Safety

Most EHS management today remains focused on traditional tasks such as reduction of injury and illness incident rates and compliance with environmental permit conditions. These are important tasks, but they’re no longer enough. With the demands of the financial community and other stakeholders, businesses are expanding the focus of their EHS management programs to include […]

By Claire DeMarco, Events Marketing Intern VelocityEHS recently hosted the webinar “EPA Enforcement: Maintaining Compliance in 2023 & Beyond,” presented by Senior EHS & ESG Content Manager, Greg Duncan. This session summarized: What are Some of the Key Existing EPA Regulations? The EPA enforces more than 30 pieces of environmental legislation and hundreds of subsequent […]

The main goal of ergonomics is to optimize the safety well-being of workers and increase productivity in various work settings, such as in the automotive industry. Job tasks in the automotive industry generally involve constantly moving equipment, heavy lifting and repetitive work, which can result in a high risk of employees developing musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).  […]

There’s an app for just about everything these days—including workplace ergonomics. Ergonomics applications have become common tools for employees to take the ergonomics assessment process into their own hands and reduce musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) risk. This usually involves taking a video recording on a handheld device of an employee performing a job task, and then […]

By Greg Duncan, MELP, ASP, Sr. EHS & ESG Content Manager Back in March, I attended the 2023 ProMat manufacturing and supply chain logistics conference in Chicago, Illinois and sat in on a session with three very accomplished ergonomics experts who provided some incredibly insightful and actionable guidance on how to improve workplace ergonomics program […]

Recently, we hosted a webinar discussing “Dangers of Using Spreadsheets to Manage your IH Data,” presented by Dave Risi, CIH, CSP, and moderated by Greg Duncan, MELP.  This session covered some potential ways spreadsheets could appear helpful for managing your industrial hygiene programs initially, along with the inherent dangers of relying on spreadsheets for Industrial Hygiene […]

by Phil Molé, MPH As more companies transition to a business management strategy based on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), they quickly encounter the challenges of managing data. The most widely followed ESG disclosure standards and regulations all establish expectations for data collection, management, and reporting, especially on climate-related risks, energy usage, and greenhouse gas (GHG) […]

In Part 1 of this blog series, we examined how workplace safety is an ideal platform on which to build, manage, and mature an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) program. With a strong safety program, you can make ESG improvements to chemical management, incident management, and job safety analysis, all of which make significant contributions […]

Is your organization looking for a way to make meaningful improvements to workplace health and safety? Are you wondering what your organization can do to advance the maturity of your environmental, social and governance (ESG) program? Do you want to be part of a group of fellow industry leaders who are actively committed to enhancing […]

As the human lifespan continues to lengthen, people are remaining in the workforce longer. Individuals who are working at 40 years of age and older are categorized as the “aging workforce population.” According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2021, one in four of American workers was 55 years of age or older. With […]