Small Successes Add Up to Great Achievements Part 1 — Joel Tietjens || Client Side Chats

Small Successes Add Up to Great Achievements Part 1 — Joel Tietjens || Client Side Chats

Jul 19, 2023 | Client Side Chats

Join James as he discusses how small achievements add up to great successes for safety. In this two-part series, Joel discusses his experiences with successes and how working to get several wins added up to overall positive achievements. Joel is an American Society of Safety Professionals Fellow and an accomplished, professional teacher, and he’s influenced many safety professionals who are successful in their careers today.

How Do We Get to Where We Want to Be — Christine Sullivan || Client Side Chats

How Do We Get to Where We Want to Be — Christine Sullivan || Client Side Chats

Jul 5, 2023 | Client Side Chats

Join James as he chats with Christine Sullivan, SVP Risk Control Director at Sompo International and most recent Past-President for the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP), as we discuss how we get to where we want to be in safety. As Christine states, it’s a journey and how important diversity is in moving things forward: changes are made through inclusion and steps. Christine and James also discuss DEI as a business driver and how safety fits within. Christine also chats a bit about her tenure in ASSP and the joys of being a volunteer leader, including how ASSP works and what you get back from being a volunteer leader.

Starting a Safety Consulting Business — Jewuan Long || Client Side Chats

Starting a Safety Consulting Business — Jewuan Long || Client Side Chats

Jun 28, 2023 | Client Side Chats

Join James as he talks with safety professional Jewuan Long, CSP, owner of JL Consulting, as he discusses what it’s like to be an experienced safety professional starting a new business. Together they discuss some of the considerations for starting a new business because it’s “all you” to make it work. Jewuan points out how it’s a challenge to balance a family with demands of serving clients and traversing the various regulatory requirements for being in business for yourself.

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