Safety

Using contractors offers many benefits. You can offset labor costs, increase operational flexibility, and get quick access to highly-skilled workers, to name a few, but managing these contractors also creates challenges. It often involves extra administrative work and adds increased levels of uncertainty as to whether the people working at your site possess the training, […]

The number of in-house IH professionals has dwindled in recent years, with more and more businesses outsourcing IH functions due to lack of resources or expertise. As IH program budgets tighten, it is becoming increasingly critical that IH practitioners be able to make a strong business case for their IH programs so that they can […]

When we do webinars and conference presentations on OSHA Recordkeeping compliance, we’re often asked about issues related to work-from-home (WFH) and remote work scenarios. These questions have become more frequent since the pandemic accelerated trends toward remote work, forcing employers to grapple with questions they may never have thought to ask before. When are WFH […]

We had a great time attending the 2021 National Ergo Conference! With exoskeleton (exo) technology being one of the hot topics at this year’s conference, we wanted to share some of the key takeaways from the sessions we attended. Session: Asking the Right Questions About Exo Technology for Your Organization Our Takeaway: Exoskeleton technology isn’t […]

What is Control of Work? When contractors lack the proper qualifications, the results can be catastrophic, leading to serious accidents or fatalities. Control of Work is a system of safety management that acts as a gate for your workplace, mitigating risks by verifying the contractor’s documentation before they are allowed on-site. This proactive approach ensures […]

The ideal scenario for any professional ergonomist starting an ergonomics process is to assess a set list of jobs that are “cyclical”, or take place on a consistent, regimented schedule within a controlled facility. Creating a plan for completing baseline risk assessments and allowing that data to guide all your improvement decisions is always easy […]

By Phil Molé How time flies! It was summer the last time we did an installment of our “Frontline Stories” blog, and now it’s late fall — time to focus on some of the chemical exposure risks common during this time of the year, during late fall up until the Thanksgiving holiday. We’ll review the […]

By Phil Molé On November 1 through 5, 2021 the Society for Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC) hosted their Fall Meeting with OSHA officials to bring stakeholders up-to-speed on the proposed changes to OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom) published by OSHA earlier in 2021. Janet Carter, Senior Health Scientist at USDOL/OSHA, and Sven J. Rundman III, Supervisory Industrial […]

Last Thursday’s VelocityEHS ESG Virtual Conference featured a variety of sessions on ESG topics hosted by VelocityEHS experts alongside ESG leaders representing both industry and the investor community. Here, we’ll re-cap the final session of the conference, CEO Checklist for ESG, which provided valuable guidance for business leaders who may be new to ESG, or […]

Last week’s VelocityEHS ESG Virtual Conference hosted a variety of sessions presented by VelocityEHS experts and ESG leaders representing both industry and the investor community. Here, we’ll re-cap the conference session, ESG Horizon Planning – What’s Happening? which took a look at some of the most impactful emerging trends in the field of ESG to help businesses prepare for future.    Click Here to Watch the Recorded Session  Session presenter Julian Moffatt, Principal Solution Strategist, ESG […]