Regulations & Compliance

By Phil Molé, MPH   A chemical label packs a lot of important information into a small space. Under OSHA’s Hazard Communication (HazCom) Standard, shipped container labels help workers quickly identify a chemical and understand its hazards. But chemicals don’t always stay in the containers they arrive in. Many times, you need to put them […]

By Phil Molé, MPH You may know every chemical product in your inventory. But do you know every regulated or hazardous ingredient inside those products? That distinction matters. An organization can maintain an up-to-date safety data sheet (SDS) library and an accurate list of product names, manufacturers, quantities, and locations, yet still struggle to answer […]

By Phil Molé, MPH HazCom 2024 affects all users of hazardous chemicals throughout the chemical supply chain. Chemical manufacturers have work to do as the compliance clock keeps ticking. So do importers and distributors. And as updated hazard information makes its way downstream, employers who use hazardous chemicals affected by the final rule have many […]

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 […]