Regulations & Compliance

By Phil Molé, MPH For many organizations, chemical management has traditionally been viewed through the lens of compliance. Do we have an up-to-date safety data sheet (SDS) for every chemical? Are containers properly labeled? Is our chemical inventory accurate? Are we meeting applicable reporting requirements? Those are important questions. But they aren’t the only questions […]

By Phil Molé, MPH Keeping your safety data sheets (SDSs) organized is an important part of chemical management. But as we discussed in a recent blog, it’s only one part. Knowing what a chemical is doesn’t automatically tell you where it is, how much of it you have, how much you’ve used, or whether quantities […]

By Phil Molé, MPH Ask an employer what their chemical management system does, and there’s a good chance the first answer you’ll hear is, “It stores our Safety Data Sheets (SDSs).” That’s understandable. Maintaining an up-to-date SDS library is one of the most visible and familiar requirements of OSHA’s Hazard Communication (HazCom) Standard alongside other […]

By Phil Molé, MPH Most organizations don’t struggle to collect safety data. They struggle to use it to prevent incidents. Every day, safety teams capture incident reports, investigate near misses, document corrective actions, and complete risk assessments. Yet too often, these activities happen in parallel rather than together. Incident management looks at what went wrong. […]

By Phil Molé, MPH Every year, OSHA releases its Top 10 most frequently cited standards. And every year, the list barely changes. OSHA enforcement officers are finding the same issues and workers typically get hurt by the same hazards. It’s time to shift the conversation. In what follows, you’ll learn why focusing on the “new” […]

EHS compliance in 2026 demands more than policy updates and periodic audits. Regulators worldwide are increasing enforcement, expanding reporting requirements, and raising expectations for documentation. For EHS and Sustainability leaders, the question is no longer whether regulations will change. It’s how prepared your organization is to adapt when they do. That’s why we created the […]

By Greg Duncan, MELP, CSP As EHS compliance requirements expand, this year is shaping up to be critical in regulatory enforcement. From heat illness prevention to PFAS reporting, workplace violence prevention, ergonomics, and PPE fit standards, regulators are signaling clear priorities. The 2026 EHS Compliance Priorities Checklist from VelocityEHS helps employers understand what’s coming and what actions […]

By Phil Molé, MPH 2026 is off to quite a start for significant regulatory updates. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has officially extended multiple compliance deadlines under the updated Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), aka HazCom 2024. Published in the Federal Register on January 15, 2026, a new OSHA final rule shifts key […]

  By Phil Molé, MPH Most EHS professionals have heard of job safety analysis (JSA) and know that they’re important tools for preventing injuries. Even so, many EHS pros also report uncertainty about the quality of their JSAs, citing gaps in information within the JSAs and limited actual use of the JSAs for managing safety. […]

AI is steadily becoming an essential tool for EHS professionals who are under increasing pressure to improve safety performance, enhance accuracy and efficiency of EHS tasks, and support more data-driven decisions. If you’re curious about AI but feel a little overwhelmed by all the technical jargon, often conflicting information, or half-baked promises of what AI […]