Consultation Services

North American Safety Systems "Consultation Services" has been designed to be delivered at your facility by our professional staff so employers can find out about potential hazards at their worksites and improve their occupational safety and health management systems.

Benefits

Our proven system is designed for smaller businesses.  Knowledge of your workplace hazards and ways to eliminate them can only improve your own operation and the management of your firm.  You will get professional advice and assistance on the correction of workplace hazards and benefits from on-site training and assistance provided by the consultant to you and your employees.  Our consultants can help you establish or strengthen an employee safety and health program, making safety and health activities routine considerations rather than crisis-oriented responses. 

North American Safety Systems program provides incentives and support to smaller, high-hazard employers to develop, implement and continuously improve effective safety and health programs at their worksite(s).  The program recognizes employers who have demonstrated exemplary achievements in workplace safety and health by receiving a comprehensive safety and health consultation visit, correcting all workplace safety and health hazards, adopting and implementing effective safety and health management systems, and agreeing to request further consultative visits if major changes in working conditions or processes occur that may introduce new hazards.

How to get started

It is easy to get started.  Simply click the "Information Request" button and complete the form.  You will be contacted by Garret J. Kaminskis to discuss your specific needs with you and set up a visit date based on the priority assigned to your request, your work schedule, and time needed for us to adequately prepare to serve you.  North American Safety Systems encourages a complete review of your firm's safety and health situation; however, if you wish you may limit the visit to one or more specific problems.

Pre-Consultation Review

When our consultant arrives at your worksite for the scheduled visit, he or she will first meet with you in an pre- consultation to briefly review the consultant's role and the obligation you incur as an employer.

Walk Through Examination

Together, you and our consultant will examine conditions in your workplace.  OSHA strongly encourages maximum employee participation in the walk-through.  Better informed and more alert employees can more easily work with you to identify and correct potential injury and illness hazards in your workplace.  Talking with employees during the walk-through helps our consultant identify and judge the nature and extent of specific hazards.

A member of our staff will study your entire workplace or the specific operations you designate and discuss the applicable OSHA standards.  Our consultant will also point out other safety and health risks that might not be cited under OSHA standards, but nevertheless may pose safety or health risks to your employees.  They may suggest and even provide other measures such as self-inspection and safety and health training you an your employees can use to prevent future hazardous situations.

A comprehensive consultations also includes (1) appraisal of all mechanical and environmental hazards and physical work practices, (2) appraisal of the present job safety and health program or establishment of one, (3) a post-consultation meeting with management and our findings, (4) a written implementation recommendations.

Post-Consultation Meeting

Our representative will then review detailed findings with you in a post-consultation meeting.  You will learn not only what you need to improve, but also what you are doing right.  At that time you can discuss problems, possible solution and abatement period to eliminate or control any serious hazards identified during the walk-through examination.  In rare instances, our consultant may find an "imminent danger" situation during the examination .  If so, you must take immediate action to protect all employees.  In certain other situations that would be judged a "serious violation" under OSHA criteria, you and the consultant are required  to develop and agree to a reasonable plan and schedule to eliminate or control the hazard.  Our consultant will offer general approaches and options to you.  We may also suggest other sources for technical help.

Abatement and Follow Through

Following the closing conference, our representative will send you a detailed written report explaining the findings and confirming any abatement periods agreed upon.  We may also contact you from time to time to check your progress.  You, of course, may always contact us for assistance.  Ultimately, OSHA requires hazard abatement so that each consultation visit achieves it's objectives and effective employee protections. 

The On-Site Consultation Will:

• Help you recognize hazards in your workplace

• Suggest general approaches or options for solving a safety or health problem

• Identify kinds of help available if you need further assistance

• Provide you a written report summarizing findings

• Assist you to develop or maintain an effective safety and health program

The On-Site Consultation Will Not:

• Guarantee that your workplace will "pass" an OSHA inspection

Consultation Charges:

We strive to exceed your expectations by delivering the finest services at an affordable price.  Our corporate structure and low overhead allow us to keep costs down without compromising quality.  Our standard rates are as follows:

• Pre-Consultation Review    

• Walk-through Examination  

• Post Consultation Meeting  

• Abatement and Follow-through

Standard Rate:  $125.00 per hr + Expenses

NASS Rewards Rate:  $100.00 per hr + Expenses

Become a NASS Member!

Become a North American Safety Systems "NASS Member"  and receive discounts on consultation, training, equipment and much more!