Chemicals

Compliance tells you whether you’re meeting requirements. Maturity tells you whether you’re prepared for what’s next. For many organizations, compliance has long been the benchmark for Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) success. Regulatory obligations are met, audits are completed, and required training is delivered. While these are essential components of an effective EHS program, they answer […]

Defining the New Reality of EHS Download the infographic for a data-driven look at the trends, challenges, priorities, and technologies reshaping EHS management in 2026. EHS is evolving from a traditionally compliance-focused function into a more strategic contributor to organizational resilience, risk management, and business performance. But that transition is not happening without challenges. Drawing […]

By Phil Molé, MPH Your EHS responsibilities are growing. Your resources? Not so much. You’re expected to manage increasingly complex regulations, identify risks before incidents occur, demonstrate results to leadership, and support safer operations across your organization. And you’re supposed to do it all while juggling spreadsheets, disconnected software, and systems that don’t talk to […]

Download this resource to learn how a connected EHS platform can support your organization today while creating a scalable foundation for what comes next. EHS teams are being asked to take on a more strategic role while navigating limited resources, growing data demands, evolving regulations, and increasing pressure to prevent risk before incidents occur. At […]

By Phil Molé, MPH Throughout Q3, VelocityEHS hosted a variety of events designed to help EHS professionals stay ahead of regulatory changes, explore emerging technologies, and enhance their safety programs. Covering topics like OSHA HazCom updates, AI in EHS, safety, incident management, ergonomics, contractor safety, and operational risk, these webinars provided practical insights and actionable […]

How to Make Internal Audits More Risk-Based, Objective, and Useful for Continual Improvement By Shannon Major, STP ComplianceEHS and Phil Molé, MPH, VelocityEHS An internal audit program should be more than a calendar of audits or a requirement to satisfy before an external assessment. At its best, it is a planned and systematic way to […]

By Phil Molé, MPH   A chemical label packs a lot of important information into a small space. Under OSHA’s Hazard Communication (HazCom) Standard, shipped container labels help workers quickly identify a chemical and understand its hazards. But chemicals don’t always stay in the containers they arrive in. Many times, you need to put them […]

By Phil Molé, MPH Getting a contractor approved is an important step toward safer work. But it’s only the first step. Prequalification is important because it helps you determine whether a contractor meets your organization’s requirements before they’re brought onsite. It can give you greater confidence in who you’re working with, ensure that contractors have […]

By Phil Molé, MPH You may know every chemical product in your inventory. But do you know every regulated or hazardous ingredient inside those products? That distinction matters. An organization can maintain an up-to-date safety data sheet (SDS) library and an accurate list of product names, manufacturers, quantities, and locations, yet still struggle to answer […]