element to […]

With the use of technology, EHS professionals may have a bevy of data at their fingertips, but is it the right data to get the right information to translate into knowledge? Or, are you left information-poor? During the recent panel discussion, “Data: Too Much, Too Little, or Just the Right Amount,” held at last week’s […]

Last week, VelocityEHS proudly hosted our second annual Short Conference virtual event. The Short Conference was attended by more than 500 EHS professionals across a wide range of industries, and featured informative sessions presented by our very-own VelocityEHS experts alongside EHS leaders from companies including Unilever and W.L. Gore. Dave Risi, CIH, CSP and Principal […]

The second VelocityEHS Short Conference, held last Wednesday, May 12th, was a hit! With 500 virtual attendees, this one-day event was packed with information and guidance from true environmental, health & safety (EHS) experts. VelocityEHS was tweeting live throughout the day, sharing top tips and insightful quotes from the sessions. The day’s opening remarks, “How […]

EHS professionals know that training is the cornerstone of safety. It is the fundamental source of knowledge and skills workers need to do their jobs safely, and one of the most visible ways that workers engage with our workplace safety programs and culture. The immense value and importance that businesses place on training is demonstrated […]

Ask EHS professionals about their biggest challenges and they’ll probably tell you they always seem to be asked to do more with less. Completing key safety tasks, often singlehandedly, and hunting down and communicating the data they and other stakeholders need to assess safety performance, all while trying to convince management of the value of […]

There have been many changes to the ways that we work over the past year, which will impact the next phase of how the workplace environment operates. Our most recent webinar, “The Future of Work for EHS Professionals”, discussed the specific factors that will influence how employers manage their employees’ health and satisfaction in the […]

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 […]