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DePuy Synthes
How DePuy Synthes Saved Costs and Increased Efficiency in Their Contractor Management Process
Cardinal Health
Cardinal Health Avoids $1 Million in Workers’ Compensation Costs with Ergonomics Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health, Inc. is a global, integrated healthcare services and products company, providing customized solutions for hospitals, health systems, pharmacies, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical laboratories, and physician offices worldwide. In 2012, ergonomics became one of Cardinal Health’s priorities when 50 […]
Pharma Manufacturing Special Report: Optimizing Human Performance
Download the Special Report today! Your organization, like many, is managing quality, productivity and safety all at once, and some things are bound to slip through the cracks—like unmitigated risks for musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Pharmaceutical health and safety teams are handling ergonomic risks in the laboratory, warehouse, plant floor, offices, and now, associates working from […]
Simple Ergonomics Solutions For Key Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Jobs
Download the infographic to learn how to lower the risk of MSDs for pharmaceutical manufacturing workers.
What Is USP <800>?
Is your healthcare facility in compliance with USP <800>? Download our complimentary guide to learn more!
Ergonomics in the Pharmaceutical Industry
The pharmaceutical manufacturing industry is a unique environment in a number of ways, but especially when it comes to ergonomics and musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) risk. There are the typical manual material handling (MMH) tasks like lifting and moving product in a warehouse, but many injuries in this industry are actually from lab tasks. And while […]
New Ergonomics Infographics for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Food & Beverage Industries
Many jobs in the pharmaceutical manufacturing and food & beverage industries are taxing on the body. With repetitive motions and long periods of time spent working in awkward positions, employees in these industries are at a high risk for developing musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Good thing we’ve got you covered. Here are 2 new infographics that break down the positions with the highest MSD risk in the pharmaceutical manufacturing and food […]
What is HAZOP?
HAZOP is another one of those environmental, health and safety terms that sounds like a big, scary deal. But like the EHS umbrella it falls under, risk management, HAZOP is simple to understand when you break it down. HAZOP is a type of risk analysis, and stands for Hazard and Operability study. “Study,” in this sense, means a structured examination of processes (existing or planned) to identify […]
New Pharma Manufacturing Podcast Featuring VelocityEHS Ergonomics Expert, Blake McGowan!
In the “Solutions Spotlight: Harnessing AI to Improve Workplace Ergonomics” episode of the “Off Script” podcast from Pharma Manufacturing magazine, Blake McGowan, CPE and Director of Ergonomics Research with VelocityEHS, shares the history of ergonomics assessments and how the incorporation of artificial intelligence into assessments has made dramatic improvements for pharmaceutical manufacturing companies. In this conversation with […]
CEU Conference Session Summary – Industrial Hygiene Governance Workshop
Recently, VelocityEHS hosted its CEU Conference, which included six sessions, all of which qualify for continuing education unit (CEU) credits. Principal Solutions Strategist, Dave Risi, CSP, CIH, presented “Industrial Hygiene Program Governance Workshop” and provided the framework to establish, monitor, and communicate (to managers and workers) the status of your Industrial Hygiene program. If you […]