Regulations & Compliance

In September of last year, the California Legislature signed Senate Bill SB 553 into law. SB 553 authorized the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), better known as Cal/OSHA, to amend the California Labor Code to include workplace violence prevention and reporting as part of employers’ current workplace injury prevention program requirements. The […]

After going through all the work of assessing your workspaces for musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) risk, gathering the data and discussing possible positive changes to make, you’ve completed the initial steps of implementing an effective ergonomic process within your organization. GREAT!   You and your team have selected a robust ergonomics software system that allows you […]

In all my research and study of OSHA workplace standards over the years, I’ve yet to come across a specific requirement that employers must apply and document a job safety analysis (JSA) to comply with an OSHA standard. In fact, you don’t really see any references to JSAs within the text of OSHA’s volume of […]

We are excited to share the success story recently published of Boston Scientific Cork. Boston Scientific, a leader in medical device manufacturing, has achieved ISO 45001 certification by transforming its permit and contractor management system. This milestone reflects the company’s dedication to safety and innovation amid rapid growth. In addition to this, Boston Scientific Cork […]

By Phil Molé, MPH It’s finally happened! OSHA has published its long-awaited final rule updating requirements in its Hazard Communication (HazCom) Standard. The publication of the final rule ends months of waiting and uncertainty by manufacturers and users of hazardous chemicals and aligns HazCom with updated versions of the UN’s Globally Harmonized System of Classification […]

Presented by Josiah Allen, CPE, CSP, VelocityEHS Senior Solutions Consultant, the “Our Ergonomics Assessment is Done. Now What?” session of the 2024 Ergonomics Virtual Conference was a direct conversation on what organizations need to do after completing a musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) risk assessment on a job/task. While many people believe an ergonomics assessment is the […]

Carhartt successfully reduced its OSHA recordables by over 50% through implementing an ergonomics program. Recognizing the importance of proactive safety measures, Carhartt’s U.S. Safety Manager, Scott Harper, and Safety Specialist, Ashley Arvin, spearheaded efforts to reduce musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) resulting from poor postures, high forces, and repetitive movements in their stitching, sewing, and finishing manufacturing […]

By Phil Molé, MPH California has become the first US state to issue ESG disclosure requirements. While many EHS and ESG managers and company leaders may be understandably focused on disclosure regulations emerging at the national level, California’s ESG disclosure rules are a reminder that anyone managing their company’s ESG governance needs to be aware […]

It’s a common practice for companies to use contractors or temporary workers to complete projects, with some companies even having a constant stream of temporary workers coming on site. A 2020 Career Builder study found that the majority of employers in some industries, such as information technology and manufacturing, planned to hire temporary workers—75% and […]

EHS professionals know that completing comprehensive job safety analyses (JSAs) is vital to the safety of the workplace, but an important factor in the effectiveness of JSAs that often goes overlooked is making sure you have the right team of people working together to complete them. Yes, you need a team of people to complete […]