Sustainability

Since OSHA announced its new Final Rule to protect workers from exposure to respirable crystalline silica, the agency has handed down several citations for silica dust violations involving substantial fines. In May, a citation of $62,370 was leveled against a Wisconsin iron foundry that “overexposed three workers to silica.” According to OSHA, “One employee’s exposure […]

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has blocked efforts by OSHA to more strictly enforce its Process Safety Management (PSM) standard. The PSM standard mandates that all businesses handling, manufacturing, or storing large amounts of certain hazardous chemicals take specific steps to prevent unexpected releases. Fertilizer retailers are especially impacted. In 2001, […]

VelocityEHS continues to hold its top ranking on the Top 100 Digital Companies in Chicago list. The annual list from Built In Chicago, an online community of startups, entrepreneurs, and innovators, ranks top tech companies based on full-time employees in the Chicagoland area. This is VelocityEHS’ third consecutive year on the Top 100 list, a […]

Download NAEM’s free guide to picking the right software for your business, the 2016 Strategies for a Successful EHS&S Software Selection. Strategize a business case for software from the start to justify an implementation. The National Association for Environmental Management (NAEM) has released a new White Paper for EHS professionals who are looking to purchase […]

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is scheduled to publish its new occupational health & safety standard ISO 45001 in October, 2016. The new standard is being developed with guidance from an international committee of OH&S experts representing more than 50 countries and 20 leading industry organizations including the International Labor Organization (ILO). Its purpose […]

VelocityEHS doesn’t just make software to help our customers reach their environmental, health, and safety goals with greater speed and simplicity. Environmental stewardship and sustainability are at the core of everything we do. In honor of Earth Day 2016, VelocityEHS is proud to announce its partnership between our Oakville, Ontario office and Bullfrog Power, Canada’s leading […]

A guest blog post by Meghan White, Senior Implementation Consultant at VelocityEHS. On World Water Day – today – I reflect on a topic that initially peaked my interest years ago, ISO Standard 14046: 2014 “Environmental Management – Water Footprint – Principles, Requirements and Guidelines.” Almost two years post publication, how relevant is the standard […]

The 2016 NAEM Report, Planning for a Sustainable Future, was just released and VelocityEHS has your complimentary copy for download. The report, featuring candid interviews with over 20 EHS and sustainability leaders from an array of industries, provides a snapshot of sustainability efforts today and a look at what trends will be important in coming […]

Our Canadian office has moved out . . . and moved up (a floor)!  Having outgrown our old office, our new location doubles our available space to accommodate our continually expanding team. The new office reflects our new name and branding as VelocityEHS. This new identity reflects our unique focus on providing a comprehensive EHS, sustainability and […]

A company’s corporate social responsibility (or CSR) can have a profound impact on an organization’s bottom line; a fact that more and more studies are supporting. This is important information for the thousands of EHS professionals who are often pressured to show ROI, or who worry that their work is seen as something that an […]