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The OSHA compliance consultant you call before the inspector does.

PS&M is the OSHA compliance consultant companies bring in at every stage of the problem: building written programs and management systems before anything goes wrong, running mock OSHA inspections to find what a compliance officer would, and stepping in after a citation lands — informal conference, abatement plan, closeout. Federal OSHA and Cal/OSHA. Documented, dated, and defensible.

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Written safety programs and management systems

Compliance starts on paper, because that’s where OSHA starts. Before a compliance officer interviews a single employee, they ask for your written programs — and a template with your logo pasted on it reads exactly like what it is. PS&M builds complete safety and health management systems from your actual operations: hazard communication (29 CFR 1910.1200), lockout/tagout (29 CFR 1910.147), permit-required confined space (29 CFR 1910.146), respiratory protection (29 CFR 1910.134), fall protection (29 CFR 1926.501), respirable crystalline silica (29 CFR 1926.1153), emergency action plans, heat illness prevention, HAZWOPER, and contractor safety — plus the Injury and Illness Prevention Program California requires under 8 CCR 3203. For the full document set with integrated forms and recordkeeping tools, see our site-specific safety manuals.

Mock OSHA inspections

We inspect your site the way OSHA will — opening conference, walkaround, document requests, employee interviews, closing conference. The deliverable is a written findings report mapped to the standards an inspector would cite, with corrective actions ranked by citation exposure. Competent person designations, training records, program currency, posting requirements — checked before they’re tested. A comprehensive safety audit measures your whole program; a mock inspection pressure-tests it against the worst afternoon you could have.

What should you do after receiving an OSHA citation?

Act inside the deadline. You have 15 working days from receipt to contest the citation or request an informal conference — federal OSHA and Cal/OSHA both. Let it lapse and the citation becomes a final order: penalties stand, and the violation follows your record into every prequalification review. