What's an EHS Consultant Doing in this Forum?

[NobleMetalWorks]

OK seed. Since my first post:
I talked to my insurance rep.(workman's comp.)
Researched OSHA
". Epa
My findings: they have" free" info in hard copy that they are sending me
Also my insurance company has a program that trains you in work place safety for free, so that you can train your employees.
So, my question is, why should I pay for this service?
Iam not being negative. To be honest I never knew companies that provide your services ever existed till you posted.

If you must deal with the EPA either to comply with laws in your region, or to obtain licensing, I would suggest seeking out a law firm that specifically deals with EPA law, regulations, licensing, etc. A EHA Consultant will most likely suggest the same. In my own business, because of the complexity of the work I do, and laws I must abide by being those of the city, county, state of California EPA, Federal EPA and Bay Area Air Quality, I hired the services of such a law firm, and glad I did so.

As well as the free information that your insurance company most happily will provide you, and do so because it lowers the risk of you requiring to make a claim of them. You can also contact your local power company, many times they will provide safety information free of charge that pertains to their systems. Where I live in California, it is PG&E, you can get their website here:

Energy Safety | PG&E

You can also obtain a lot of really good solid safety information, for free, from the "Safety Management Group" who are Safety consultants for industrial and construction compliance training and staffing here:

Safety consultants, industrial and construction consulting, OSHA compliance training and staffing

There is also the "Non Profit Risk Management Center" where you can also download and read a lot of good free information here:

https://www.nonprofitrisk.org/

There is "Wellness Proposals" here:

Free Workplace Safety Handouts

There is "SafetyInfo.com" which provides many free software programs, as well as information for download, here:

https://www.safetyinfo.com/

There is the "Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety" which provides a lot of really good information for access and download, here:

http://www.ccohs.ca/resources/

Of course there is also OSHA or "Occupational Safety & Health Administration" here:

https://www.osha.gov/workers/index.html

NFPA or "National Fire Protection Association" the authority on Fire, Electrical and Building safety, here:



http://www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standa...=code&code=70e

There is also EHSO or "Environment, Health and Safety Online" which can be found here:

http://ehso.com/

And EXCELLENT resource for all types of recycling information including safety, the ISRI or Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc and can be found here:

http://www.isri.org/

If you want to know the skinny on EHS professionals, you can read the online journal "EHS Journal" here:

http://ehsjournal.org/http:/ehsjourn...uld-know/2013/

To give you an idea of what an EHS professional or consultant should be doing consider this. An experienced EHS Professional should provide leadership, direction, and rally involvement of key management and employees to institute compliance, reduce hazards and begin to transform company culture in this direction if it does not already exist. They should possess the ability to engage employees from every level within an organization. They should be proficient in EHS regulations; understand the delicate balance between compliance and profit; and have the ability to deliver effective compliance solutions.

There is a absolute ton of totally free information that exists all over the internet. You seem to already have tapped your insurance company, which is probably the smartest source of information considering it's in their best interest for you to conduct your business in the most safe way possible. There is also your state EPA, and perhaps county and city resources. There are also groups on facebook, perhaps even in your region, set up to support individual business owners and large businesses alike. There are conferences you can attend if you are so inclined. You also have sources such as industrial supply companies, like Grangier that have sales people who are specifically trained to help you in deciding what you require in the way of safety equipment, they can be found here:

http://www.grainger.com/category/saf...gestConfigId=6

I have purchased most of my industrial safety equipment from Grainger such as chemical spill kits and safety mats, etc.

If you are looking for something specific, or require specific information, and I perhaps might be able to help you. Post your question here so that I can also answer here. In that way the information will be retained, and other members can benefit from it. Or perhaps another member will know better than I and post as well. Or even better, if you truly require specific information create a new thread and pose your question for the entire forum and open it up to be answered by one of the more than 18 thousand members that attend this website.

Scott