Contractor Safety & Permit to Work

What is Control of Work? When contractors lack the proper qualifications, the results can be catastrophic, leading to serious accidents or fatalities. Control of Work is a system of safety management that acts as a gate for your workplace, mitigating risks by verifying the contractor’s documentation before they are allowed on-site. This proactive approach ensures […]

Last week’s VelocityEHS ESG Virtual Conference hosted a variety of sessions presented by VelocityEHS experts and ESG leaders representing both industry and the investor community. Here, we’ll re-cap the conference session, ESG Horizon Planning – What’s Happening? which took a look at some of the most impactful emerging trends in the field of ESG to help businesses prepare for future.    Click Here to Watch the Recorded Session  Session presenter Julian Moffatt, Principal Solution Strategist, ESG […]

by Phil Molé We’re nearing the end of the year, which is usually a time for EHS professionals to take stock of their EHS management systems including their workplace training programs to see what’s working, what’s not, and where things can be improved. With many EHS professionals are also currently planning their budgets for 2022, […]

by Phil Molé, MPH On September 9, President Biden laid out a comprehensive plan to address the COVID-19 pandemic, including new requirements affecting millions of workers across the United States. Along with new vaccination mandates for healthcare workers, federal employees, and all contractors working with the federal government, Biden’s plan calls for OSHA to develop […]

Training is an essential pillar of any workplace safety management system, and it’s also one of the most direct and visible ways workers interact with our workplace safety culture. That’s why it’s so vital that we deliver training to workers that’s effective and engaging, and makes the most of your training budget. It can be […]

Everyone knows that when we talk about “hygiene” we’re talking about cleanliness and health, but what does hygiene mean when it’s paired with “industrial”? Having good hygiene means consistently performing habits and practices to preserve health. The same goes for industrial hygiene – a series of habits to keep a facility and its employees in […]

When you don’t know how to do something, it’s usually best to defer to the experts and let them take care of it. But what if the people you thought to be the experts actually aren’t? What if they’re not qualified at all? The Danger of Deference Blindly deferring to another party to solve a problem can create enormous issues that have catastrophic results. This is exactly what happened in Hawaii in 2011. A tragic explosion occurred when five employees […]

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of National Safety Month, the National Safety Council is inviting you to recognize a safety professional – or anyone who inspires you to be safe – with a donation. In the spirit of honoring our safety heroes, VelocityEHS will match each donation up to a total of $25,000! In addition, […]

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 […]

Ask EHS professionals about their biggest challenges and they’ll probably tell you they always seem to be asked to do more with less. Completing key safety tasks, often singlehandedly, and hunting down and communicating the data they and other stakeholders need to assess safety performance, all while trying to convince management of the value of […]