Written programs drafted to the standard that applies and to the way your operation actually runs — because an inspector compares the document to the floor, and the gap is the citation.
Generic programs reference processes, PPE and controls that do not exist at your site, and omit the ones that do. An inspector reads both directions.
Most standards enumerate what the written program must contain — specific procedures, frequencies, designations, review requirements. Templates routinely omit two or three, and that omission is the citation.
A program is only effective if affected employees are trained on it and can demonstrate understanding. An untrained program is a document, not a defense.
Programs require periodic review and a responsible person. Undated, unowned programs signal to an inspector that nothing behind them is real.
Companies accumulate programs from different sources over years. Contradictions between the LOTO program and the contractor program, or between training records and the training plan, are found immediately.
State-plan states impose requirements beyond federal OSHA. A program written to the federal standard can be non-compliant the moment you operate in Michigan, Minnesota, Indiana or California.
We start with applicability: which standards actually apply to your processes, materials and equipment, and which state-plan requirements sit on top. Then we walk the operation, because a program written from a questionnaire describes a company that does not exist.
Production is AI-assisted, which is why this costs a fraction of traditional consulting. Every program is reviewed and signed by a Certified Safety Professional, and delivered with the training material and records structure needed to make it real.
A single program is typically two to three weeks including the site walk and review. A full core program set for a mid-sized manufacturer runs 90 to 180 days, sequenced so the highest-exposure standards close first.
Yes. Each program is delivered with training content, a record structure and a rollout plan. A program without training is an untrained program, which is the citation.
Those are written per machine, from the actual energy sources on the equipment. This is the single most commonly missing item we find — companies have a lockout program and no equipment-specific procedures, which is the part the standard actually requires.
Yes, and it is usually cheaper than starting over. We audit what exists against the standard, fix what is deficient and leave what is sound.
A Certified Safety Professional reviews and signs every program. That signature is what you are actually buying.
Twenty minutes to map your processes against the standards that apply and tell you where the real gaps are.
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