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There are many articles and webinars on leading indicators at safety conferences and in EHS publications, and everyone rightly agrees they’re good things. But it’s not always clear to the average EHS professional what leading indicators actually are, how they improve safety, and what kinds of factors you need to consider if you’re going to […]

In honor of Women’s Herstory Month, I met with two VelocityEHS leaders, Winnie Ip, Chief Operating Officer, and Rachel Kaiser, Vice President of Human Resources, to discuss their experiences as women in the professional world, and at the executive level.  First off, let me break down the title of this piece, Above the Glass Ceiling. […]

VelocityEHS joins the rest of the world in shock and sadness over the conflict unfolding in Eastern Europe. We stand with the international community in condemning this unjustifiable aggression, which has created a critical humanitarian crisis.   We are immensely proud of our employees, who quickly organized the vCare: Emergency Ukraine Fund donation drive to help […]

Welcome to Part Three of our ongoing series, “Introduction to Hazardous Waste Management.” In case you missed the previous installments, please check out Part One to review how to determine if your waste is hazardous, and Part Two for a primer on how to determine your generator status and associated compliance obligations. Throughout this series, […]

Many company leaders mistakenly believe that Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is only for “big” companies. But the truth is, any small or mid-size company can make a huge impact on sustainability while also reducing costs, having a competitive advantage, retaining talent, attracting investors, and more. Implementing an ESG program can seem overwhelming, especially for […]

VelocityEHS recently held a virtual conference on Total Worker Health® (TWH) to spread knowledge about the TWH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) initiative, focused on a holistic approach to worker well-being. TWH is defined as the policies, programs, and practices that integrate protection for work-related safety and health hazards with the promotion […]

Welcome to the second and final installment of our two-part series “An Overview of ISO 14001.” In our first installment, we talked about what an environmental management system is (and isn’t) and how ISO 14001 can help you determine the key environmental aspects of your business. In what follows, we’ll break down some of the […]

Not everyone who manages workplace risk is a professional risk manager, or needs to be one. If you’re an EHS manager at a facility of any size, you need to get a good handle on identifying and controlling all of your EHS risks. You may have trouble finding the guidance you need, especially given the […]

When designing an ergonomic product, there are specific factors to consider and guidelines to follow when it comes to a product’s weight, height, general usability, and details such as a button’s size and location. One of the most important product considerations when incorporating ergonomic design guidelines involves the handle, as this is the user’s primary […]

Psychosocial risks are organizational, management, and interpersonal aspects of the workplace that increase employee mental stress. Sources of psychosocial risks may include job content, workload, schedule, environment, interpersonal relationships at work, and the employee’s role in the organization. These risks work in tandem with environmental physical stressors of the workplace (e.g., noise); both independently and […]