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Kickstart Your ESG Program Through Control of Work
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is the gold standard in business excellence. Many companies that have invested in resources to move forward with an ESG program have gained a more secure footing in their industries and a competitive edge. However, there are just as many, or probably more companies that know an ESG program is […]
Podcast: VelocityEHS and Fit For Work on Workplace Ergonomics and Injury Prevention
Rick Barker, CPE, CSP, and Principal Solutions Strategist for VelocityEHS, recently joined VelocityEHS partner Fit For Work on its Workplace Injury Prevention podcast. Listen to the podcast to learn how the partnership between VelocityEHS and Fit For Work is generating a transformational approach to ergonomics and injury prevention that offers an unparalleled opportunity for companies […]
OSHA 2023 Semiannual Regulatory Agenda: What You Need to Know
By Greg Duncan, MELP, ASP, Sr. EHS & ESG Content Manager The US Department of Labor (DOL) has just published the OSHA 2023 Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, detailing the Agency’s most up-to-date regulatory actions and providing employers with valuable insights into upcoming OSHA regulatory activities that are likely to impact their organizations. For EHS professionals, it […]
OSHA’s New Recordkeeping and Electronic Injury Reporting Final Rule: What You Need to Know
By Phil Molé, MPH On July 21, 2023, OSHA published its long-awaited final rule updating electronic injury and illness reporting requirements in its Recordkeeping Standard. Many stakeholders had been carefully following OSHA’s actions on this rulemaking because of its wide-reaching impacts, including expansion of electronic reporting obligations for many establishments. The final rule becomes effective […]
EHS To ESG: Starting The Journey
Most EHS management today remains focused on traditional tasks such as reduction of injury and illness incident rates and compliance with environmental permit conditions. These are important tasks, but they’re no longer enough. With the demands of the financial community and other stakeholders, businesses are expanding the focus of their EHS management programs to include […]
EPA Enforcement: Maintaining Compliance in 2023 & Beyond – Webinar Summary
By Claire DeMarco, Events Marketing Intern VelocityEHS recently hosted the webinar “EPA Enforcement: Maintaining Compliance in 2023 & Beyond,” presented by Senior EHS & ESG Content Manager, Greg Duncan. This session summarized: What are Some of the Key Existing EPA Regulations? The EPA enforces more than 30 pieces of environmental legislation and hundreds of subsequent […]
Why You Need More Than Just an Ergonomics App for Worker Health and Safety
There’s an app for just about everything these days—including workplace ergonomics. Ergonomics applications have become common tools for employees to take the ergonomics assessment process into their own hands and reduce musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) risk. This usually involves taking a video recording on a handheld device of an employee performing a job task, and then […]
VelocityEHS Named a Leader in First EHS Software Mid-Market Green Quadrant Outtake by Independent Analyst Firm
Chicago (July 13, 2023) – VelocityEHS®, the global leader in enterprise EHS & ESG software solutions, today announced it has been named a Leader by the independent analyst firm Verdantix in its first Product Benchmark: EHS Software Mid-Market Green Quadrant Outtake. The new report is designed to support smaller enterprise companies looking to shortlist EHS […]
Ergonomics Program Management: Best Practices and Strategies for Success
By Greg Duncan, MELP, ASP, Sr. EHS & ESG Content Manager Back in March, I attended the 2023 ProMat manufacturing and supply chain logistics conference in Chicago, Illinois and sat in on a session with three very accomplished ergonomics experts who provided some incredibly insightful and actionable guidance on how to improve workplace ergonomics program […]
Webinar Recap – Dangers of Using Spreadsheets to Manage your IH Data
Recently, we hosted a webinar discussing “Dangers of Using Spreadsheets to Manage your IH Data,” presented by Dave Risi, CIH, CSP, and moderated by Greg Duncan, MELP. This session covered some potential ways spreadsheets could appear helpful for managing your industrial hygiene programs initially, along with the inherent dangers of relying on spreadsheets for Industrial Hygiene […]