Boretti, Inc.

Client Side Chats

Client Side Chats is a series of quick, informal interviews with clients who share their thoughts and stories about addressing specific business, safety, and health challenges. We will also include short clips of our own Boretti, Inc. Safety Professionals.

Final Thoughts: Planting Seeds || Client Side Chats Special Episode Part 6

Final Thoughts: Planting Seeds || Client Side Chats Special Episode Part 6

In this sixth short and final installment of this series, the Business Case for Safety with ASSP’s Scott Fowler, Senior Content Specialist and host of The Case for Safety Podcast, and James talk about providing more than one reason (compliance) as the value of safety. Leadership needs to know more about the impact (positive) of safety to improve that proposition value. Listen in to learn how planting the seeds and consistent watering can grow your safety value.

Measuring Success: Alignment || Client Side Chats Special Episode Part 5

Measuring Success: Alignment || Client Side Chats Special Episode Part 5

In the fifth installment of this series, the Business Case for Safety, James and ASSP’s Scott Fowler, Senior Content Specialist and host of The Case for Safety Podcast, discuss alignment and how that matters to the organization’s leaders to embrace safety efforts and see the value. Using a real case in agriculture, James explains how safety efforts can align by taking something that would address a compliance issue and changing that into a business case issue. Listen in to learn how to align your safety efforts to your business.

Safety & Productivity: Investment || Client Side Chats Special Episode Part 4

Safety & Productivity: Investment || Client Side Chats Special Episode Part 4

In the fourth installment of this series, the Business Case for Safety, James and ASSP’s Scott Fowler, Senior Content Specialist and host of The Case for Safety Podcast, discuss how safety efforts can enhance production and result in a profitable return. Using a real case in construction, James explains the details of how a fall protection investment changed how companies built homes. Listen in to learn how investing in safety keeps people safe, and turns a profit for businesses.

Role of Safety: Integration || Client Side Chats Special Episode Part 3

Role of Safety: Integration || Client Side Chats Special Episode Part 3

The third installment of this series, the Business Case for Safety, James and ASSP’s Scott Fowler, Senior Content Specialist and host of The Case for Safety Podcast focuses on integrating safety. Safety professionals can’t expect business processes to change to safety’s demand; rather, safety needs to consider how to integrate within the successful business process to make the business safer. It’s a matter of finding the opportunities to integrate safety processes and activities that make for a lasting safety change. Listen in as we further discuss how safety can be integrated within business processes and share some examples.

Demonstrating Safety Business Value || Client Side Chats Special Episode Part 2

Demonstrating Safety Business Value || Client Side Chats Special Episode Part 2

The second installment of the series with James and ASSP’s Scott Fowler, Senior Content Specialist and host of The Case for Safety Podcast, on the Business Case for Safety, focuses on Demonstrating Safety’s Business Value. In this episode, we discuss that while we all want to believe that safety is an inherent part of decision making, it really isn’t. In this episode of Client Side Chats we discuss how safety really does provide efficiency and productivity value to the business, it’s really how it’s framed and aligned with how the business measures performance and success. Listen in as we further discuss how safety is of vital business value.

All Businesses Want Safety… Right? || Client Side Chats Special Episode Part 1

All Businesses Want Safety… Right? || Client Side Chats Special Episode Part 1

Last year, James sat down with ASSP’s Scott Fowler, Senior Content Specialist and host of The Case for Safety Podcast, to discuss the Business Case for Safety. Client Side Chats will be presenting a series of the discussion that covers a vast swath of this subject matter including several examples of how the safety professional can integrate safety within business for alignment, positive uptake, and equal billing. Our first episode is less than 5 minutes and is entitled “All Businesses Want Safety … Right?”: listen in as this is the start of discussing how safety is of vital business value.

ASSP – Matt Herron Part 5 || Client Side Chats

ASSP – Matt Herron Part 5 || Client Side Chats

In our fifth and final part of our series with Matt Heron, MS, PE, CSP, CPE, Lead Safety Engineer at the Southwest Research Institute, we discuss Matt’s involvement with the ASSP, and some exciting opportunities for the next generation of safety professionals. Tune in to learn more, as it’s sure to interest you.

Ergonomics II – Matt Herron Part 4 || Client Side Chats

Ergonomics II – Matt Herron Part 4 || Client Side Chats

Part four of our five-part series with Matt Heron, MS, PE, CSP, CPE, Lead Safety Engineer at the Southwest Research Institute, continues our discussion on an interesting ergonomics success in an industrial setting. Matt and James discuss the business impact, which in this case, is astounding and has led to further safety initiatives with an eye towards similar or greater success: this is sure to interest you. Tune in next time for our fifth and final part in this series with Matt.

