Operational Risk
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2023 Updates to the Mexican Ergonomics Standard
The Official Mexican Norm NOM-036-1-STPS-2018, Ergonomics Risk Factors at Work – Identification, Analysis, Prevention and Control, Part 1: Manual Material Handling recently had an update to provide better guidance on keeping employees safe from musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) when performing manual material handling (MMH) tasks. This ruling will come into effect on January 4th, 2023, and […]
Why Manufacturers Should Implement a Control of Work (CoW) System
Historically speaking, workers in the manufacturing industries are at higher risk for work-related injuries and illnesses than workers in other industries. In 2020, the manufacturing industry ranked fourth highest in non-fatal recordable injury and illness rates, with 3.1 cases per 100 full-time employees (FTE) compared to the average rate of 2.7 cases per 100 FTE […]
Better Root Cause Analysis Yields Effective Ergonomics Control: A Webinar Summary
In the recent VelocityEHS webinar “Better Root Cause Analysis Yields Effective Ergonomics Controls,” Principal Solutions Strategist Rick Barker, CPE, CSP, specified the difference between direct and root causes and shared three methods of cause analysis through examples of industrial settings. Direct and Root Causes The root cause analysis process yields direct causes as well as […]
What is Operational Risk?
In a broad sense, operational risk includes any risks you’d encounter in your operations processes. In a technical EHS sense, it’s the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people, and systems or from external events. 5 Main Types of Operational Risk There are five main types of operational risk. (There are […]
Introduction to Hazardous Waste Management, Part Five: Waste Reporting and Minimization
Welcome to the fifth and final installment of our series, “Introduction to Hazardous Waste Management,” in which we’ll discuss the importance of waste reporting and waste minimization toward maintaining compliance with hazardous waste regulations and pursuing EHS/ESG maturity. In case you missed the previous installments, check out Part One to find out how to determine […]
Introduction to EHS Risks, Part Five: Risk Management as the Glue Holding Your EHS Programs Together
By Phil Molé, MPH Welcome to the fifth and final installment of our blog series “Introduction to EHS Risks,” in which we’ll talk about the ways that good risk management is really the glue holding your EHS programs together. In case you missed our previous posts in this series, take a little time to check […]
Verdantix – Dyno Nobel
This report is one in a series of case studies which explore the adoption of industrial risk management technologies at prominent industrial firms.
Applying Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for More Effective MSD Risk Assessment and Reduction
Like many other EHS management processes, your ergonomics process should be built around three fundamental elements: identifying and assessing the risks to your people and workplace (in this case, musculoskeletal disorders [MSDs] and other ergonomics-related injuries), selecting and implementing the ideal controls and improvements to minimize those risks, and monitoring and refining the effectiveness of […]