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OSHA Unveils Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards for 2024
OSHA recently released its eagerly awaited annual list of the Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards for 2024 at this year’s National Safety Council (NSC) Safety Congress & Expo. The OSHA Top 10 List of Most Frequently Cited Standards is highly anticipated because it provides valuable insights for safety professionals, employers, and other organizational stakeholders […]
EHS Regulatory Recap & Ways to Stay Compliant Using an ISO Approach to EHS Management: Velocity + STP Post Webinar Highlights
VelocityEHS recently hosted the webinar “Regulatory Recap & Ways to Stay Compliant Using an ISO Approach to EHS Management,” presented by VelocityEHS Senior EHS & ESG Content Manager Greg Duncan, MELP, CSP and STP ComplianceEHS Director of Partnerships Shannon Major, BES(Hons), EP (CEA). Key themes and highlights from the discussion included: What are the Relevant […]
Improving Your Perception of Safety Risks (Or, “Why There Might Be a Bear in Your Car!”)
By Phil Molé, MPH Vehicle owners in Winston, Connecticut got quite a surprise when they returned to their car the morning of July 15, 2024. They heard the horn blaring and the radio blasting and saw a full-grown black bear and a cub trapped inside the car. The owners contacted state environmental conservation officials, who […]
VelocityEHS User Conference 2024 Session Digest: Navigating the Nexus of Ethical Supply Chains – J.S.Held
In today’s global landscape, the emphasis on ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) principles throughout supply chains is paramount. It’s not just about the end product; it’s about the journey from inception to delivery. During the 2024 VelocityEHS User Conference, Andrea Korney, Vice President of Sustainability for VelocityEHS partner J.S. Held, presented a session on what […]
EPA Releases Updated Edition of Climate Change Indicators Report
By Phil Molé, MPH In July 2024, EPA published the fifth edition of their report Climate Change Indicators in the United States, describing the ways climate change is impacting human health and the environment. The climate change indicators report draws from EPA’s research as well as other scientific literature, and its findings may inform policy […]
Golf Cart Interviews: Where Golf and Ergonomics Meet
Author: Jennifer Sinkwitts, Sr. Director of Communications This week, Patrick Flavin, a VelocityEHS-sponsored professional golfer, and Velocity’s Jeff Sanford, a board-certified professional ergonomist, sat down to answer the question, “Does professional golf have anything in common with ergonomics?” Patrick and Jeff agreed, “It certainly does!” The pair met up at the Ambassador Golf Course in […]
If You Think Management of Change Processes Take a Lot…Try Disaster Response
Changes occurring within an organization’s operations are inevitable, and it’s imperative that the crucial process of Management of Change (MOC) procedures be completed to assess and address the risks or unintended consequences that stem from changes made. MOC is a systematic method for identifying and controlling safety, health and environmental risks associated with planned […]
Understanding OSHA’s New Heat Injury and Illness Proposed Rule
By Phil Molé, MPH After years of preparatory work, OSHA recently published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on heat injury and illness prevention that will affect many outdoor and indoor US worksites. Employers across different industries will need to understand the potential requirements in OSHA’s new heat injury and illness proposed rule and start […]
VelocityEHS User Conference 2024 Session Digest: Safety Track—Leading by Omission Q&A | WSP
The 2024 VelocityEHS Accelerate User Conference took place in May and focused on four tracks: Attendees were able to customize the sessions they attended based on the tracks that resonated with them to get the most out of the conference. During a Safety Track session, there was a Q&A where safety experts discussed common pitfalls […]
Standardizing JSA Risk Assessment Criteria
By Greg Duncan, MELP, CSP, Sr. EHS & ESG Content Manager at VelocityEHS One of the most important steps in performing any job safety analysis (JSA) is assessing the likelihood and severity of risks encountered during performance of job tasks. This risk assessment is crucial to the subsequent JSA steps of identifying and implementing the […]