EHS Professionals

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 […]

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 […]