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Now that many of us are in the chilling depths of winter, it’s important to remember how working in cold environments impacts workers and employees, especially those of older age.   Hypothermia is a medical emergency that occurs when the body’s temperature reaches below 95° F (35° C), caused by prolonged exposure to very cold temperatures. […]

OSHA recently released its eagerly awaited annual list of the Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards for 2023 at this year’s National Safety Council (NSC) Safety Congress & Expo. The OSHA Top 10 List of Most Frequently Cited Standards is so highly anticipated because it provides valuable insights for safety professionals and other health and […]

Continuing our digest of OSHA’s Top 10 List of Most Frequently Cited Standards, we move on to the second most-commonly cited workplace violation – Hazard Communication (HazCom).   OSHA’s HazCom standard addresses chemical hazards for chemicals produced in and imported into the workplace. It also governs the communication of hazards to workers, specifying the responsibilities of […]

It’s important to us here at VelocityEHS that you have up-to-date information and expert advice you need to help build your knowledge, skills, and understanding of what’s happening in the world of EHS and environmental, social, and governance (ESG). Throughout the year we’ve shared around 75 blogs covering different topics to keep you informed in […]

We opened the recent VelocityEHS ESG Virtual Conference with an expert discussion on green chemistry, a strategy that many EHS professionals are still looking for clarity and guidance on. In the session of Green Chemistry and How It Fits into ESG, three of our own VelocityEHS subject matter experts joined forces to share insights and […]

We recently published a case study sharing the story of how Corning, one of the world’s leading innovators in material science, achieved its best-ever safety record in 2022. Corning took a three-step approach to safety and health, through employee respect and engagement, visual management, and a leadership-supported strategy. In order to achieve this, Corning implemented […]

What is Lockout/Tagout?  The term Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO, or Lockout/Tagout) refers to the safety practice and procedures that are necessary for employees to disable machinery or equipment to prevent the release of hazardous energy and prevent start-up until maintenance or repair work is completed. In a nutshell, it falls under the umbrella of […]

by Rick Barker, CPE, Principal Solutions Strategist I’ve been doing ergonomics for the last 3 decades. It would be easy for me to conclude that I’ve “seen that and done that” whenever I do an ergonomics job assessment. However, one lesson that I have learned over that time is that there is no substitute for […]

By Claire DeMarco, Events Marketing Intern I recently interviewed VelocityEHS experts David Staples and Phil Molé about the different perspectives generations have toward Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and sustainability, and toward past, present, and future actions to address risks such as climate change and its impacts. In these discussions, I learned about three important […]

Rick Barker, CPE, CSP, and Principal Solutions Strategist for VelocityEHS, recently joined VelocityEHS partner Fit For Work on its Workplace Injury Prevention podcast. Listen to the podcast to learn how the partnership between VelocityEHS and Fit For Work is generating a transformational approach to ergonomics and injury prevention that offers an unparalleled opportunity for companies […]