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Since working from home has become the modern way of business, we’re doing more office consults with customers who’d previously disregarded home-office ergonomics, with the hope that we’d return to our offices sooner rather than later. At this point in the game, even with the rapid development of vaccines, it’s likely that we’ll return to […]

Have you advertised your office ergonomics program in several places, only to have your people say that they didn’t know about it? After using every platform available, is it possible that over-communicating, using too many channels or not communicating directly to the right people could be the problem? Does the continuous information overload become white […]

Earlier today, OSHA announced it has published a long-awaited proposed rule that will update its Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom) to align with Revision 7 of the UN’s Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). OSHA had indicated as early as Spring 2018 that updates to the HazCom Standard were a top regulatory […]

On January 1, 2021, Australia began a 2-year transition of its hazard communication regulations to align with Revision 7 of the UN’s Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling (GHS). The transition, which will finish on December 30, 2022, brings a number of changes to the classification of chemical product hazards and the information that must […]

Since OSHA completed its initial alignment of the Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom) with the UN’s Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) in 2016, the Agency has repeatedly expressed an interest in making further updates to the Standard to align it with a more recent revision of GHS. According to the OSHA’s […]

Over the years, I have consulted with many EHS professionals about the best way to implement and sustain a corporate-wide ergonomics program. One thing is clear: even though each program and approach has been different, most companies share the common goal of reducing musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the workplace. The value of ergonomics is often […]

As it stands today, EHS professionals are still working tirelessly to improve the overall health and safety of their workplaces. Not only do they need to ensure they’re addressing ergonomics design gaps as they are identified, but they must also make adjustments at their work sites to comply with new regulations established in response to […]

Since COVID-19, workplaces have changed enough to trigger an increase in musculoskeletal disorders at organizations that are not proactive with ergonomics. Here’s a summary of polling results from health and safety professionals who attended The VelocityEHS Short Conference in May and our MSD Tsunami webinar in December. Industrial Workplace Results • 60% of respondents said […]

On January 1, 2021, Australia began a 2-year transition of its hazard communication regulations to align with Revision 7 of the UN’s Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling (GHS). The transition, which will finish on December 30, 2022, brings a number of changes to the classification of chemical product hazards and the information that […]

On December 19, 2020, the Government of Canada published Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 154, Number 51 containing Health Canada’s proposed amendments to the Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR). These latest amendments seek to align Canada’s Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) with the seventh revised edition of the UN’s Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labeling of […]