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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, approximately 42% of the U.S. workforce is now working from home (about 67 million workers) and a large portion will continue to do so for the rest of this year. Although there are some concerns around productivity and long-term sustainability regarding remote work, there are some potential financial benefits. […]

Attendees at the Wisconsin Safety Council’s 78th Annual Conference can test their knowledge of OSHA HazCom compliance during our virtual session “GHS/HazCom: The Game – Can You Pass the Compliance Test in 2020?”. Join VelocityEHS’ very own EHS & Sustainability Expert, Greg Duncan, as he leads you through a series of engaging interactive games designed to enhance your knowledge of OSHA’s HazCom Standard and workplace chemical safety best practices.   With the HazCom Standard continuing to rank number two on OSHA’s Top 10 List of Most Frequently Cited Standards for the past seven years running, it is as important as ever for employers […]

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 […]

Working from home has many office workers feeling fatigued from a nearly endless stream of virtual meetings. Even if you’re back in the office, many people are still meeting online due to social distancing.  Some days, I feel like I don’t have time to eat lunch or even use the restroom! Taking breaks is important […]

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, […]