Workplace Culture

Safety managers have many different workplace risks to assess and control, but they don’t always adequately identify and address psychosocial risks. These are sources of anxiety for workers that result from a multitude of factors including the ways that work is organized (e.g. length of shifts, numbers of consecutive days worked), ways that job tasks […]

By Rick Barker, CPE, CSP, Principal Solutions Strategist Technological advances in MSD risk assessments, like the sensorless computer vision (motion capture) found in VelocityEHS Industrial Ergonomics, enable ergonomics team members to perform accurate assessments in minutes instead of hours. Today’s technology-aided assessments allow non-experts to evaluate jobs with a level of detail formerly reserved for […]

This week during OSHA’s Safe + Sound Week, VelocityEHS was proud to release its new Safety Management Solution to help manufacturers simplify their safety management processes. This software provides small to mid-sized manufacturers the tools to manage important key tasks and keeps employees safe. The solution includes: – SDS/Chemical Management – Job Safety Analyses (JSAs) […]

VelocityEHS is participating in OSHA’s  Safe + Sound Week, scheduled August 10 to 16, 2020, with many ancillary activities to help raise awareness around safety and health in the workplace. Nearly 1,440 businesses are also teaming up in this nationwide event to promote their commitment. The site also provides resources and best practices to keep America’s workers safe.   New Product Release  Leading up to this event, we’re pleased to announce our new Safety Management Solution. This […]

Next week’s virtual Applied Ergonomics Conference, scheduled on August 4th to 6th, will go down in the books as the most unique of the past 21 we’ve attended. In fact, I dug deep into our files to remember when our partnership with IISE began—in 1998. It all started when ergonomist Walt Rostykus (now retired) presented the workshop, […]

Ergonomics initiatives come in all shapes, sizes, and expectations for success and are established from the information provided from varying teams in the organization—from HR to EHS to IT.  Understanding the variation is important, but learning to define best practices, which can apply to all our customers, is a cornerstone of the work done by […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Due to widespread business impacts from the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) has extended the deadline for migration to ISO 45001 by six months from the original timeline, to September 11, 2021. The current international standard for occupational health and safety (OHS) management systems, ISO 45001, was published in Spring 2018 […]

This week, VelocityEHS features a conversation with Tad Mitchell, president and CEO of WellRight, on the topic of well-being. Tad has authored five books on wellness and is a sought-after speaker and thought-leader in the field. This interview is part of our continuing celebration of National Safety Month, as sponsored by the National Safety Council. […]

Many company managers, and even some experienced safety professionals still maintain the view that some workplace accidents ”just happen” — that not all workplace incidents are preventable, and that we therefore shouldn’t always expect to find root causes for why they occurred. The reasons behind this attitude vary, with some individuals claiming that such ambitious […]

During the month of June, the National Safety Council (NSC) is observing its annual National Safety Month. For 2020, NSC is focusing on four very important areas of health and safety including ergonomics, driving safety, building a safety culture, and mental health. This week, we’re taking a look at driving safety. Whether it’s heading to […]