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In Case You Missed It: Week Three of the Open Table Conference
VelocityEHS recently hosted its third gathering of the three-part Open Table Conference series. During the first three Thursdays of November, we brought our customers, partners, and VelocityEHS subject matter experts together to discuss trending EHS topics, best practices, and innovative technologies. In case you missed it, here’s a summary of our Thursday, November 19th event […]
NAEM Session Summary: Challenges of Zero Waste Goals
Another successful NAEM EHS & Sustainability Forum is in the books! The all-virtual event took place October 20-22, 2020 and showcased many insightful presentations from leading professionals in the EHS industry. We’re not quite finished sharing examples of our key learnings, particularly when it comes to a trending and relevant topic like zero waste. Rick […]
VelocityEHS Named One of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® In Metropolitan Detroit
Chicago (November 3, 2020) — VelocityEHS, the global leader in cloud-based environment, health, safety (EHS) and sustainability solutions, announced that its VelocityEHS office in Ann Arbor, Michigan has been named one of the Best and Brightest Companies To Work For® in Metropolitan Detroit. This is the eighth year VelocityEHS’ office has received this designation, which honors […]
10 Tips to Reduce Burnout When Working From Home
by Jennie Dustin, CPE, CSP and Rick Barker, CPE, CSP For a growing number of people, working from home is transitioning from what we thought was a temporary thing to a much longer, perhaps even permanent, change. The novelty of working from home wore off weeks or even months ago. The unique stresses of a […]
What Are My Ergonomics Assessment Results Telling Me?
I have been working in the field of ergonomics for the past five years. During this time, I have had the opportunity to work with many clients to help them establish an ergonomics process; to do this you must understand what issues you are trying to solve and how to interpret the results. As an […]
Three Key Metrics for Your Office Ergonomics Process—Wherever Your Workers Are
Having a majority of employees working remotely is a new concept for most companies. Our previous post highlighted how online office ergonomics software can quickly and effectively reduce employee musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) resulting from improper workstation setup, like carpal tunnel syndrome and neck or back pain, while improving employee productivity and work satisfaction. Ergonomics software that lets employees learn, […]
COSHH: A Key Framework for Hazardous Chemical Risk Assessment
COSHH, or Control of Substances Hazardous to Health, is a set of regulations under the U.K.’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to protect workers from health hazards when working with specific substances and materials. COSHH includes a Risk Assessment component that, while a regulatory compliance requirement for some, is increasingly becoming a best practice around […]
#HomeOfficeHacks Social Media Challenge Happening Now!
Many of us have been working from home, and this has forced us to get creative with our work-from-home environments. Some have turned closets into office spaces, and others have gone all-out, building their own sit-to-stand workstations. By now we’ve learned some shortcuts to make up for the lack of an extra monitor, such as […]
What’s Your Home Office Hack?
October is National Ergonomics Month and, to raise awareness, VelocityEHS is hosting a #HomeOfficeHacks social media challenge all month long! As explained by Velocity EHS ergonomist Jacyln Faraci, the Challenge is open to everyone. Watch to learn more. Since we all had to quickly transition to work from home, many of us had to use […]
Ergonomics for Manufacturing: Ask the Operator is Still the Best Practice
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 […]