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You Don’t Need to Be an Expert to Use JSAs Like One
By Phil Molé, MPH Most EHS professionals have heard of job safety analysis (JSA) and know that they’re important tools for preventing injuries. Even so, many EHS pros also report uncertainty about the quality of their JSAs, citing gaps in information within the JSAs and limited actual use of the JSAs for managing safety. […]
AI and EHS Use Cases: Incident Management
By Phil Molé, MPH Welcome to the latest installment in our AI and EHS blog series! Here’s a recap of what we’ve covered so far: Post one— we provided a general overview of the topic, introducing it to EHS pros curious to learn more about the ways AI can support their life’s work of keeping […]
AI and EHS Use Cases: Job Safety Analysis
By Phil Molé, MPH Welcome to the latest installment in our AI and EHS blog series! Here’s a recap of what we’ve covered so far: Post one — we provided a general overview of the topic, introducing it to EHS pros curious to learn more about the ways AI can support their life’s work of keeping […]
VelocityEHS Launches AI Breakthrough to Help Workers Spot Hazards Sooner and Strengthen Job Safety Analysis
AI Hazard Analyzer & AI Controls Recommendations, powered by VelocityAI, automatically assess the quality of job descriptions and recommend improvements, identify hazards, and suggest tailored controls, improving JSA quality, consistency, and efficiency so organizations can better protect workers. Chicago, IL – October 7, 2025 —VelocityEHS, the global leader in EHS solutions and a pioneer in […]
How to Evaluate AI in EHS Software: The Essential Vendor Checklist
Regardless of industry or company size, environment, health and safety (EHS) professionals face the same challenges: reducing risks, assuring compliance, and keeping workers safe while doing more with fewer resources. Fortunately, the balance is now shifting in EHS professionals’ favor with the advent of AI EHS software technologies that equip EHS professionals with new tools […]
4 Steps to Creating an Effective Ergonomics Design Process
By: Rachel Zoky, CPE For a company to receive all of the benefits of an ergonomics program, they must not only address the existing equipment and work tasks but also integrate the risk evaluations into their new designs. What good is it to fix a risk factor within a current program, if the next version […]
Job Safety Analysis (JSA): The Essential Occupational Health and Safety Management Tool
At the heart of every occupational health and safety (OH&S) regulation and management system standard is the goal of identifying and controlling workplace hazards. Job Safety Analysis (JSA) is one of the most valuable and essential tools for achieving this goal, providing safety professionals with a structured approach to identifying, assessing, and controlling job hazards […]
Managing PFAS: Here’s What You Need to Know
If you’ve read any newspapers or watched any news programs during the last 10 years, you’ve probably heard reports about a class of chemicals called perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, more commonly referred to as PFAS or “forever chemicals.” Managing PFAS is more important than ever. But what exactly are PFAS, why are they important, and […]
The Definitive Guide To Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
Download our guide to get the information you need to implement and sustain an effective JSA program.
Key Insights from OSHA 2024 Injury and Illness Data
By Phil Molé, MPH OSHA recently shared its latest dataset of employer injury and illness records, containing statistics electronically submitted to OSHA via the Injury Tracking Application (ITA). The most recent data, for reporting year 2024, includes important information about numbers of overall occupational injuries and illnesses, as well as data on more severe incidents […]