Software cannot be embedded with expertise the maker does not have. But when innovation is guided by world-class practitioners, grounded in a mastery of process, and backed by data—the results can launch you into extraordinary places.
Velocity’s ranks include more certified experts by far than our next five competitors combined. You’ll find board certified ergonomists (CPEs), certified safety specialists (CSPs), certified industrial hygienists (CIHs), folks with masters or PhDs in public health, occupational health and safety, environmental law, industrial hygiene, and more. Like you, EHS is more than a job for us, it’s a calling.
Company Timeline
MSDSonline founded as a pioneer in online chemical management and becomes the industry leader for twenty years. The predecessor of Velocity’s Chemical Management Solution.
MSDSonline acquires KMI, a Canadian based environmental, health and safety software company founded in 2005, renown for its elegance and simplicity. The predecessor of Velocity’s Safety Solution.
Acquires e3 Solutions’ products, adding Air Emissions, Water Quality and Waste Compliance products to its EHS software platform. The predecessor to Velocity’s Environmental Compliance Solution.
VelocityEHS is purchased by CVC Growth Partners, investor in businesses where technology is used as means to provide mission critical services to customers. €3bn assets under management.
Acquires Humantech, founded in 1979, the leading global ergonomics assessment and training solution provider specializing in industrial ergonomics, with the industry’s largest team of Board Certified Professional Ergonomists. The Predecessor to Velocity’s Ergonomics Solutions.
Acquires ChemTel, the industry-leading hazardous chemical transportation safety and compliance service provider founded in 1989.
Acquires Spiramid, founded in 2001 by a veteran Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) and Certified Safety Professional (CSP), turning its industry leading IH software into VelocityEHS Industrial Hygiene.
Acquires Meercat, an Australian-based risk and control assurance software solution provider founded in 2002, with the industry’s best bowtie analysis. The predecessor to Velocity’s Operational Risk Solution.
Acquires OneLook Systems, founded in 2008, an Ireland-based enterprise safety and risk management software solution provider specializing in Control of Work and Permit to Work. The predecessor of Velocity’s Contractor Safety and Permit to Work Solution.
Acquires Kinetica Labs, founded in 2016, to expand its industry leadership in innovative machine learning, AI, and mobile technology. Part of Velocity’s groundbreaking motion capture technology in the Velocity Ergonomics Solution.
Acquires two solutions, Job Analysis & Return-to-Work Management, from MyAbilities, a global innovator in smart health technology and workplace safety.
Partners Group, one of the largest firms in the global private markets industry, managing $149B in assets, becomes minority owner alongside majority owner CVC.
Acquires Contractor Compliance, a Canadian-based enterprise safety and risk management software solution provider founded in 2015. Revolutionary rapid deployment model transforms Velocity’s Contractor Safety & Permit to Work Solution.
Our Brands
MSDSonline
Established in 1996 in Chicago, IL and merged with KMI to form VelocityEHS in 2015. MSDSonline from the onset changed the way the companies managed safety data sheets and then transformed chemical management all together with innovations centered on secondary container labeling, inventory management, and compliance with the new GHS aligned HazCom Standard. MSDSonline is the predecessor to the Velocity Chemical Management Solution.
KMI
Established in 2005 in Oakville, Canada. Acquired by MSDSonline in 2014. Consolidated KMI brand with MSDSonline under the name VelocityEHS in 2015. Knowledge Management Innovations (KMI), one of the most respected global EHS Management Information Systems (EMIS) providers. With its focus on end-user adoption, KMI ushered an era of easy to implement, intuitive to use EHS software. KMI is the predecessor of the Velocity Safety Solution.
VelocityEHS
Established in 2015 when MSDSonline, the industry leader in chemical management and KMI, the respected global EMIS provider, merged to create a new kind of EHS software company.
e3 Solutions
Established in 2005. Acquired by VelocityEHS in 2016. Based in Toronto, Canada, E3 Solutions created the most comprehensive suite of environmental solutions for Air Emissions, Water Quality and Waste Compliance. E3 is the predecessor to Velocity’s Environmental Compliance solution.
Humantech
Established in 1979. Acquired by Velocity in 2018. Humantech, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, was the undisputed leader in Ergonomics consulting and software. Renown for its Learn, Do, Manage approach, and the industry’s largest and most respected team of Board Certified Ergonomists, it pioneered sensorless motion capture technology for ergonomics assessments. The Humantech solution is the predecessor of the Velocity Ergonomics Solution.
ChemTel
Established in 1989. Acquired by VelocityEHS in 2019. Based in Tampa, Florida, Chem-Tel was the industry’s leading hazardous chemical transportation safety and compliance service provider. Key to companies that manufacture, handle and transport hazardous materials, is a 24-hour emergency response number necessary for compliance with Department of Transportation (DOT), OSHA and other regulatory requirements. Chem-Tel is the predecessor to Velocity’s Emergency Response Service.
Spiramid
Established in 2001. Acquired by VelocityEHS in 2019. Spiramid was based in Virginia and was the developer of the most advanced and easy-to-use system for managing industrial hygiene (IH). Spiramid is the predecessor to Velocity’s Industrial Hygiene Solutions.
Meercat
Established in 2002. Acquired by VelocityEHS in 2019. Meercat, based in Perth, Australia, developed a broad set of best-of-breed risk management capabilities like bowtie risk assessments, risk analysis and control assurance software. It is the predecessor to Velocity’s Operational Risk Solution.
OneLook Systems
Established in 2008. Acquired by VelocityEHS in 2021. Based in Cork, Ireland, OneLook Systems was an industry leading control of work solution with best-in-class capabilities for Permit-to-Work, Contractor Management and Lockout/Tagout. OneLook is the predecessor to Velocity’s Contractor Safety & Permit to Work Solution.
Kinetica Labs
Established in 2016. Acquired by VelocityEHS in 2021. Based out of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Kinetica Labs was a partner of Humantech (acquired by Velocity in 2018) and a pioneer in the development of sensing and simulation technology for occupational safety and health. Using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, its computer vision technology revolutionized musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) risk assessments in the workplace. It is a key component of Velocity’s Industrial Ergonomics Solution.
Contractor Compliance
Established in 2015. Acquired by VelocityEHS in 2023. Based in Toronto, Canada, Contractor Compliance built a best-in-breed solution for simplifying the process of collecting, managing and requalifying third party contractor/supplier/vendor requirements. It is the predecessor to Velocity’s Contractor Safety & Permit to Work Solution.