
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.
Often times, unfortunately, clients come to us after an incident has already occurred. Our clients 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 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
Expertise
- Claims and Forensic Investigations
- Bankruptcy Services
- Surety Claims Consulting
- Construction Claims Consulting
- Environmental Claims Consulting
- Forensic Engineering
- Forensic Cost Engineering
- Forensic Architecture
- Forensic Accounting and Fraud Investigations
- Forensic Fire and Life Safety Claims
- Insurance Appraisal Consulting
- Builder’s Risk and Delay in Start Up (DSU) Insurance Consulting
- Subcontractor Default Insurance Claims Consulting
- Dispute and Expert Witness Services
- eDiscovery and Legal Analytics
- Standard of Care
Contractor - Standard of Care
Contractor Termination - Standard of Care
Owner - Standard of Care
Architectural & Building Envelope - Delay and Damages
- Productivity Loss
- Termination
- Commercial Damages
- Standard of Care
Structural - Standard of Care
Site Civil - Government Contracts
- Standard of Care
Heavy Civil - Standard of Care
Geotechnical - Standard of Care
MEP - Standard of Care Fire Protection
- Standard of Care Construction Safety
- Construction Delay Claims and CPM Scheduling
- Standard of Care Fire Protection and Life Safety
- Construction Delay Claims Productivity
- Construction Delay Claims Acceleration
- Cost of Repair and Fault Allocation
- Business Interruption & Lost Profits
- Differing Site Condition
- Added Scope
- Environmental Cost Expert
- Environmental Scope Expert Witness Services
- Environmental Schedule Expert Witness Services
- Environmental Compliance Expert Witness Services
- Project Advisory
- Compliance and Regulatory
- Risk Assessment and Loss Control
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