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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 […]

EHS professionals traditionally deal with safety issues that employees encounter after they’ve been hired and have little involvement in processes to test employees before they start work – leaving the administration of that process to Human Resources (HR). Meanwhile, HR professionals managing post offer employment testing (POET) often aren’t involved in wider safety management practices. […]

By Phil Molé, MPH Over the last several years, we’ve seen Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) move from the background to the foreground of the business world. Still, there have been some bumps in the road. Lately, we’re seeing some public cases of resistance, even hostility, toward ESG. And many individual business leaders, facing more […]

Historically speaking, workers in the manufacturing industries are at higher risk for work-related injuries and illnesses than workers in other industries. In 2020, the manufacturing industry ranked fourth highest in non-fatal recordable injury and illness rates, with 3.1 cases per 100 full-time employees (FTE) compared to the average rate of 2.7 cases per 100 FTE […]

VelocityEHS is providing free access to chemical safety and hazard communication information for those impacted by recent major storms, including Hurricanes Ian & Fiona and Typhoon Noru. For a limited time, disaster relief agencies, emergency responders and businesses (customers and non-customers) operating in the affected areas can visit www.EHS.com/disaster and access millions of safety data sheets (SDSs) […]

Injuries in the workplace can be crippling for your business. Between the skyrocketing costs and lost productivity, Return to Work programs are crucial to optimize worker recovery. Here are some important stats to remember:  The bottom line is that having an official Return to Work program in place at your company will most certainly lead […]