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Last week, VelocityEHS made it possible for attendees of its CEU Conference to be eligible to receive continuing education unit credits (CEU) at each of its six sessions. Principal Solutions Strategist Rick Barker conducted the session “Using Quality Tools for Ergonomics and Safety,” where he highlighted tools and tips for improving operator interviews and team […]

Respirators are the last line of defense between workers and harmful air contaminants, irritants and other workplace respiratory hazards, but simply putting on a respirator doesn’t mean you’re protected. Whether it’s an N95 filtering facepiece respirator that we’re all so familiar with now or a full self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), if respirators don’t fit properly, […]

Workplace EHS training is serious business, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be fun and engaging for workers. In fact, numerous studies have shown that gamification is proven to boost training effectiveness, participation and retention compared to more traditional training formats. Register now for our upcoming live webinar “Training Gamification: Putting the “Fun” in Workplace […]

VelocityEHS will be holding its next virtual conference on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, where Phil Molé, EHS & Sustainability Expert, will be presenting the topic “Preparing for OSHA’s Coming HazCom Changes: A Practical Guide” from 10-11 am ET. This session comes during an important time in the history of OSHA’s HazCom Standard. Earlier this year, […]

Becoming a certified professional ergonomist is no easy feat.   The Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics breaks down the pathway to becoming a certified professional ergonomist (CPE) into four simple steps—education, experimentation, experience, and an exam.   In truth, it takes years of studying, practicing, experimenting, and building a career in ergonomics to reach the point […]

Whether you’re a seasoned Certified Industrial Hygienist or new to the field, our new VelocityEHS eBook “7 Steps to Industrial Hygiene Success” offers a comprehensive guide to implementing a process-based IH program management framework built on AIHA best practices. Dave Risi, CIH, CSP and Principal Solution Strategist for IH at VelocityEHS will be your guide, offering […]

No one likes a killjoy. It’s no fun when someone is always pointing out what could go wrong or never looking on the bright side. No one likes that person—unless they’re in risk management. A necessary aspect of environmental health & safety (EHS), risk management is a proactive method of protection, looking at an environment […]

by Phil Molé, MPH It’s summertime again, which means that it’s time to fire up the grill and get ready for plenty of fun and sun outside, while of course remembering that we’re not yet fully out of the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic. But summer also brings the potential for exposure to chemicals associated […]

Motion capture has been a gold standard for evaluating whole body movements in research labs for over 20 years. More recently, it has become feasible to apply this technology to job assessments in manufacturing environments. Originally, motion capture required the person to wear a large array of markers while the data was collected with multiple cameras to precisely record body […]