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VelocityEHS Helps Healthcare and Emergency Response Workers Meet Respirator Fit Test (RFT) Requirements
VelocityEHS customers serving on the front lines of the COVID-19 response — including hospitals, health care facilities, fire depts and other emergency responders — can now access VelocityEHS’ Respirator Fit Test product at zero cost. For six months, eligible customers will be able to access the full-featured product, which includes links to COVID-specific educational videos […]
Are There Gaps in Our EHS Management System?
The global COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive impact on workplaces, as levels of operation change or even cease due to lockdown measures, and employees find themselves more geographically spread out than ever. Unfortunately, these challenges may also reveal gaps in our EHS management system that we didn’t know about before. During “normal” times, we […]
My Home Office Ergonomics Assessment Score: From 59 to 8
If you’re like me, you were completely unprepared to work from home (for an extended period of time) when COVID-19 interrupted our lives. I had just moved into my downtown Chicago apartment, with not even a table and chairs, when I was told to work from home. For the first two weeks, I worked from […]
Safety Tips for Household Cleaning Products During COVID-19 & Beyond
During the COVID-19 outbreak, good housekeeping practices are essential to safety in the workplace, as well as in the home. But even household cleaning products, if used improperly, can create serious dangers. With our increased reliance on these products for preventing the spread of COVID-19, we must always remember to handle them safely to avoid […]
USP and Other Resources to Protect Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Those of us, myself included, who are fortunate enough to not only still be working, but working from the comfort and safety of home, should remember the sacrifices made by nurses, doctors and other healthcare professions whose duty to patients puts them in harm’s way. There are already hundreds of thousands of confirmed cases of […]
JSAs and Risk Management: Tips During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The global COVID-19 pandemic is creating serious challenges for employers, not simply because of the health risks of the disease itself to workers, but also because of the social distancing and workplace changes implemented to help slow the spread of the virus. Anxiety and urgency of response related to the COVID-19 threat is understandable, but […]
VelocityEHS Offering COVID-19 Disaster Relief Resources Including Emergency Hazardous Chemical MSDS/SDS Access During the Pandemic
In response to the uncertainty and need for information about COVID-19, VelocityEHS has launched its Disaster Relief web page, providing an abundance of timely resources to help EHS professionals and others during this outbreak, including limited time, complementary access to the safety data sheets (SDSs) associated with the EPA’s approved list of disinfectants for use against SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19. Individuals can now visit […]
Your Work-from-Home Toolbox
We’ve updated our Work-from-Home Toolbox to include all the content we’ve created for working away from the office, so that you can have the healthiest experience working from home! Whether this is new for you, if you’ve been working remotely for years, or if you travel frequently for your job, it’s important to know how […]
Chemicals in the Workplace: COVID-19 Cleanup Considerations
The ongoing global pandemic involving the novel coronavirus SARS CoV-2 that causes COVID-19 is creating an urgent need for disinfectant usage. Frequent cleaning of potentially contaminated surfaces is essential to limit the further spread of the virus. EPA has provided some direction by publishing a list of disinfectants recognized to be effective against SARS CoV-2 […]
A How-To Guide: The NIOSH Lifting Equation
The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has developed many useful tools and documents to aid industries in developing an ergonomics program. A commonly-used tool that NIOSH developed is the NIOSH Lifting Equation. The NIOSH Lifting Equation is used to determine the risk of a low back injury while performing lifting tasks. What […]