Services

CONSULTING

Western Safety Institute, Inc. provides a wide variety of Consulting Services for clients in both the General Industry and Construction fields. Below is a partial listing of the most frequently requested services that we offer. If you do not see a service on the list below that you would like, please contact us at (916) 910-0200, rudy@wsitrainers.com and talk to us.

Safety Management

Assess the client’s needs

Develop safety policy

Site specific policies

Site specific policy development

Train management personnel and workers on safety policy

Jobsite inspections to measure effectiveness of safety policy

Accident/incident investigation

OSHA compliance assistance

Full-time, on-site safety management

Management and Field Personnel Training

Supervisory skills and conflict resolution

Roles and responsibilities of all personnel in the safety management process

Inspection techniques

OSHA compliance including 10 & 30 hour classes

Accident/incident investigation and crisis management

OSHA record keeping

Onsite safety meetings

Safety Inspection

Risk management & hazard assessment

Jobsite safety inspections

Shop/plant inspections

Representation during OSHA compliance inspections

Equipment annual safety inspections

Accident Investigation

Emergency response to accidents

Accident investigation & reports

Preparation for possible OSHA involvement

Develop procedures to minimize potential for similar accidents

Onsite Crisis Management

Post-accident management

Onsite accident/incident assistance

Crisis counseling

Onsite osha representation

Media preparation & response

Osha Compliance & Defense

On the job representation during OSHA Inspections

Employee and management instruction on how to handle OSHA Inspections

Developing defense strategies for OSHA citations

Representation during OSHA informal conferences

Expert Witness & Legal Management

Trial preparation

Onsite Training

We offer onsite training on most of our classes.

If you would like to arrange for a training class at your jobsite or facility, please contact any one of us. Class schedules are dependent on minimum attendee requirements. If training at your location is desired, room, travel, expenses, and other fees may be applied. Cost may be adjusted considering travel and related expenses, customization of class and learning materials, field work, supplies, number of participants, classes provided outside of normal business hours, and other factors. Discounts are available for large groups and for our regular Management Agreement clients. Courses can be created or modified to fit the client’s needs. If you would like to register for a course, or have questions about our training courses, please contact us.

OSHA COMPLIANCE

Expert advice based on experience

Western Safety Institute, Inc. provides excellent expertise in helping companies fully comply with OSHA requirements and address OSHA enforcement.

On-site audit

We customize safety and health audits to address any occupational safety and health issue. We have experience in safety and health audits for companies of all sizes and multiple locations. We develop programs after identifying any hazards, program deficiencies and potential OSHA violations in your operations.

Mock OSHA inspection

To accurately assess the level of compliance, Western Safety Institute, Inc. consultants conduct an OSHA-style inspection. We can arrange these inspections unannounced and unexpected by the job site, facility or project.

Record keeping compliance

Western Safety Institute, Inc. will assure that your OSHA 300 log is current and accurate.

Safety program development

Western Safety Institute, Inc. customizes safety and health programs to guide and direct compliance with regulations.

Counseling on alleged violations

Have you been cited? Western Safety Institute, Inc. can assist in possibly reducing penalties, classification changes or violation withdrawals. We can also provide abatement assistance.

OSHA compliance expert witnesses

Western Safety Institute, Inc. provides expert testimony on any aspect of compliance with OSHA regulations.

Motivational Speakers

We understand that safety is a by-product of employee training and education. Our motivational speakers help improve the safety culture within a company.

Motivate workers to want to be safe

Training employees how to work safely is easy but motivating them be safe is a challenge in itself.

Safety is not enforced, Safety is a by-product of training and education. Our speakers understand that employees need to be motivated to improve the safety culture within a company. Our speakers will share incredible personal stories that have changed their lives. Stories of success and failure, stories of hard work and persistence, and stories that will motivate the audience. When employees understand why, and how, change begins.

Safety Expert Witness Services

We'll help identify and provide the safety expert witness services you need ranging from general safety, OSHA compliance and much more.

Western Safety Institute, Inc. will work with you to identify and provide exactly the kind of safety expert you need. Finding an expert witness to testify authoritatively on your behalf on safety and health matters is not always easy. We can help. Western Safety Institute, Inc. will work with you to identify exactly what kind of safety expert you need.

