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Even if you have a control of work or a permit to work system in place, having a slow or disorganized one doesn’t help you much—and it can add risk into your workplace instead of control it. With so many moving pieces in the process of hiring contractors and managing permits for contractor projects, it […]

Last week, VelocityEHS hosted an exciting new webinar which took an in-depth look at some of the emerging technologies that are shaping the future of industrial hygiene (IH) and EHS management. Hosted by Dave Risi, CSP, CIH and Principal Solutions Strategist for IH at VelocityEHS, the session delivers a common-sense breakdown of today’s complex EHS […]

Recently, we hosted a webinar on risk matrix pitfalls presented by resident expert and Risk Management Senior Solutions Strategist, Dana Garber. In the session, Dana shared – you guessed it, some common pitfalls of risk matrices that people often overlook. His advice was based on subject literature review conducted by VelocityEHS experts and the experience […]

The main goal of an ergonomics program is to implement engineering solutions that help fit the job to the person. In an ideal world these solutions are taken into consideration during the workstation design phase. However, this is not always the case. Many ergonomics teams find themselves assessing and modifying workstations that have already been […]

‘Tis the season for reporting deadlines, and a major approaching deadline is for employers that are subject to OSHA’s “electronic reporting rule” to complete and submit their electronic Form 300A (Summary of Work-Related Injury and Illness) data to OSHA via the Injury Tracking Application (ITA). Are you ready to report? Even more fundamentally, do you […]

In our recent webinar, “Quantifying Forceful Exertions in Ergonomics,” one of our resident experts, Certified Professional Ergonomist and Principal Solutions Strategist, Rick Barker, broke down the formulas and equations that can help determine the amount of force in a movement.   Force is a primary risk factor for musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace and is a […]

Managing hazardous waste can be a challenge, regardless of generator status. That’s partly because the regulatory obligations can be difficult to navigate, but also because many generators continue to struggle with the basics of determining if their wastes are hazardous in the first place. In this first installment of our new blog series, the Guide […]

In recent years, the field of safety has evolved from its traditional focus on preventing workplace injuries to a broader focus on protecting employee health and well-being, including their psychological safety. *The Total Worker Health® (TWH) initiative by National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has emerged as a powerful framework for driving new […]

The pharmaceutical manufacturing industry is a unique environment in a number of ways, but especially when it comes to ergonomics and musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) risk. There are the typical manual material handling (MMH) tasks like lifting and moving product in a warehouse, but many injuries in this industry are actually from lab tasks. And while […]