Workplace Group Occupational Health and Safety Services

TYPICAL CLIENT RESULTS
  • Implemented injury prevention program at manufacturing facility resulting in 43% injury reduction
  • Lockout isolation upgrades at facility reduced equipment lockout time by an average of 10 minutes per machine
  • Supervisor safety training resulted in annual savings of over $100,000

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5 Habits of Safe Electricians
—an interview with
W. Jon Wallace, CSP, MBA

Testimonials from
Course Attendees

“The OSHA class was an excellent opportunity to learn about OSHA regulations and their affects on our industry. I have gained an enormous amount of knowledge from this course and would recommend it.... I would also like to point out that the instructor (Jon Wallace) was exceptional in his training skills and knowledge of the material in addition to knowledge of our industry.”

—Errol Dufrene
Shell Chemical Company

“I enjoyed the class because I can now intelligently review our current practices and standards. Thank you!”

—Cheryl Benedetto
Transcanada Power

“The best course I’ve ever attended!”

—Gerald Cobb
Gerald Cobb Consulting, Inc.

“The instructor (Jon Wallace) was very knowledgeable on subject matter. Kept information at an interesting level.”

—Bruce E. West
GKN Driveline

“I learned a great deal that I will be able to apply... Thanks for a very informative, effective training session (30-Hour Complying with OSHA).”

—Shannyn Talley
Smithfield Packing


Safety Consulting Services

Permit Required Confined Spaces

  • Identify all confined spaces to ensure spaces are not accidentally entered by employees
  • Develop confined space entry procedures to reduce likelihood of employee injury
  • Develop rescue response procedures to assure injured employees are safely removed from confined spaces

Electrical Safety – NFPA 70E

  • Protect employees from electric arc flash incidents
  • Reduce shock hazard to employees
  • Avoid equipment downtime due to electrical incidents
  • See NFPA 70E Training course description

OSHA Compliance Courses

Lockout/Tagout

  • Train employees in proper lockout steps to avoid injury
  • Develop equipment-specific lockout procedures to ensure equipment is properly deenergized
  • Ensure employee safety while utilizing alternative measures
  • Audit programs to enhance existing programs

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Hazard Assessments

  • Identify potential hazards of job tasks performed by employees
  • Specify necessary PPE to safely perform work
  • Ensure OSHA compliance

Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star Application Assistance

  • Verify presence of VPP-required elements
  • Perform extensive employee interviews
  • Perform simulated OSHA inspections
  • Advise on corrective action to achieve VPP status

OSHA Compliance Assistance

  • Perform simulated OSHA inspections to identify problem areas
  • Assist clients during OSHA inspections
  • Represent clients at OSHA informal conferences

Additional Safety Consulting Services

  • Safety procedure review and development
  • Process Safety Management (PSM) program audits
  • Expert witness testimony
  • Technical research

Safety Training

We have conducted 10-hour and 30-hour General Industry "Complying with OSHA" training courses for over 1,000 students.
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Other safety training topics include:

Customized Safety Training

We provide on-site training on any safety-related topic: OSHA-required training, OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping, Lockout/Tagout, Job Safety Analysis (JSA), Fall Protection, Excavation, Safety Awareness, Accident Investigation, and other training as requested.

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at (919) 933-5548

For additional information about Safety Services, contact us via or by calling (919) 933-5548

W. Jon Wallace, CSP, MBA
Workplace Safety
126 Channing Lane
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

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Read our newest safety article:

NFPA releases 2009 Edition of NFPA 70E®
By W. Jon Wallace, CSP, MBA

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) issued the revised 2009 edition of NFPA 70E®: Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace with an effective date of September 5, 2008. The 2009 edition of NFPA 70E® contains numerous revisions.


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