Safety

By Phil Molé, MPH VelocityEHS is pleased to announce our new guide to help you “Get on the Sunny Side of Safety.” It highlights common safety management challenges and the ways our Safety Management Solution can help you solve them. DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE Being stuck in the “sad safety cycle,” as our guide calls it, […]

It’s our mission at VelocityEHS to simplify and streamline EHS tasks and be a partner to safety professionals like you. We judge our success by your success. Even still, it is nice to be recognized in the EHS industry by our peers and independent analysts. Recently, VelocityEHS was named A Leader in the Verdantix Green […]

SEGs: The Foundation for a Great IH Program For this first session of our IH 101: Introduction to Industrial Hygiene Program Management series, we’re going to take an in-depth look at similar exposure groups (SEGs) to help you understand their critical importance to your IH program. We’ll also offer common-sense guidelines for how to set […]

With conference season right around the corner, VelocityEHS’ subject matter experts will deliver valuable content on a variety of topics at these upcoming virtual conferences. Register to attend them today! NSC Safety Congress & Expo Attend our two sessions during this March 3-5 conference. Don’t miss this informative event! Addicted to Blame: 10 Steps to […]

The February 1 deadline for non-exempt businesses covered by OSHA’s Recordkeeping Rule to post OSHA Form 300A has passed, but recordkeeping obligations are not over. Covered employers must keep Form 300A posted in a location where all employees can clearly see it through April 30, and some must also submit Form 300A data electronically, via […]

If you’re like many EHS professionals, you’re already stretched pretty thin. Adding to the challenge is that 2021 has gotten off to a rapid start when it comes to EHS regulatory updates and enforcement priorities. Whether it’s OSHA’s proposed updates the HazCom Standard or the Biden Administration’s Executive Order (EO) on COVID safety and revised OSHA COVID-19 […]

Have you advertised your office ergonomics program in several places, only to have your people say that they didn’t know about it? After using every platform available, is it possible that over-communicating, using too many channels or not communicating directly to the right people could be the problem? Does the continuous information overload become white […]

Earlier today, OSHA announced it has published a long-awaited proposed rule that will update its Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom) to align with Revision 7 of the UN’s Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). OSHA had indicated as early as Spring 2018 that updates to the HazCom Standard were a top regulatory […]

President Biden recently issued executive orders (EOs) directed at public and workplace safety, including a mandate for OSHA to assess the need for an emergency COVID-19 standard and potentially fast-track development of the standard in the coming weeks and months. Let’s take a closer look at the background of the new EOs, the changes we […]

It’s that time of year again! Beginning today, February 1, employers in the United States covered by OSHA’s Recordkeeping Rule are required to post a signed copy of their Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses in a location accessible to employees. Despite this annual obligation, many employers forget to post their 300A or […]