OSHA & DOT Compliance

What You Risk With Non-Compliance

Companies that delay compliance investments inevitably pay far more when violations are discovered. OSHA and DOT penalties have increased substantially in recent years, with serious violations costing thousands of dollars each, and willful or repeat violations reaching tens of thousands per instance. These financial penalties represent only the visible costs. Citations trigger follow-up inspections that consume management time and disrupt operations for years after initial violations. Workers' compensation insurance premiums increase when claims reveal safety program deficiencies. Litigation becomes more expensive when plaintiff attorneys present OSHA citations as evidence of negligence.

Beyond financial impacts, non-compliance creates genuine risks to employee safety. Regulations exist because specific hazards have killed or injured workers in the past. Lockout/tagout requirements prevent machinery from crushing or amputating workers during maintenance. Confined space standards prevent asphyxiation and toxic exposure deaths. Respiratory protection rules prevent lung disease from hazardous atmospheres. Companies that view compliance as a bureaucratic burden rather than worker protection inevitably experience preventable injuries that destroy lives, devastate families, and haunt managers who realize tragedies could have been avoided through simple compliance with established standards.

Our OSHA Compliance Services

We help companies navigate OSHA requirements across general industry, construction, and maritime standards. Our services address both broad compliance obligations and specific standard requirements, ensuring your operations meet federal safety regulations while remaining practical for daily work.

• Hazard Assessments: Comprehensive workplace evaluations identifying OSHA-regulated hazards, including fall hazards, electrical dangers, machine hazards, chemical exposures, noise levels, and other safety and health risks requiring specific compliance measures.
• Written Program Development: Creating required written programs for lockout/tagout, confined spaces, respiratory protection, hearing conservation, bloodborne pathogens, hazard communication, personal protective equipment, emergency action plans, and other standards mandating documented procedures.
• Required Training: Delivering all mandatory OSHA training, including competent person training, forklift certification, fall protection, hazard communication, lockout/tagout authorized employees, confined space entrants and attendants, and numerous other required employee qualifications.
• Recordkeeping Systems: Establishing OSHA Form 300 injury and illness recordkeeping systems, determining recordability of incidents, calculating injury rates, preparing annual summaries, and maintaining required posting and retention schedules.
• Compliance Audits: Evaluating your operations against applicable OSHA standards, identifying gaps between current practices and regulatory requirements, and prioritizing corrections by risk level and regulatory exposure.
• Ongoing Monitoring: Tracking OSHA regulatory changes affecting your industry, notifying you of new requirements, and helping you update programs and practices when standards are modified or new regulations are implemented.

Our DOT Compliance Services

We assist companies operating commercial motor vehicles with Department of Transportation compliance requirements under FMCSA regulations. Our services address driver qualification, vehicle maintenance, hours of service, drug and alcohol testing, and other DOT mandates affecting trucking operations.

• Driver Qualification Files: Establishing and maintaining compliant driver qualification files, including application review, motor vehicle record checks, previous employer verifications, road test administration or equivalent certification, medical examiner certificates, and annual review documentation.
• Drug & Alcohol Testing Programs: Implementing complete testing programs, including policy development, random testing pool management, reasonable suspicion training for supervisors, post-accident testing protocols, return-to-duty procedures, and required record retention systems.
• Hours Of Service Compliance: Training drivers on hours of service regulations, establishing electronic logging device systems, reviewing driver logs for violations, implementing supporting document requirements, and maintaining required records.
• Vehicle Maintenance Programs: Developing systematic inspection, repair, and maintenance programs including annual inspections, pre-trip and post-trip inspection requirements, maintenance documentation, out-of-service criteria, and record retention schedules.
• Safety Management: Creating safety management programs addressing driver safety performance, crash preventability determinations, safety measurement system monitoring, and intervention strategies for drivers with performance issues.
• DOT Audit Preparation: Preparing your company for DOT compliance reviews by conducting mock audits, organizing required documentation, training personnel on audit procedures, and correcting deficiencies before regulators arrive.