Safety expert testimony specialties:

· Fall Protection for general industry and construction

· Scaffold safety

· Trenching and excavation safety

· Earth moving equipment safety

· Aerial lifts

· Portable ladder safety

· General construction safety

· OSHA compliance

· OSHA’s multi-employer worksite citation policy

· OSHA recordkeeping requirements

· Permit-required confined spaces

· Personal protective equipment (PPE) hazard assessments

· Powered industrial trucks (forklifts)

· Residential construction

SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Improve the quality of your organization’s safety program and save money by engaging the Safety Program Management services of Western Safety Institute, Inc. We custom-design and manage safety programs to fit your unique business needs.

Improve quality

Western Safety Institute, Inc. has experts in all aspects of occupational safety and health with knowledge from a wide range of industries. We can provide the professionals to effectively manage any type of safety program from initial employee screening and orientation processes.

Increase efficiency

After an assessment of resources required to provide a safe workplace Western Safety Institute, Inc. will create a custom program to provide those resources. Utilizing our safety program management services is a cost-effective way to keep your organization’s workers’ compensation and human resource costs at a minimum and avoid OSHA fines.

These services include:

Initial Program Assessment (conducted at the start of the engagement): Western Safety Institute, Inc. completes an in-depth hazard analysis of work operations and assessments of: current programs, level of management involvement, employee culture, and types of losses incurred. We provide recommendations based on OSHA compliance standards, ANSI compliance standards, state and local compliance standards and industry best practices.

Facility/Jobsite Assessment: We conduct an initial assessment of your physical facilities or project worksite with recommendations. After the initial assessment, Western Safety Institute, Inc. will conduct periodic compliance audits.

Technical and Consultation Support: We are available for all questions, comments, and concerns regarding safety at your organization. In addition, we will participate in meetings and assist in planning efforts as needed.

Accident Investigation: In the event of a safety incident at your facility, Western Safety Institute, Inc. will investigate to determine the root cause and recommend ways to prevent recurrence.

Reporting/Recordkeeping: Western Safety Institute, Inc. assists in management of all compliance reporting, auditing documentation, general safety communications, and contractor/vendor pre-qualifications for your organization.

Training and Safety Meetings: We provide all relevant and required compliance and safety training as necessary.

Employee Interaction: We regularly interact with your employees to build cooperative relations. Through our safety training, we motivate employees to “want to” be safe instead of feeling they “have to.” We listen to their safety concerns and recommendations, which may include coordination of recognition and incentive programs.

Regulatory Interaction: We represent your organization during OSHA inspections and compliance activities. In the event that a citation is issued, Western Safety Institute, Inc. assists in working with OSHA to create a favorable outcome.

Workers Compensation and Insurance: We work with your risk managers on such matters as submitting incident claims, claims meetings, and insurance renewals.

Fit for Duty: We work closely with those in charge of drug testing and/or physicals.

Other Services: We serve as your safety manager and work with you on any safety need with the support of our entire organization.

Behavioral Based Safety

Behavior Based Safety because it is one of the most effective ways to reduce workplace incidents, improve safety performance and employee morale.

Behavior Based Safety. An Official Definition.

Behavior Based Safety (or psychology of safety) is the idea that incidents occur as a result of unsafe behavior motivated by incentives unknowingly built within the framework of the organization. In order for safety professionals to truly keep their employees safe, they must understand the motivations that inspire unsafe behaviors and alter those motivating factors to inspire safe behaviors.

Why the World’s Top Safety Professionals use Behavior Based Safety

Best-in-Class Safety Professionals use Behavior Based Safety because it is one of the most effective ways to reduce workplace incidents, improve safety performance and employee morale.

By taking the time to gather an in depth understanding of why unsafe behaviors occur, safety professionals have a much better chance of preventing that behavior from reoccurring. Behavior Based Safety is the difference between luckily avoiding incidents and proactively avoiding incidents.

Western Safety Institute, Inc. can help you assess and establish motivations for safe behavior within the framework of your organization. This will not just reduce incidents and keep employees safer but create a positive safety culture which will have a positive impact on all other areas of your business. Having an optimized, well run safety program helps the rest of your business run smoothly and can have positive effects on the efficiency of your operations and ultimately, help protect your company’s bottom line.jobsies