Optimizing EHS Programs

OSHA has issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to protect healthcare and healthcare support service workers from exposure to variants of the SARS CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. The Federal Register published the ETS on June 21, 2021 and it became effective on the same date. This ETS comes shortly after OSHA also updated its […]

The National Safety Council (NSC) is celebrating 25 years of National Safety Month during the month of June, and to celebrate we have been helping them spread awareness of the importance of workplace health and safety. As National Safety Month’s exclusive sponsor, VelocityEHS is also devoted to providing educational and valuable content to help employers […]

The theme of the third week of National Safety Month (NSM) can sound a bit ambiguous at first—psychological safety. How can safety professionals create a safety program that sufficiently covers something that can seem abstract? With the risks and issues of psychological safety not as easily visible as physical ones are, this aspect of safety […]

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of National Safety Month, the National Safety Council is inviting you to recognize a safety professional – or anyone who inspires you to be safe – with a donation. In the spirit of honoring our safety heroes, VelocityEHS will match each donation up to a total of $25,000! In addition, […]

by Phil Molé, MPH National Safety Council (NSC) designates June of each year as National Safety Month (NSM), and as part of NSM this year, they’re inviting us to name our safety hero: the person who most inspired us by their example. For me, that’s an easy one. My safety hero is my dad, the […]

The meaning of “workplace safety” has expanded in the last few years. Pandemics aside, many people don’t feel safe at work for reasons that may not be obvious—they fear that being their true selves at work, whether it’s in relation to their sexual orientation or personal identity, will negatively impact their professional persona and relationships. […]

It’s summer and the pool is open, which means…vacation time! After quarantining at home all year from COVID-19, I’m certain most of you will be going on vacation, or spending extra hours at the pool. So, wherever your travels take you, you can still learn with us, and be eligible to receive free continuing education […]

VelocityEHS is proud to be the exclusive sponsor of the National Safety Council’s National Safety Month 2021. National Safety Month (NSM) is a time for everyone, from EHS professionals and managers to frontline workers, to renew their focus on how we can help build a safer workplace. At the same time, we’re reminded that for […]

As if the past year and a half hasn’t been straining enough, the United States is now facing a shortage of employees to fill jobs across various industries, from manufacturing and hospitality to healthcare and education. For several reasons (all based around the COVID-19 pandemic), there are many more open positions in the U.S. right […]

Many EHS professionals know they struggle with managing workplace risks, whether it’s accurately assessing them, controlling them, or getting the entire workplace involved in the process. In our new series, “The Bowtie Analysis Blog,” we’ll tell you about how a risk assessment tool called bowtie analysis can help. In this first installment, we’ll talk about […]