Industries We Serve

EHS leadership built for your industry’s actual risks — not a generic checklist.

Every sector carries its own regulatory weight, its own failure modes, and its own inspectors. We lead safety and environmental programs where the standards are specific and the stakes are real — drawn from decades running EHS inside these exact operations.

Where We Work

These are the operations we know from the inside — where we’ve built programs, held plant managers accountable, and answered to the regulators that govern each one.

Manufacturing

Discrete and process manufacturing — the machine-guarding, energy-control, and recordkeeping core of general industry, run across single and multi-site footprints.

Governing standards: 29 CFR 1910 Subpart O (machine guarding), 1910.147 (LOTO), 1910.1200 (HazCom), 1910.178 (powered industrial trucks), OSHA 300 recordkeeping.

Petrochemical & Chemical Manufacturing

The most heavily regulated environments there are. Covered processes, highly hazardous chemicals, and the full weight of process-safety management — where a single element out of place is a citation or worse.

Governing standards: PSM 29 CFR 1910.119 (all 14 elements), EPA RMP 40 CFR 68, NFPA 70E, flammable/combustible liquids, combustible dust.

Utilities

Generation, transmission, and distribution — where electrical safety and arc-flash management aren’t a program line item, they’re the whole game. Qualified-worker programs, boundaries, and PPE built to the standard.

Governing standards: NFPA 70E (arc flash), 29 CFR 1910 Subpart S (electrical), 1910.269 (power generation/transmission), confined space.

Healthcare

Hospitals, clinics, and long-term care carry a hazard profile most safety programs miss — bloodborne pathogens, hazardous drugs, and a waste stream regulated by both OSHA and EPA at once.

Governing standards: 29 CFR 1910.1030 (bloodborne pathogens), USP 800 hazardous drugs, 1910.1200, RCRA/EPA medical & pharmaceutical waste, respiratory protection.

Logistics, Warehousing & Distribution

High-throughput operations where the risk lives in the aisles — forklifts, storage racking, dock operations, and the ergonomic load of moving product at volume, every shift.

Governing standards: 29 CFR 1910.178 (powered industrial trucks), storage & racking, Subpart D (walking-working surfaces), dock & loading safety, ergonomics.

Deep specialty

Fleet & Transportation Safety

A discipline most EHS providers don’t touch — and where demand far outruns supply. We’ve run fleet and transportation safety at national scale: DOT and FMCSA compliance, driver qualification, hours-of-service, CSA scores, and the safety culture behind every mile.

Governing standards: DOT / FMCSA 49 CFR, driver qualification files, hours-of-service, drug & alcohol testing, CSA/SMS scores, DVIR and vehicle maintenance.

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Where This Comes From

Decades leading EHS inside these exact operations.

FractionalEHS isn’t built on theory. The judgment we bring was earned running safety and environmental programs at the enterprise level — inside some of the most regulated, highest-hazard operations in the country.

Heavy Manufacturing & Ag Equipment

Corporate EHS leadership at a global heavy-equipment and agricultural manufacturer — plant-floor to enterprise, across a large multi-site footprint.

Diversified Industrial & Controls

EHS at a Fortune 100 diversified industrial — high-hazard processes, global programs, and the reporting rigor that comes with them.

Petrochemical & Chemical

Process-safety and environmental leadership inside chemical manufacturing — PSM-covered processes and the full RMP program.

National Foodservice Distribution

Fleet and warehouse safety across a national foodservice distribution network — thousands of drivers, DOT compliance, and multi-site distribution centers.

Global Logistics & Supply Chain

Transportation and distribution safety for a global supply-chain operator — fleet safety at scale, where hours-of-service and CSA scores are watched daily.

Agribusiness & Processing

EHS across agricultural processing and handling — grain, dust, and the process hazards that come with them.

Why we describe rather than name. Out of respect for former employers, we speak to the type and scale of these operations rather than naming them. The credentials are real: CSP-caliber leadership, enterprise scope, and the hardest-regulated industries there are. We’ll walk through the specifics on a call.

Your industry has its own rules. We already know them.

Start with a short conversation and a light gap assessment — you’ll know your top risks and where you stand, whether or not we work together.

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Every industry we serve

Sector-specific hazard profiles and the programs that address them.

Questions about the industries we serve

Do you only work with manufacturers?

Manufacturing is the core, but the same model fits distribution and warehousing, field and technical services, energy, and hardware companies moving into production. The common factor is real regulatory exposure without a full-time senior EHS leader.

What size company is the right fit?

Generally 50 to 500 employees. Below that the exposure often does not justify the structure; above it, companies usually employ a director and use us for specific gaps or multi-site standardization instead.

Do you work outside the Midwest?

Yes. Site visits are scheduled on a cadence and the rest of the work runs remotely, so geography affects travel cost rather than capability. State-plan differences are tracked as part of the compliance calendar.

Can you handle both safety and environmental?

Yes. In small and mid-sized operations the same person usually owns both, which is exactly the gap this model is built to fill.

What if our industry has requirements beyond OSHA?

That is normal — DOT for fleets, EPA programs for emissions and waste, customer or client-specific requirements through prequalification platforms. Those get mapped into the same compliance calendar rather than managed separately.

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Industries, tools, and service areas

Industry approaches: Manufacturing, Energy & battery storage, Field services, Distribution & logistics, Private equity, and Startups.
Specialized services: EHS due diligence and interim safety manager coverage.
Free tools: TRIR calculator, injury cost calculator, and the EHS cost calculator. Compliance references: OSHA 300A deadlines and the NFPA 660 guide. Environmental: the fractional environmental manager, SPCC plan requirements, and Tier II reporting.
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