Drawing on decades of experience, we assist organizations large and small by evaluating the unique challenges you face.
Safety & Health Audits
SouthStar Risk Consultants possess the technical skills and experience necessary to perform high quality audits, create an effective audit process or add value to your existing auditing methods. We work with your company to develop and implement audit programs for the following types of audits:
• OSHA/DOT/EPA Regulatory Compliance (Federal & State)
• OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP)
• OHSAS 18001 – Occupational Health & Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS)
• ANSI Z10-2005- Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems
• Environmental Management Standards & Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems (ISO 14000/18000)
• Client developed management & compliance systems
Industrial Hygiene Services
Our industrial hygiene capabilities include program development and program audits, workplace assessments and sampling. Our industrial hygiene program development activities consist of an in-depth review of your processes, potential exposures, and statutory responsibilities to formulate a statistically valid industrial hygiene program. Each program is specifically tailored to your needs and will assist in protecting your employee’s health, ensuring compliance and improving productivity. Industrial hygiene services include:
• Air Contaminant Sampling & Evaluation
• Noise Dosimetry & Hearing Conservation Program
• Local Exhaust Ventilation Measurements
• Heat Stress Assessments
• Respiratory Program Development & Fit Testing
• Risk Communication & Training
• Industrial Hygiene Strategic Program Development
Data Analytics
We collaborate with your team to streamline and automate processes, reporting, and analytics, saving you time and enhancing efficiency. Leveraging tools like Microsoft Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps, and a variety of enterprise management platforms, we help you unlock the full potential of your technology.
Our goal? To drive measurable improvements in performance, accuracy, and productivity by customizing solutions that fit your needs.
Platforms and processes we specialize in include:
- Microsoft Power BI
- Microsoft Power Automate
- Microsoft Power Apps
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Forms
- EHS Management Platforms
- Fleet Management Platforms
- HR Platforms
- Learning Management Systems
- And more
Let’s work together to maximize the impact of your systems.
Lockout Tagout
At SouthStar, we collaborate with your operators and maintenance staff to develop practical, machine-specific energy isolation procedures tailored to your operations. These procedures are essential for safeguarding your team during servicing and maintenance, minimizing risks, and ensuring compliance with safety standards.
We recognize the importance of clarity and usability in these protocols. That’s why we focus on creating detailed, yet straightforward procedures that your team can confidently implement—ensuring safety without disrupting productivity.
We work seamlessly with a variety of existing lockout/tagout platforms, ensuring compatibility and efficiency, or we can assist in designing custom programs tailored specifically to your organization’s needs. Our goal is to provide solutions that align with your operations while enhancing safety and compliance.
Environmental Compliance
SouthStar possesses the talent and experience necessary to develop Solutions that accomplish responsible environmental compliance in a cost-effective manner. We understand that facility compliance challenges result from external pressure of new regulatory requirements and enforcement trends, as well as from internal company policies to streamline operations and reduce costs through waste minimization and recycling. Our personnel have considerable expertise in the following areas of service:
• Compliance Audit & Planning
• Risk Assessments
• Recycling Solutions
• Environmental Outsourcing
• Solid Waste Management
• Water Quality Permitting
• Air Quality Consulting
• Noise Analysis
Education & Training
Our consultants will work with you to develop an education and training program that is specifically tailored to the needs of your organization. SouthStar is experienced in developing self-study, instructor guided, web-based, and computer-based education and training programs for any risk-based topic to fulfill your OSHA, DOT, and other training needs. The results of training developed and led by SouthStar include:
• Improved profitability
• Decreased risk of accidents
• Reduced employee & company downtime
• Relevant learning experiences for your employees
• Knowledgeable instructors
• Increased morale in the workplace
Machine Guarding
SouthStar consultants understand balancing effective and compliant machine guarding techniques, employee safety and the need to operate the machinery effectively and efficiently, SouthStar Machinery Safeguarding Services include:
• Detailed Machine Risk Assessment & Hazard Analysis
• ANSI B11 Assessments
• Operator training
• Machine guarding equipment function testing procedure development
• Periodic & regular inspection procedure development
• Technical assistance & assessment prior to purchasing new or used equipment
Incident Investigation
SouthStar Risk Consulting has the capacity and experience to assist your organization in the event of a catastrophe with proven, structured analysis techniques. We will work with you to develop a report that will withstand the scrutiny of regulators, internal reviews, the public, and the media. Our techniques apply to both acute (one-time) and chronic (repeated) events.
Behavioral & Cultural Safety
Many years of research have determined that perception surveys are a better predictor of safety performance than any other method of measurement practiced in the industry today. Focus groups and management interviews are also conducted by SouthStar expert facilitators to augment perception survey data, provide grassroots suggestions for improvement, and to validate survey responses.
Ergonomic Program Support
Southstar Risk Consultants can assist your company with ergonomic workstations, ergonomic job and task assessments, equipment recommendations, and training and education seminars. We provide recommendations to help you reduce injuries, increase productivity, and ensure a healthier work environment. Improvement recommendations are supported by critical dimensions, detailed illustrations, and vendor information to ensure a smooth path to implementation.
