Optimizing EHS Programs
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Webinar Recap – Integrating Risk Assessments for Effective Management of Change
Recently, we hosted an essential webinar discussing “Integrating Risk Assessments for Effective Management of Change,” presented by Dana Garber, VelocityEHS Senior Product Manager for Operational Risk. This session explored the dynamic relationship between Management of Change (MOC) and Risk Assessments, highlighting the importance of an integrated approach between them to: What is the dynamic relationship […]
OSHA 2023 Semiannual Regulatory Agenda: What You Need to Know
By Greg Duncan, MELP, ASP, Sr. EHS & ESG Content Manager The US Department of Labor (DOL) has just published the OSHA 2023 Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, detailing the Agency’s most up-to-date regulatory actions and providing employers with valuable insights into upcoming OSHA regulatory activities that are likely to impact their organizations. For EHS professionals, it […]
OSHA’s New Recordkeeping and Electronic Injury Reporting Final Rule: What You Need to Know
By Phil Molé, MPH On July 21, 2023, OSHA published its long-awaited final rule updating electronic injury and illness reporting requirements in its Recordkeeping Standard. Many stakeholders had been carefully following OSHA’s actions on this rulemaking because of its wide-reaching impacts, including expansion of electronic reporting obligations for many establishments. The final rule becomes effective […]
EPA Enforcement: Maintaining Compliance in 2023 & Beyond – Webinar Summary
By Claire DeMarco, Events Marketing Intern VelocityEHS recently hosted the webinar “EPA Enforcement: Maintaining Compliance in 2023 & Beyond,” presented by Senior EHS & ESG Content Manager, Greg Duncan. This session summarized: What are Some of the Key Existing EPA Regulations? The EPA enforces more than 30 pieces of environmental legislation and hundreds of subsequent […]
Ergonomics in the Automotive Industry to Reduce MSD Risk
The main goal of ergonomics is to optimize the safety well-being of workers and increase productivity in various work settings, such as in the automotive industry. Job tasks in the automotive industry generally involve constantly moving equipment, heavy lifting and repetitive work, which can result in a high risk of employees developing musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). […]
Why You Need More Than Just an Ergonomics App for Worker Health and Safety
There’s an app for just about everything these days—including workplace ergonomics. Ergonomics applications have become common tools for employees to take the ergonomics assessment process into their own hands and reduce musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) risk. This usually involves taking a video recording on a handheld device of an employee performing a job task, and then […]
Ergonomics Program Management: Best Practices and Strategies for Success
By Greg Duncan, MELP, ASP, Sr. EHS & ESG Content Manager Back in March, I attended the 2023 ProMat manufacturing and supply chain logistics conference in Chicago, Illinois and sat in on a session with three very accomplished ergonomics experts who provided some incredibly insightful and actionable guidance on how to improve workplace ergonomics program […]
Webinar Recap – Dangers of Using Spreadsheets to Manage your IH Data
Recently, we hosted a webinar discussing “Dangers of Using Spreadsheets to Manage your IH Data,” presented by Dave Risi, CIH, CSP, and moderated by Greg Duncan, MELP. This session covered some potential ways spreadsheets could appear helpful for managing your industrial hygiene programs initially, along with the inherent dangers of relying on spreadsheets for Industrial Hygiene […]
ISSB’s First Two Finalized ESG Standards: What You Need to Know
by Phil Molé, MPH On June 26, 2023, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) issued its first two finalized ESG standards, after review and incorporation of significant stakeholder feedback that followed publication of the standards as drafts for public comment last year. Business leaders, investors, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other stakeholders will likely welcome these standards […]
Start an ESG Program by Stepping into It Through Ergonomics
In Part 1 of this blog series, we examined how workplace safety is an ideal platform on which to build, manage, and mature an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) program. With a strong safety program, you can make ESG improvements to chemical management, incident management, and job safety analysis, all of which make significant contributions […]