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What to Expect During a Professional Safety Audit: SafetyPro

lroux@safetyproresources.com (Lance Roux) — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:00:01 GMT

Process, Timeline & Deliverables

A safety audit is a longer process than the site visit most people associate with the term. The walkthrough is typically one part of an engagement that spans several weeks, with a document review before it and corrective action tracking after it.

What OSHA Expects to See in Incident Investigation Report: SafetyPro

lroux@safetyproresources.com (Lance Roux) — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:00:00 GMT

I keep a specific email in a folder I use when training new safety staff. It's two lines long: worker injured, forklift involved, sent to urgent care. That was the entire incident investigation record a client had on file for an event serious enough to trigger an OSHA hospitalization report. The email itself wasn't wrong. It just wasn't an investigation, and that gap is what gets a lot of companies into trouble.

Common Reasons Companies Fail Avetta Prequalification: SafetyPro

lroux@safetyproresources.com (Lance Roux) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:00:02 GMT

(And How to Fix Them)

Somewhere between four and six times a year, I sit down with a contractor who is genuinely baffled by a failed Avetta review. Nothing changed on their end, they'll tell me, and they're usually telling the truth.

What Is Avetta Certification & Why It Matters | SafetyPro

lroux@safetyproresources.com (Lance Roux) — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:00:01 GMT

Somewhere between submitting a bid and starting work, a contractor gets an email: "Before we can move forward, you'll need to complete Avetta registration." No explanation of what that means, no context for why it suddenly matters. Just a login link and a deadline.

Construction Site Safety Violations: The Real Cost

lroux@safetyproresources.com (Lance Roux) — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT

What They Really Cost Beyond the Fine

A general contractor in Baton Rouge gets a call from the project owner on a Tuesday morning. OSHA issued a citation on a subcontractor's scaffold setup two weeks ago. The fine itself is manageable. What the contractor didn't expect was the email that followed three days later: the owner's risk management team flagged the citation during a routine prequalification review, and the contractor's account is now under review.

Safety Management System vs Program vs Plan: SafetyPro Resources

lroux@safetyproresources.com (Lance Roux) — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT

What’s the Difference?

A few months back, a Gulf Coast contractor called me because Avetta had downgraded their score, and they couldn’t bid on two pipeline jobs they’d already prequalified for. “We sent them our safety program,” the owner told me. “What else do they want?”

Safety Improvement Plan vs Corrective Action Plan (CAP)

lroux@safetyproresources.com (Lance Roux) — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:00:01 GMT

..and When to Use Each

A safety manager at a Louisiana general contractor called me last spring after an OSHA inspector left the site with three citations. He said his VP wanted a Safety Improvement Plan on his desk by Friday.... Wrong document.

OSHA Updates Heat Safety Rules:

lroux@safetyproresources.com (Lance Roux) — Wed, 06 May 2026 09:03:50 GMT

What Contractors Need to Know

On April 10, 2026, OSHA updated its program for protecting workers from indoor and outdoor heat hazards. The 2022 program now uses four years of data to target inspections where risk is highest. If you run an industrial or commercial contracting business, this matters.

OSHA Musts: Heavy Equipment Spotter & Pedestrian Safety - SafetyPro

lroux@safetyproresources.com (Lance Roux) — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:00:03 GMT

OSHA Best Practices

A worker is struck by a backing excavator twenty feet from where the foreman is standing. Nobody saw it coming because nobody was assigned to look.

OSHA Electrical Safety Documentation: What Employers Need

lroux@safetyproresources.com (Lance Roux) — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT

What Employers Must Have on File

An OSHA compliance officer walks onto your job site. After the opening conference and the walk-around, the questions turn to your files. For many employers, that is where compliance unravels, not on the floor, but in the cabinet.