Berg Compliance Solutions Launches New Company to Help Small Texas Steel Fabricators Manage OSHA, TCEQ & EPA Compliance & Risk

Based on Berg’s many years of experience helping small manufacturers of all kinds, the company recognized that the steel fabrication sector in particular faces some of the most serious environmental, health & safety compliance challenges & risks in all of manufacturing, yet are often least equipped to deal with them. This realization lead Berg to found Texas Steel Fabrication Safety Consulting with the mission of helping sector companies implement industry specific compliance programs to help protect their employees, the environment & businesses from related harm. Services will be available at a fraction of the cost of hiring a qualified full time HSE manager, and are backed up by a COMPLIANCE GUARANTEE.

AUSTIN, TEXAS—February 8th, 2024— Berg Compliance Solutions, experts in helping small manufacturers ensure environmental, health and safety regulatory compliance, today announced that Texas Steel Fabrication Safety Consulting has been launched to focus on this sector and help address the many challenges companies face when trying to manage environmental, health and safety compliance & risk.

Small Steel Fabricators Are At Greatest Risk:

The majority of small US steel fabricators fail to properly manage and “effort” environmental, health and compliance, putting themselves at risk for major liabilities including serious employee injuries, fatalities, major fines & penalties, public embarrassment, wasted money, lost customers and potential civil and criminal liability.

These failures are often caused by a lack of internal expertise, time and resources needed to keep up with these complex & ever changing regulations.

The risks are made worse by the fact that the steel fabrication process creates some of the most dangerous and deadly health and safety hazards in all of manufacturing, including amputations, electrocutions, falls and exposures to toxic welding fumes and excessive noise.

“The biggest hurdle is understanding the requirements and how they apply to your operation. Knowing what you have to do is half the battle, but then implementing and managing everything can be difficult, if not impossible for a small manufacturer like ours” said one anonymous Berg client.

Our New Cost Effective Solution:

Texas Steel Fabrication Safety Consulting was created to address these challenges using our “safety partnership” consulting approach called “Fabricator Compliance.” The service combines our proven & predictable manufacturing compliance process, proprietary software, training and ongoing on-site or virtual guidance from our team of safety experts.

Major benefits include the fact that our services help clients manage all areas of compliance including OSHA, TCEQ & EPA, and are offered at a fraction of the cost of staffing a full time, qualified environmental, health & safety manager. Better yet, services are backed up by our COMPLIANCE GUARANTEE, which is very unique in the consulting industry.

“Keeping up with complex OSHA, EPA & state environmental regulations can be overwhelming for a small steel fabricator, but the risks of failing to take action are too big to ignore,” “ said Russell Carr, President, Berg Compliance Solutions. “Many of these companies don’t have the budget to hire a full time, qualified HSE manager. “Fabricator Compliance” fills the gap & reduces risk.”

About Berg Compliance Solutions

Berg Compliance Solutions specializes in helping small manufacturers manage environmental, health and safety regulatory compliance and risk. Since 2013, Berg has helped businesses keep workplaces safe, minimize environmental impact and maintain compliance with OSHA, TCEQ & EPA regulatory compliance laws. Based in Austin, TX, Berg works with companies across Texas and the United States. For more information, visit www.bes-corp.com

Media Contacts

Russell Carr

President & Founder

Berg Compliance Solutions

Steel Fabrication Safety Consulting

rcarr@bes-corp.com

(512) 457-0374

By Russell Carr|2024-02-08T11:13:39-05:00February 7th, 2024|Good To Know|Comments Off

About the Author: Russell Carr

How A Sales Guy Transformed Into An Environmental, Health & Safety Expert & Advocate For Small Businesses I've spent my entire 30+ year career working within the manufacturing and “industrial services” sectors. The first 15 years of my career focused on sales of hazardous materials related products and services to the manufacturing sector, then for the last 16+ years transitioned into entrepreneurship, founding 3 small industrial services related contracting businesses. As you’ll see below, running these companies eventually lead me to found yet a 4th business, but more on that in a minute…. Here’s a brief description of the first 3 companies: Berg Environmental Services, Inc.: hazardous waste disposal & transportation services, founded in August of 2003 3rd party wind energy operations & maintenance services provider to utility scale wind farms throughout the US, founded in September 2007 3rd party oil & gas exploration & production services provider, founded in August of 2011 Each of these companies operated in extremely dangerous working conditions and exposed my employees to a wide range of serious health & safety hazards on a daily basis. To complicate matters, 2 of the companies also exposed the environment to significant potential harm. In other words, I learned very early the critical importance of managing environmental, health and safety issues so as to ensure the safety of our employees and the environment, as well as minimizing related risks. But I also learned how incredibly difficult and challenging this endeavor can be due to the wide range of complicated and continually changing environmental, health and safety rules and regulations that impacted the companies. To summarize the challenges: First I had to determine which regulations applied to each company, then I had to build compliance programs to meet those regulations, and finally I had to ensure that the programs were being managed and followed by our staff on a daily basis. All while trying to run and grow 3 profitable businesses…. It was overwhelming and I always struggled to keep up. To make matters worse, throughout this time I also witnessed the devastating price that companies, management and ownership can pay for failing to manage EHS compliance. This included seeing one of my hazardous waste management clients get sent to jail over environmental issues, another client’s management team threatened with jail time, a direct competitor get fined $378,000 by OSHA fine after an employee was nearly killed, and many others face major fines and penalties. Full disclosure, one of my companies got fined by OSHA at one point, & another was cited by TCEQ, so I know how it feels. In summary, I learned first hand how incredibly difficult it is for small companies to manage EHS compliance due to a common lack of the critical expertise, time and resources that are needed to keep up, and how this situation then ends up exposing them to these potentially catastrophic risks that can literally destroy lives and businesses. This later inspired me to found my 4th company, Berg Compliance Solutions in 2012, which is dedicated to helping other small businesses, and business owners, to manage EHS compliance and risk. Education BA, Philosophy, University of Colorado, Boulder, December, 1990. Summary of Professional Experience & Qualifications: 30+ years serving the manufacturing & industrial services sectors 30+ years of sales and marketing experience 16+ years as small business owner & entrepreneur: Founded and operated 4 small businesses since 2003. Environmental, Health & Safety Compliance & Program Related: 19 plus years of hazardous waste management including EPA, TCEQ & RCRA regulations 8 years of DOT/FMCSA compliance experience, including hazardous materials transportation 8 years of combined experience implementing and managing OSHA health and safety compliance programs for 2 high risk energy services businesses Successfully implemented and gained ISO 9001 Quality Management Certification and OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health & Safety Advisory Service) Certification for wind energy maintenance business. Regulatory Enforcement Related Experience: Served as expert witness in criminal environmental compliance enforcement cases Superfund-CERCLA OSHA enforcement inspections, investigations and resolution in following industries: industrial services, manufacturing & construction. TCEQ enforcement inspections, investigations and resolution in manufacturing.