Chemical Management

One of the best ways to prevent and control workplace injuries and incidents is to “design out” hazards and risk early in the design phase. This is known as Prevention through Design (PtD), a national initiative led by National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). World-class […]

Ask most safety professionals, and they’ll tell you: Our goal should be to prevent incidents before they happen. But ask them how, and you’ll probably get many different opinions. It’s fair to say that in the absence of a coherent strategy, many fall back on the reactive approach of addressing risks only after incidents have […]

Opioid misuse and addiction is an epidemic in the United States. But what does the opioid crisis have to do with ergonomics? National public health officials are responding to the opioid crisis by focusing on pain management and recovery services. But, VelocityEHS Director of Ergonomics Blake McGowan, CPE, said “There is a missing element to […]

The recent “Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Reduces Injuries with Formal Ergonomics Program​: A User Case Study” session for the National Association for EH&S Management (NAEM) EHSTECH21 Conference gave an in-depth look into the company’s workplace ergonomics program. Presented by Roger Tynes, Ergonomic Consultant & Program Specialist for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., and moderated […]

This June marks the 25th anniversary of the National Safety Council’s National Safety Month, an annual observance created to inspire people to keep each other safe. A variety of materials will be provided to NSC members and nonmembers at nsc.org/nsm. To celebrate this momentous year as the exclusive sponsor, we’ll be sharing complementary content on […]

We’re seeing a shift in the world of environmental health & safety (EHS) and its workforce—especially in the discipline of ergonomics. Universities that previously graduated certified professional ergonomists (CPEs) from research-based programs are pivoting to course-based programs to develop EHS generalists. This is a big change—from graduates having expertise in reducing musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) risk […]

Ever since OSHA published its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) earlier in the year to update the HazCom Standard to align with Revision 7 of the UN’s Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), VelocityEHS has received many questions. This is understandable, since this NPRM would bring the first formal revision of […]

Exciting news shared by VelocityEHS at this year’s Short Conference included the acquisition of OneLook Systems, the premiere permit to work software provider, and a sneak peek at the upcoming launch of the new VelocityEHS Accelerate® Platform. The Short Conference is an annual virtual conference for VelocityEHS customers and industry professionals featuring intimate conversations and […]

When the W. L. Gore company realized that its ergonomics program needed a massive overhaul, it dedicated the time and effort to developing a strong, sustainable one, and partnered with VelocityEHS Industrial Ergonomics to get it done right.  In the “W.L. Gore and Associates, Inc. Systems Approach Built to Stand the Test of Time” session of the […]

In Part 5 of our IH 101 blog series “Data Analysis – Defining Your Goals & Selecting the Best Metrics“ we learned about effective tools for analyzing your IH data, and the critical importance of defining the purpose of your data analysis. Just generating a lot of statistics that don’t provide valuable insights is a […]