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Industrial Hygiene: The Next Generation
by Naomi German As a recent college graduate from Purdue University with a Bachelor’s in Industrial Hygiene, I often get the question at the Thanksgiving table, “So…what is industrial hygiene? Why did you choose it as a career? What do you actually do?” And then there’s the “Is it like a dental hygienist?” (If you’ve […]
ESG Virtual Conference Session Summary: Using Materiality Assessments to Frame ESG Measures
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is now a “must have” and is the new standard for business excellence. To help businesses capitalize on ESG and develop long-term, effective ESG programs, VelocityEHS hosted our Virtual ESG Conference to educate businesses and EHS professionals on a variety of ESG topics. One of our conference sessions featured a […]
What is Green Chemistry and Why is it Important?
Chemical management is no easy task, whether you’re managing a dozen or ten thousand chemicals in your inventory. Not only are you required by OSHA and other regulatory agencies to maintain an inventory of all hazardous materials within your workplace, but you also need to account for those materials and ensure safety data sheets (SDSs) […]
Post Offer Employment Testing (POET) and Physical Demands Analysis (PDA): How to Improve Safety Performance and Ensure Compliance
EHS professionals traditionally deal with safety issues that employees encounter after they’ve been hired and have little involvement in processes to test employees before they start work – leaving the administration of that process to Human Resources (HR). Meanwhile, HR professionals managing post offer employment testing (POET) often aren’t involved in wider safety management practices. […]
Why Manufacturers Should Implement a Control of Work (CoW) System
Historically speaking, workers in the manufacturing industries are at higher risk for work-related injuries and illnesses than workers in other industries. In 2020, the manufacturing industry ranked fourth highest in non-fatal recordable injury and illness rates, with 3.1 cases per 100 full-time employees (FTE) compared to the average rate of 2.7 cases per 100 FTE […]
A Summary: Future of Machine Learning in EHS & ESG
The ActiveEHS® Tech Conference recently held by VelocityEHS covered an array of topics, focusing on technology and how it can improve the ever-changing world of EHS & Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG). During this event, the final session covered: The Future of Machine Learning in EHS & ESG. What is machine learning? Machine learning (ML) […]
Introduction to Hazardous Waste Management, Part Five: Waste Reporting and Minimization
Welcome to the fifth and final installment of our series, “Introduction to Hazardous Waste Management,” in which we’ll discuss the importance of waste reporting and waste minimization toward maintaining compliance with hazardous waste regulations and pursuing EHS/ESG maturity. In case you missed the previous installments, check out Part One to find out how to determine […]
Introduction to EHS Risks, Part Five: Risk Management as the Glue Holding Your EHS Programs Together
By Phil Molé, MPH Welcome to the fifth and final installment of our blog series “Introduction to EHS Risks,” in which we’ll talk about the ways that good risk management is really the glue holding your EHS programs together. In case you missed our previous posts in this series, take a little time to check […]
Applying Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for More Effective MSD Risk Assessment and Reduction
Like many other EHS management processes, your ergonomics process should be built around three fundamental elements: identifying and assessing the risks to your people and workplace (in this case, musculoskeletal disorders [MSDs] and other ergonomics-related injuries), selecting and implementing the ideal controls and improvements to minimize those risks, and monitoring and refining the effectiveness of […]
Getting Started in EHS: A VelocityEHS Event
For more than 25 years, the National Safety Council (NSC) has celebrated June as National Safety Month (NSM). This year, NSC has highlighted leading causes of preventable injury and death over the four weeks of June so people can improve workplace safety and live their fullest lives. Here at VelocityEHS we thought, “Hey, why stop […]