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How to Effectively Expand Your Ergonomics Program
Expanding your ergonomics program is an important step in the growth and maturity of your organization. It is an initiative that can unlock real value for your business, not simply in terms of reduced injuries, but also increased productivity, lower costs, and greater employee satisfaction. When expansion is poorly managed, however, it can potentially damage […]
The Top 10 OSHA Violations Are Predictable. That’s the Problem.
By Phil Molé, MPH Every year, OSHA releases its Top 10 most frequently cited standards. And every year, the list barely changes. OSHA enforcement officers are finding the same issues and workers typically get hurt by the same hazards. It’s time to shift the conversation. In what follows, you’ll learn why focusing on the “new” […]
What Your EHS Dashboards Should Show You Part 2: Integrating PSIF Data with Other Key Incident Metrics
By Phil Molé, MPH Welcome to the second and final installment on EHS reporting and dashboards. In Part 1 of our series, we talked about the historical challenge of reducing rates of serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs), why potential SIFs (PSIFs) make great leading indicators, and how purpose-built AI for EHS software enables EHS professionals […]
VelocityEHS Launches First-of-Its-Kind AI to Prevent Hand and Wrist Injuries — Impacting Up to 40% of Workers in High-Risk Roles
New technology exposes difficult to measure ergonomics-related risks before they lead to costly upper-extremity disorders CHICAGO, IL [April 21, 2026] — VelocityEHS® today announced the launch of its groundbreaking AI Hands & Wrists Assessment, tackling one of the most persistent and costly work-related musculoskeletal disorders: hand and wrist injuries. “Ergonomics has focused on full-body movements—bending, […]
The True Cost of Hand & Wrist MSDs: Why Ergonomics Risk Assessment Must Evolve
Introduction Virtually every workplace runs on hand and wrist-intensive work. From manufacturing and maintenance to pharmaceuticals and material handling, millions of workers perform repetitive, forceful, and highly coordinated movements every day. Yet these same motions drive one of the most persistent categories of workplace injury: hand and wrist musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). These injuries affect the […]
What Your EHS Dashboard Should Show You Part 1: Why PSIFs Are an Ideal Leading Indicator
By Phil Molé, MPH For decades, safety performance has been measured by one simple idea: fewer incidents mean a safer workplace. Lagging metrics measuring numbers and rates of actual injuries and illnesses have become the standard, shaping how organizations evaluate risk, benchmark performance, and make decisions. Even so, serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs) continue to […]