Ergonomics I – Matt Herron Part 3 || Client Side Chats

Ergonomics I – Matt Herron Part 3 || Client Side Chats

Part three of our five-part series with Matt Heron, MS, PE, CSP, CPE, Lead Safety Engineer at the Southwest Research Institute, focuses on an interesting ergonomics success in an industrial setting. Matt and James discuss the design of the replacement tool and how that assisted the employees and improved the process. The business impact will be discussed in Part four. An excellent 10 minutes to watch and listen.

JSA – Matt Herron Part 2 || Client Side Chats

JSA – Matt Herron Part 2 || Client Side Chats

In part two of our five-part series with Matt Heron, MS, PE, CSP, CPE, Lead Safety Engineer at the Southwest Research Institute, we discuss the use of the JSA as an interactive tool for keeping safety in the forefront. The key in getting uptake on using the JSA is making it easily accessible and easy to use. Integrating the JSA into the work process makes it part of the job and ensures it does not remain static.

Site Safety Manager and Support

We provide safety management support at your site/location using experienced, safety professionals for proven results

  • Site safety support when you need us
  • Site safety audits, hazard assessments and remediation
  • Special project support (LOBO, machine guarding, program development, etc.)

Safety Training

Applied skills and safety training for positive results.

  • Competent Person Level Training (English and Spanish)
  • Equipment Training (Aerial lifts, Forklifts, Harvesters, Tractors, etc.)
  • New Employee Orientations
  • Seasonal Training (ergonomics, pesticide, heat, harvest equipment, etc.

Safety Programs

Replicate your efforts by creating safety programs that provide consistency and lead to success.

  • Employee Policy and Procedures (P&P’s)
  • Written compliance programs (including but not limited to)
    • Confined Space Entry
    • Emergency Action Plans
    • Hazard Communication
    • Injury & Illness Prevention Programs (IIPP)
    • Lockout/Tagout
    • Workplace Violence Prevention

Safety Management Systems (SMS)

Systematic approach to managing risk and improving organizational performance

  • Regulatory compliance gap assessments
  • System design and implementation
  • Safety performance metrics

Risk Assessment & Analysis

  • Focus safety strategy as a measurable part of your business process
  • Risk management planning
  • Onsite Safety Assessments

Product Safety

  • Restricted Substances Lists (RSL), test requirements, vendor agreements, consumer product safety gap analysis, recall protocols, etc.

Mock Inspections and Appeal Preparation & Representation

  • Assistance with compliance and response documentation
  • Citation assistance and appeals support
  • On-site support during OSHA inspections and informal conference

ISO 14001 / 45001 Program Development, Training and Consultation

  • ISO 14001 is the internationally recognized standard for environmental management systems (EMS)
  • ISO 45001 provides an internationally-recognized framework for managing occupational health and safety risks

Industrial Hygiene

Our industrial hygiene services are designed to identify hazard sources and offer practical mitigation strategies.

  • Services include but are not limited to:
    • Air Monitoring Survey – measurement of airborne levels
    • Ionizing/Non-ionizing Radiation Survey – potential exposure assessments
    • Microbial (Mold) Survey – assessments of presence of mold
    • Noise Survey – measurement of noise exposure

Ergonomics

Our goal is to offer practical strategies for identifying risk factors and correcting ergonomic deficiencies, and then help you develop processes to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs).

  • Ergonomic Assessments
  • Industrial Workstation
  • Office Workstation
  • Ongoing assessment and evaluation
  • Program development and implementation
  • Training

Environmental

  • Advanced Best Management Practice (BMP) Development
  • California Environmental Reporting System (CERs)
  • Hazardous Materials Business Plan (HMBPs)
  • Hazardous Materials Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)
  • Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) - Tier 1 Plan Submittals

Business Continuity Planning

Minimize and eliminate business interruption risks, keeping your business healthy and operational when faced with a crisis or disruption.

  • Disaster Recovery
  • Emergency Action Planning

Agricultural Services (Sustainable Ag)

  • ResponsibleAg Certification
    • ResponsibleAg is an industry-led initiative committed to helping agribusinesses properly store and handle farm input supplies. The program helps members ensure they are compliant with environmental, health, safety, and security regulations to keep employees, customers, and our communities safe.
  • Agricultural Safety Programs and Safety Management Systems
  • CA Accidental Release Prevention
  • FDA - Audits & Food Security Plans
  • Field Operation, Harvest Training, and Inspections
  • ISO Certification (45001 & 14001)
  • Pesticide, Fertilizer, Farm & Grain Storage Inspections
  • Written Pesticide Program Development and Annual Pesticide Training