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The pharmaceutical manufacturing industry is a unique environment in a number of ways, but especially when it comes to ergonomics and musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) risk. There are the typical manual material handling (MMH) tasks like lifting and moving product in a warehouse, but many injuries in this industry are actually from lab tasks. And while […]

If you ship lithium batteries or products that contain lithium batteries, you’re responsible for compliance with a complex range hazardous material (HAZMAT) shipping regulations that can change depending on where, what and how you ship. Our Lithium Battery Shipping Basics infographic breaks down the basics of lithium battery shipping including: Examples of lithium battery-powered products Lithium […]

The number of in-house IH professionals has dwindled in recent years, with more and more businesses outsourcing IH functions due to lack of resources or expertise. As IH program budgets tighten, it is becoming increasingly critical that IH practitioners be able to make a strong business case for their IH programs so that they can […]

Last week’s VelocityEHS ESG Virtual Conference hosted a variety of sessions presented by VelocityEHS experts and ESG leaders representing both industry and the investor community. Here, we’ll re-cap the conference session, ESG Horizon Planning – What’s Happening? which took a look at some of the most impactful emerging trends in the field of ESG to help businesses prepare for future.    Click Here to Watch the Recorded Session  Session presenter Julian Moffatt, Principal Solution Strategist, ESG […]

By Phil Molé VelocityEHS recently held a virtual conference on Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) which included many presentations to help EHS professionals and business on their ESG journey. During the conference, Brad Micheel and I presented “Practical Steps to Implementing an ESG Program,” about the reasons for the increased industry focus on ESG, and […]

by Phil Molé We’re nearing the end of the year, which is usually a time for EHS professionals to take stock of their EHS management systems including their workplace training programs to see what’s working, what’s not, and where things can be improved. With many EHS professionals are also currently planning their budgets for 2022, […]

Having solid estimations of costs and return-on-investment for a new program are crucial for getting executive buy-in and consistent support. Some programs, like ergonomics, can be difficult to get approved because they would be implemented to rectify a long-term issue. When determining whether to invest in a program, decision-makers want to know if they’ll get money back, when they’ll get it, and how much […]

Training is an essential pillar of any workplace safety management system, and it’s also one of the most direct and visible ways workers interact with our workplace safety culture. That’s why it’s so vital that we deliver training to workers that’s effective and engaging, and makes the most of your training budget. It can be […]

Motion capture has been a gold standard for evaluating whole body movements in research labs for over 20 years. More recently, it has become feasible to apply this technology to job assessments in manufacturing environments. Originally, motion capture required the person to wear a large array of markers while the data was collected with multiple cameras to precisely record body […]