Ergonomics

We recently hosted a webinar on the important topic of Integrating Psychosocial Risk Management with Process Hazard Analyses, presented by Dana Garber, VelocityEHS Senior Product Manager of Risk Management. This session broke down the big picture ideas of this concept, sharing: What Are Psychosocial Risks?  Psychosocial risks are the organizational, management, and interpersonal aspects of […]

We recently published a case study sharing the story of how HNI Corporation, one of the largest office furniture manufacturers in the world and the world’s leader in residential health products, succeeded in turning an ergonomics program that lacked consistency and visibility into a standardized process that engaged employees in MSD risk reduction. HNI Corporation […]

Shifting from Reactive to Proactive Ergonomics Management in Less Than a Year

What are Musculoskeletal Disorders? Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are injuries and disorders that affect the muscles, tendons, nerves, and ligaments. A common cause of MSDs is being exposed to risk factors for extended periods of time at work. Individuals working in poo rly designed jobs in almost any industry can be exposed to MSD risk factors […]

How do you manage industrial hygiene (IH)? How effective is your IH program, and how would it compare to other organizations? To help you establish a reliable reference point for evaluating the maturity of your own IH program, we’ve launched our new “Industrial Hygiene Program Benchmarking Study.” We surveyed 446 EHS and industrial hygiene (IH) […]

Our recent ergonomics webinar, Using AI to Assess Risk and Solve Problems in Manufacturing, presented by VelocityEHS board-certified ergonomists Rick Barker and Blake McGowan, discussed the seismic transition in the manufacturing industry from Industry 4.0 (technology-driven) to Industry 5.0, which is focused on value-driven technology.   The technology that will be valuable in Industry 5.0 […]

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by Naomi German As a recent college graduate from Purdue University with a Bachelor’s in Industrial Hygiene, I often get the question at the Thanksgiving table, “So…what is industrial hygiene? Why did you choose it as a career? What do you actually do?” And then there’s the “Is it like a dental hygienist?”   (If you’ve […]

Workers are truly the experts on their jobs. Not only in the task of the job itself, but in knowing what it takes to complete it and how the process could be improved. Workers are the ones who are best equipped to identify problems, analyze them, and to develop and implement solutions that will be […]