Contractor Safety & Permit to Work
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New Infographic Offers a Systematic Approach to Contractor Safety Management
VelocityEHS is proud to announce our latest infographic “Applying a Systematic Approach to Contractor Safety Management” which offers a close-up look at the contractor safety management lifecycle in order to help host employers, contractor providers, staffing agencies and temporary employees alike apply a more structured and continuous improvement-focused approach to contractor safety management. Download the […]
Solving the Problem of an Incomplete Permit-to-Work System
When it comes to process safety management (PSM)-related accidents or other major industrial accidents, incident investigators and other EHS professionals tend to concentrate on some of the more common root causes of process safety failures. Unfortunately, it’s easier to overlook some less common root causes, and therefore not to sufficiently focus or consider actions needed […]
Introduction to Hazardous Waste Management, Part Three: Managing Hazardous Wastes On-Site
Welcome to Part Three of our ongoing series, “Introduction to Hazardous Waste Management.” In case you missed the previous installments, please check out Part One to review how to determine if your waste is hazardous, and Part Two for a primer on how to determine your generator status and associated compliance obligations. Throughout this series, […]
ISO 14001 Overview, Pt. 2: Maintaining Environmental Compliance and Measuring Performance
Welcome to the second and final installment of our two-part series “An Overview of ISO 14001.” In our first installment, we talked about what an environmental management system is (and isn’t) and how ISO 14001 can help you determine the key environmental aspects of your business. In what follows, we’ll break down some of the […]
Introduction to Hazardous Waste Part Two: Determining Your Generator Status
Welcome to the second installment of our ongoing blog series “Introduction to Hazardous Waste.” In this edition, we’ll cover the basics about how to determine your hazardous waste generator status, and describe the main requirements for each type of generator. If you missed the first post in this series and want to catch up on […]
New Infographic for “The Burdens of Permit to Work and Contractor Management”
Even if you have a control of work or a permit to work system in place, having a slow or disorganized one doesn’t help you much—and it can add risk into your workplace instead of control it. With so many moving pieces in the process of hiring contractors and managing permits for contractor projects, it […]
Control of Work Customer Successes
Recently we’ve been talking a lot about Control of Work. We’ve discussed what Control of Work is, shared some of the perils associated with a paper permit system, and covered many of the benefits that come with strengthening your contractor management and verification processes—like being able to ensure 100% certainty with contractor safety and compliance. […]
The Perils of a Paper Permit to Work System
A key element of a strong risk management process is a centralized, electronic Control of Work system, and a solid Control of Work program can’t really “control” the work and ensure the safety of employees if it lacks an organized and efficient Permit to Work system. A Permit to Work system houses all the information on the types of work to be completed in […]
Key Processes Covered in “Ensuring 100% Certainty with Contractor Safety & Compliance”
Using contractors offers many benefits. You can offset labor costs, increase operational flexibility, and get quick access to highly-skilled workers, to name a few, but managing these contractors also creates challenges. It often involves extra administrative work and adds increased levels of uncertainty as to whether the people working at your site possess the training, […]
When Are Work from Home (WFH) Injuries Recordable? We Answer Your Remote Work Questions
When we do webinars and conference presentations on OSHA Recordkeeping compliance, we’re often asked about issues related to work-from-home (WFH) and remote work scenarios. These questions have become more frequent since the pandemic accelerated trends toward remote work, forcing employers to grapple with questions they may never have thought to ask before. When are WFH […]