Accelerating EHS program success requires more than reliable data collection and spreadsheet-based reports; it demands enhanced work processes, efficient communication and collaboration, and heightened data analytics through visualization and trending.

When EHS programs combine subject matter expertise with the latest technology solutions, organizations can assess performance against meaningful metrics, make informed decisions, and drive their EHS programs to new levels. Trinity and VelocityEHS
have partnered to better serve mutual clients that have chosen VelocityEHS as their enterprise-wise EHS platform. The resulting benefits of these projects include:

1. Reduced overall cost of IT systems by consolidating disparate systems into one, enterprise-wide solution.
2. Reduced time required to manage data quality, create routine reports, and identify areas for improvement.
3. Improved EHS performance as EHS professionals are able to shift focus from manual tasks to problem solving and employees have better access to EHS information and reporting.

Why the Trinity-VelocityEHS Partnership?

Technology and service partnerships are initially built on the desire to accelerate mutual business growth. While this certainly holds true here, the Trinity-VelocityEHS partnership has been built on a commitment from both organizations to complement Trinity’s deep subject matter expertise with Velocity’s technological innovation. Our mission is to develop and sustain a cohesive working relationship that strives to maximize the value of the VelocityEHS ^® Accelerate^® Platform to help mutual clients accomplish their goals and objectives efficiently, effectively, and collaboratively, while driving performance excellence to our customers’ EHS programs. Our vision is to establish a long-term partnership that will evolve as technology and our clients’ businesses grow and advance. Most importantly, our mutual values align through our relentless approach to deliver comprehensive and effective solutions, as well as our mutual alignment on quality, professionalism, and reliability. This is truly what stands out most about the Trinity-Velocity partnership.

Who is VelocityEHS?

“Relied on by more than 10 million users worldwide to drive operational excellence and achieve outstanding outcomes, VelocityEHS is a global leader in true SaaS enterprise EHS & ESG technology. The VelocityEHS Accelerate® Platform is a definitive gold-standard for managing safety, sustainability, and resiliency. The VelocityEHS team combines industry expertise, with certified experts in health, safety, industrial hygiene, ergonomics, sustainability, the environment, and AI (machine learning). Recognized by the EHS industry’s top independent analysts as a Leader in the Verdantix 2023 Green Quadrant Analysis—VelocityEHS is committed to industry thought leadership and to accelerating the pace of innovation through its software solutions and vision.” (Definition per VelocityEHS)

VelocityEHS is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with locations in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Tampa, Florida; Oakville, Ontario; London, England; Perth, Western Australia; and Cork, Ireland.

Where Does VelocityEHS Shine?

VelocityEHS offers a substantial list of solutions to simplify key EHS and ESG tasks such as calculating emissions, managing data records and tasking, ensuring regulatory compliance, mitigating operational risks, improving performance, engaging with stakeholders, and more. They include:

• Control of Work – Enables a seamless process for verifying that all contractors working on site have been properly vetted, trained and approved, and that permit work is completed safely and within compliance. Capabilities include electronic permit-to-work, contractor management, qualification management, and more.
• Environmental Compliance – Simplifies ESG alignment through the tracking, managing and reporting of air emissions, water quality and waste compliance data. Capabilities include a calculation engine, custom emissions formulas, pre-built reporting forms, and more.
• ESG – Provides visibility into core GHG, energy and materiality data, making it easy to strategically align stakeholders organization-wide. Capabilities include GHG & energy management, materiality assessments, green chemistry, performance metrics, and more.
• Health – Includes award-winning industrial hygiene (IH) capabilities, built by certified industrial hygienists. Capabilities include a chemical & OEL database, survey & sample management, medical surveillance, physical demands analysis, respirator fit test, return to work, and more.
• Industrial Ergonomics – Empowers any worker to identify and quantify musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) risk and expertly address them with the precision and accuracy of an experienced ergonomics. Capabilities include AI-driven assessments, sensorless motion capture, interactive online training, dashboards & reports, and more.
• Operational Risk – Helps EHS professionals identify, assess, communicate, and eliminate risk to employees, property and the environment. Capabilities include hazard studies, master bowties, verification scheduling, master controls, and more.
• Safety – Gives ESG professionals expert data-driven insights and visibility across key safety tasks, empowering them to make safety and preventative measures everyone’s responsibility. Capabilities include SDS/chemical management, incident management, emergency response, training & learning, and more

How is VelocityEHS Supporting ESG Initiatives?

VelocityEHS is providing thought leadership and software tools to help companies and individuals respond to the continually evolving ESG regulations and initiatives. They have dedicated blog posts, eBooks, and on-demand webinars on valuable ESG & Sustainability topics such as determining materiality, and links to reliable resources. Additionally, VelocityEHS has developed an ESG Solution with a Materiality Assessment tool to help companies investigate, manage, and minimize the organization’s impact by enabling them to:

• Track Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions source categories
• Execute calculations using eGRID factors and existing air emissions data points
• Conduct materiality assessments and review performance metrics of site and organization trends and compare against future goals

The solution focuses on key aspects of the evolving sustainability regulations and global expectations. It allows individuals to easily track, and review data based on specific parameters as needed. Robust reports and dashboards help companies and individuals stay informed and make data-based decisions to ensure operational continuity while striving for a more sustainable practice.

Their ESG webinars and other resources enable the EHS and ESG community to learn about regulatory updates, best practices, and practical solutions for the real-life challenges related to the evolving sustainability, and broader ESG regulations and requirements that have been introduced to workplaces around the globe.

The Trinity-VelocityEHS partnership allows Trinity to combine its EHS consulting and VelocityEHS expertise to adeptly support clients as they evaluate, implement, sustain, or expand their VelocityEHS applications. Our team delivers carefully planned, intelligently designed, and expertly deployed systems to clients across all industries. To learn more about Trinity’s capabilities within or related to the VelocityEHS Accelerate Platform, contact your local Trinity office, or Trinity’s Digital Solutions team.

For more information about VelocityEHS, please visit EHS.com.