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OSHA Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements help protect the safety of employees by requiring many employers to keep records of occupational injuries and illnesses. Covering over 750,000 employees and 1.5 million establishments, it allows both employers and employees to better understand how the company is performing regarding safety and actions taken to mitigate hazards in the […]

Let’s start with some facts about GHGs: GHGs continue to increase, and as they do, the earth’s temperature is rising contributing to melting of artic ice, rising sea levels, and changes in weather patterns, which can increase potential for extreme weather events such as hurricanes. As a result, both voluntary and mandatory reporting frameworks have […]

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 […]