SACAL provides expert resources for general technical and consultation support for OSH program areas. This support includes research into regulations, Orders, consensus standards, and interpreting how they apply to the facility. Our Certified Industrial Hygienists, safety professionals, and engineers provides comprehensive OSH support in construction safety, hazard communication, confined space entry,ergonomics, radiation, respiratory protection, injury prevention. Other work area includes:
Accident Investigations and Issue Resolution
SACAL provides expert resources to address the many OSH issues that require an OSH Specialist to assess and provide recommendations. This is very evident during accident investigations where an OSH specialist is required to have knowledge of the labor relations regulations, the management structure, and how the program requirements are implemented in the field in order to perform a thorough investigation and develop a report with functional recommendations.
Fire Protection Engineering Services
SACAL provides expert resources to support complex and unusual Fire Life Safety (FLS) issues with regards to facilities. SACAL performs troubleshooting on FLS problems in the field, review drawings and specification submittals, attend routine and emergency meetings, conduct facility inspections and provide the facility with resolution recommendations to meet the codes; conduct training and briefings; participate in pre-construction meetings, conduct program evaluations; provide fire protection program guidance; provide telephone guidance to facility field personnel.
Fall Protection
SACAL provides expert resources in fall protection to support facility programs. This includes equipment inspection, evaluation, written program development, job hazard analyses as they relate to fall protection and other safety areas, and training, which consists of Expert Climber and Authorized Climber training facilitation, and general problem solving ability.
Electrical Safety
SACAL provides expert resources that understand the degree of facility’s electrical safety program, how it is addressing arc flash and blast hazards and analyses, how to help facilities manage electrical personal protective equipment, and how to implement these requirements in the field. We help facilities develop Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).
Lockout/Tagout
SACAL provides expert resources that understand the degree of facility’s lockout/tagout LO/TO) program, how to develop and manage LO/TO procedures and LO/TO training needs. We assist facilities understand and integrate NFPA 70E and OSHA regulations 29 CFR 1910 and 1926 in their LO/TO practices.
Facility Characterization and Assessments (Investigations, Surveys, Sampling, Monitoring, and Assessments)
SACAL provides expert resources to perform facility/site characterization and assessments for OSH program areas, including
Indoor Air Quality
SACAL provides expert resources to perform indoor air quality investigations. This support includes responding to air quality complaints or concerns, assessing the problem, and providing technical recommendations for the facility.
Asbestos and Lead
SACAL provides OSH support expertise with a good understanding of the Asbestos Control Program, the standard procedures with regards to asbestos and lead assessment, abatement, monitoring, sampling, and management. This also includes maintaining existing asbestos and/or lead data management systems. Support includes design, development, maintenance, and management of asbestos related information associated Geographic Information Systems (GIS) projects and the modification and updating process for existing/archived asbestos surveys.
Training
SACAL provide support expertise to provide training related to the technical, regulatory, strategic, and program management components of OSH Programs. The OSH program requires various training curriculum to be developed, facilitated, and managed. SACAL provides resources that are needed to assist with class offerings, scheduling, and general management.
Job Hazard Analysis
SACAL provides expert resources to conduct job hazard analyses (JHAs).
Personal Protective Equipment
SACAL provides expert OSH resources to support personal protective equipment (PPE) Program. We provide support for hazard assessments, maintenance and updates of records as needed.
Design Specifications and Design Reviews
SACAL provides OSH expertise to review design specifications and drawings to determine if OSH issues are present and how to resolve them. This support includes fire life safety, fall protection, egress, electrical safety, and other applicable OSH programs. We provide resources needed to assist the facility with identification and resolution of problems.
Program Planning and Implementation Services
SACAL provides resources with extensive knowledge in facility organizational systems and tools to assist in the planning, development, and implementation of various OSH programs. This support would include helping the facility to determine the extent of the program, identify program goals and objectives, develop program options and implementation plans, prioritize associated tasks, evaluate and obtain subcontract support to perform specific tasks, provide technical oversight of these efforts, manage the data collected during these efforts, and update databases as required.
