OSHA Compliance Consulting

OSHA Compliance Consulting for Industrial Employers

Find your gaps before OSHA does. We deliver mock inspections, compliant written programs, citation abatement, and incident investigation — the expertise to pass an inspection and keep your people safe, without a full-time hire.

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What it is

What an OSHA compliance consultant does

An OSHA compliance consultant helps employers meet Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements — before a compliance officer shows up, and after, if a citation lands. That means finding and closing hazards, building the written programs the standards require, training your workforce, and putting audit-ready documentation in place.

The value is simple: an OSHA inspection, a serious injury, or a willful-violation citation can cost you far more than a compliant program ever would — in penalties, in premiums, and in lost contracts. We give you certified safety expertise on demand to stay ahead of all three.

What we cover

OSHA compliance, end to end

Mock OSHA inspections

A walkthrough that mirrors how a compliance officer sees your site — surfacing the citable hazards and documentation gaps while you still have time to fix them.

Written programs

The programs the standards require — lockout/tagout, hazard communication, respiratory protection, machine guarding, confined space, and more — built to be used, not filed.

Citation abatement

Received a citation? We help with abatement, documentation, and informal conference preparation — resolving the finding and reducing the chance of a repeat or willful classification.

Incident investigation

Root-cause investigation, OSHA 300/301 recordkeeping, and corrective actions that stand up to scrutiny and stop the same incident from recurring.

Training & competency

Required OSHA training delivered and documented — from new-hire orientation to task-specific certifications — so your compliance holds up on paper and on the floor.

Recordkeeping & reporting

OSHA 300A posting, electronic submission (ITA), and injury/illness recordkeeping kept accurate — the details that draw scrutiny when they’re wrong.

Who we serve

Built for employers that can’t afford a citation

Manufacturing & industrial production

Construction & specialty trades

Warehousing, logistics & transportation

Energy & industrial services

Private-equity portfolio companies

Employers facing an inspection or citation

Why FractionalEHS

Certified safety professionals in your corner

OSHA compliance is led by a Certified Safety Professional with 20+ years across high-risk, compliance-driven industries — someone who has stood in front of inspectors and knows what actually gets cited.

We fix the root causes, not just the write-ups, and leave you with a program that holds up long after the engagement.

Corey Robinson
CSP · CHMM · CSHM

20+ years of industrial EHS leadership across chemical manufacturing, logistics, and warehousing. Harvard-trained strategist and partner at FractionalEHS.

Common questions

OSHA compliance FAQ

What does an OSHA compliance consultant do?

An OSHA compliance consultant identifies and helps correct workplace hazards, builds the written safety programs OSHA standards require, trains your workforce, and prepares audit-ready documentation — so you can pass an inspection and protect your people. They also support citation abatement and incident investigation when issues arise.

What is a mock OSHA inspection?

A mock inspection is a walkthrough of your facility that mirrors how an OSHA compliance officer would evaluate it — reviewing conditions, programs, and records to surface citable issues while you still have time to fix them, before a real inspection.

We just received an OSHA citation — can you help?

Yes. We help with abatement documentation, corrective actions, and preparation for an informal conference, and then build the program improvements that reduce the risk of a repeat or willful citation down the line. (We’re safety consultants, not attorneys — for legal contest strategy we’ll coordinate with your counsel.)

Do you work on-site or remotely?

Both. We’re based in Clinton, Iowa and serve employers across the U.S., with on-site visits for inspections, training, and incident response and remote support for program development and recordkeeping.

The F-EHS Operating System™

See it. Set it. Run it. Raise it.

Every engagement runs on the same documented system — assessed on your floor, built into your calendar, and tracked to evidence-verified closure. Not a report that gets filed.

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Find your gaps before OSHA does.

Book a free 30-minute consultation with a Certified Safety Professional. Honest insight into where you stand and what to fix first — no sales pitch.

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Industrial hygiene & occupational health

Characterizing exposure, then controlling it.

OSHA compliance services

Individual standards we build, audit and defend.

OSHA compliance — questions

What triggers an OSHA inspection?

Most commonly a complaint, a referral, a fatality or catastrophe, a programmed inspection under a national or local emphasis program, or a follow-up on prior citations. Your NAICS code and injury rates determine whether you sit inside an emphasis program.

What should we do in the first hour of an inspection?

Notify whoever owns safety, ask for the reason for the inspection, request the opening conference, and do not consent to a broader scope than what was presented. What you volunteer in the first hour often determines the size of the citation.

Can citations be contested?

Yes, and you have fifteen working days from receipt to file a notice of contest. Many citations are reduced or reclassified through informal conference before that stage, which is usually the faster and cheaper path when the underlying hazard has been abated.

What are the most commonly cited standards in manufacturing?

Hazard communication, lockout/tagout, machine guarding, respiratory protection and powered industrial trucks come up repeatedly year after year. A mock inspection focused on those five clears most of the realistic exposure.

What does a mock OSHA inspection involve?

A walkthrough conducted the way a compliance officer would run it, a document review against what would actually be requested, and a findings report ranked by likelihood of citation and severity, with abatement steps and cost estimates.

Further reading

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