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Workplace Safety in 2024: Trends, Challenges, and the Future
Workplace safety remains a top priority for organizations across industries in 2024. In an environment marked by a constrained labor market and increasing expectations from both employees and regulators, companies are making significant strides to reduce accidents, minimize associated costs, and enhance their safety cultures. Earlier this year, we conducted a State of the Market […]
6 Holiday Safety Tips: Managing Workplace Risks So You Can Enjoy the Season
By Phil Molé, MPH The holidays are here! You’re likely making a list, checking it twice, and making plans to be with the special people in your life. And no doubt, you’re still hard at work right up to the holidays, which is all the more reason to make sure you’re not overlooking important safety […]
6 Key Benefits Of Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
Download this guide now to learn why JSA is essential to improving safety and reducing risk in your workplace.
Improving Job Safety Analysis Using Semi-Quantitative Risk Factors
By Greg Duncan, MELP, CSP, Sr. EHS & ESG Content Manager at VelocityEHS Job safety analysis (JSA) is one of the most widely relied-upon methods EHS professionals use to identify, assess, and control the hazards of job tasks. Job safety analysis is so valuable in performing this core occupational health and safety (OH&S) management function […]
The Vital Elements of Design Ergonomics
Design ergonomics, or product ergonomics, refers to the application of ergonomics principles from the initial stages of product development. The main goal of design ergonomics is to develop end products that are intuitive, safe, efficient, and comfortable for users— whether that end product is a cellphone, tv remote, machine control panel or equipment like lift […]
Improving Your Perception of Safety Risks (Or, “Why There Might Be a Bear in Your Car!”)
By Phil Molé, MPH Vehicle owners in Winston, Connecticut got quite a surprise when they returned to their car the morning of July 15, 2024. They heard the horn blaring and the radio blasting and saw a full-grown black bear and a cub trapped inside the car. The owners contacted state environmental conservation officials, who […]
Golf Cart Interviews: Where Golf and Ergonomics Meet
Author: Jennifer Sinkwitts, Sr. Director of Communications This week, Patrick Flavin, a VelocityEHS-sponsored professional golfer, and Velocity’s Jeff Sanford, a board-certified professional ergonomist, sat down to answer the question, “Does professional golf have anything in common with ergonomics?” Patrick and Jeff agreed, “It certainly does!” The pair met up at the Ambassador Golf Course in […]
If You Think Management of Change Processes Take a Lot…Try Disaster Response
Changes occurring within an organization’s operations are inevitable, and it’s imperative that the crucial process of Management of Change (MOC) procedures be completed to assess and address the risks or unintended consequences that stem from changes made. MOC is a systematic method for identifying and controlling safety, health and environmental risks associated with planned […]
Understanding OSHA’s New Heat Injury and Illness Proposed Rule
By Phil Molé, MPH After years of preparatory work, OSHA recently published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on heat injury and illness prevention that will affect many outdoor and indoor US worksites. Employers across different industries will need to understand the potential requirements in OSHA’s new heat injury and illness proposed rule and start […]