Safety

What keeps you awake at night? Is it a process you should alter to reduce its risks? Maybe Worker’s Comp costs of a division getting out of hand? Or, perhaps it’s starting the safety regimen of a new operation. Whatever your safety challenges, we can help. This is especially important because not much is intrinsically safe in an ever-changing world. We can assist you in reducing risk for operations, processes, equipment, products and methods.

Safety Origins
The age-old process of risk reduction was documented thousands of years ago. The first concerns were expressed in Scriptures around 977 B.C., appearing in Ecclesiastes, chapter 10: “He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it…and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.” These excavating and woodcutting hazards were well-founded back then as today. The ancient text goes on to say that if the operator exercised wisdom in woodcutting, then precautions would include sharpening the axe. A clear case was made for using the right plan, design and tools to ward off accident and injury.

The modern definition of safety is: “Freedom from risk or damage…” Since absolute freedom from risk is virtually impossible, we are here to help you reduce risk to the degree economically possible.

Establishing Direction
One of many places to start is by reviewing your present objective and, if necessary, refining it. Then, in accord with that objective, you may want to arrange an evaluation of safety at your headquarters, regional, overseas, local or operational level. If you elect to participate, once the evaluation is completed, determining direction is simplified by the objectives outlined in the SS&E report that follows. If you need assistance in refining the objective, we understand. There are literally dozens of Safety/Risk Evaluation types from which to choose and we can help you narrow down the process.

Implementing Change
If you choose SS&E Consulting and desire our help in implementing change, then we will be there to assist you in effecting improvements after identifying the needs and opportunities. Call us for a review of your concerns.