Environmental Health & Safety

VERTEX provides Health & Safety Consulting and Management services globally to a variety of clients.

From expertise in developing a Health & Safety corporate culture to peer reviews, to pre-construction planning, to comprehensive on-site inspections, and more, VERTEX works closely with our clients to offer value-added consulting that prevents injuries and/or reduces exposures. Whether your organization has a well-defined Health & Safety program that requires auditing or updating for compliance, or you need to establish a brand new program, VERTEX’s Occupational Health & Safety Services professionals will partner with you to ensure that the Health & Safety goals of your organization will be met.

Oftentimes, unfortunately, clients come to us after an incident has already occurred. Our client’s trust VERTEX’s Health & Safety experts to help them navigate the investigation process and provide expert opinions in legal matters that result from this type of incident. VERTEX is unique in the industry as our team members have both real-world H&S experience and forensic H&S experience.

Incident Investigation

• Inspect site/scene and photo documentation for the incident
• Interview witnesses
• Review the scene and documents to determine cause, origin, and accountability
• Provide corrective actions required; advise on sharing lessons learned
• Train employees on how to avoid repeated incidents
• Provide expert testimony and report of opinion

When are these services needed?

• Following an incident
• Workers compensation claims
• Assist attorneys in handling incident cases

Expert Witness Testimony

• Inspect site/scene, photo documentation, and depositions
• Review the scene and documents to determine cause, origin, and accountability
• Research OSHA, federal, state, and industry required standards
• Provide expert testimony and report of opinion

When are these services needed?

• Following an incident
• Following an OSHA citation

Technical Programming & Training

• Corporate safety manuals
• Range of programs: fall protection, lock-out/tag-out, PPE, etc.
• Employee training in each technical topic learned:
  • OSHA 10 and 30 Hour Construction Training
  • HAZWOPER 40 hour and 8 hour refresher training
  • Respirator awareness training, respirator fit-testing
  • Aerial and scissor lift training
  • ISNetworld and Avetta pre-qualification approvals

When are these services needed?

• Following an OSHA inspection/or before, for more proactive organizations
• Following an incident
• When companies change manufacturing lines or processes

H&S Auditing

• Construction sites
• Industrial and manufacturing facilities
  • Workplace exposure assessments
• 3rd party verification of OSHA regulation compliance
• Compliance reporting for insurance policies

When are these services needed?

• Proactive clients
• Following an OSHA audit with deficiencies identified

H&S Consulting & Management Services

• Hazard recognition and prioritization instruction
• Corporate H&S Programs
• Safety Observations & Feedback
• Communications including C-level and boardroom discussions on H&S Return on Investment
• Mentoring
• Incident investigations and sharing of lessons learned
• Labor/Management Safety Committees

When are these services needed?

• Following a serious incident
• Following a merger or acquisition