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by Naomi German As a recent college graduate from Purdue University with a Bachelor’s in Industrial Hygiene, I often get the question at the Thanksgiving table, “So…what is industrial hygiene? Why did you choose it as a career? What do you actually do?” And then there’s the “Is it like a dental hygienist?”   (If you’ve […]

Workers are truly the experts on their jobs. Not only in the task of the job itself, but in knowing what it takes to complete it and how the process could be improved. Workers are the ones who are best equipped to identify problems, analyze them, and to develop and implement solutions that will be […]

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is now a “must have” and is the new standard for business excellence. To help businesses capitalize on ESG and develop long-term, effective ESG programs, VelocityEHS hosted our Virtual ESG Conference to educate businesses and EHS professionals on a variety of ESG topics. One of our conference sessions featured a […]

Motion capture software can sound like a complex thing to use and understand, but it can actually be quite simple. In this post, we’ll walk you through taking a video of a job task to upload into VelocityEHS Industrial Ergonomics software, which utilizes machine learning and sensorless motion capture technology. This is an easy and […]

By Phil Molé, MPH The evolution of ESG reporting standards has reached another milestone due to the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) finalizing its first set of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards. What is the Background of EFRAG? EFRAG is a private association founded in 2001, with guidance provided by the European Commission. […]

Our recent webinar, “Contractor Management and Permit-to-Work Made Easy” shared the benefits William Grant & Sons, a UK-based distiller that is a leader in the international spirits industry, has seen after implementing VelocityEHS Contractor Safety & Permit to Work. Enda Lynch, Safety, Health and Environment Advisor at their Irish Brands division, discussed with how the […]

Chemical management is no easy task, whether you’re managing a dozen or ten thousand chemicals in your inventory. Not only are you required by OSHA and other regulatory agencies to maintain an inventory of all hazardous materials within your workplace, but you also need to account for those materials and ensure safety data sheets (SDSs) […]

The Official Mexican Norm NOM-036-1-STPS-2018, Ergonomics Risk Factors at Work – Identification, Analysis, Prevention and Control, Part 1: Manual Material Handling recently had an update to provide better guidance on keeping employees safe from musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) when performing manual material handling (MMH) tasks.   This ruling will come into effect on January 4th, 2023, and […]

By Phil Molé, MPH If you’ve been reading the news lately, you’ve probably heard about the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, intended to address the rising costs of living for Americans. But you may not have heard that the Inflation Reduction Act allocates a significant amount of funds to the EPA to establish a […]

By Phil Molé, MPH It’s been a busy year for the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). The Board had already completed its consolidation with the Value Reporting Foundation (VRF), assumed oversight over the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) standards, and released its first two draft standards for public consultation. During its recent meeting held on […]