Regulations & Compliance

Exciting news shared by VelocityEHS at this year’s Short Conference included the acquisition of OneLook Systems, the premiere permit to work software provider, and a sneak peek at the upcoming launch of the new VelocityEHS Accelerate® Platform. The Short Conference is an annual virtual conference for VelocityEHS customers and industry professionals featuring intimate conversations and […]

When the W. L. Gore company realized that its ergonomics program needed a massive overhaul, it dedicated the time and effort to developing a strong, sustainable one, and partnered with VelocityEHS Industrial Ergonomics to get it done right.  In the “W.L. Gore and Associates, Inc. Systems Approach Built to Stand the Test of Time” session of the […]

Last week, VelocityEHS proudly hosted our second annual Short Conference virtual event. The Short Conference was attended by more than 500 EHS professionals across a wide range of industries, and featured informative sessions presented by our very-own VelocityEHS experts alongside EHS leaders from companies including Unilever and W.L. Gore. Dave Risi, CIH, CSP and Principal […]

The second VelocityEHS Short Conference, held last Wednesday, May 12th, was a hit! With 500 virtual attendees, this one-day event was packed with information and guidance from true environmental, health & safety (EHS) experts. VelocityEHS was tweeting live throughout the day, sharing top tips and insightful quotes from the sessions. The day’s opening remarks, “How […]

Managing compliance and risk can be seen as opposites, ripe for contrast. The reality is more nuanced; compliance is more tactical while risk management is more strategic. But, according to our experts at The Short Conference last week, the most effective approach is one that aligns compliance with risk and tactics with strategy. In this […]

In Part 5 of our IH 101 blog series “Data Analysis – Defining Your Goals & Selecting the Best Metrics“ we learned about effective tools for analyzing your IH data, and the critical importance of defining the purpose of your data analysis. Just generating a lot of statistics that don’t provide valuable insights is a […]

EHS professionals know that training is the cornerstone of safety. It is the fundamental source of knowledge and skills workers need to do their jobs safely, and one of the most visible ways that workers engage with our workplace safety programs and culture. The immense value and importance that businesses place on training is demonstrated […]

It happens every year, like clockwork. With Mother’s Day come plenty of colorful fresh-cut flowers, so that moms can display them on their kitchen or coffee tables. Attached to the stalks of those flowers by rubber band, there are little packets of flower food, and sometimes, the contents of those packets lead to accidental ingestion, […]

Ask EHS professionals about their biggest challenges and they’ll probably tell you they always seem to be asked to do more with less. Completing key safety tasks, often singlehandedly, and hunting down and communicating the data they and other stakeholders need to assess safety performance, all while trying to convince management of the value of […]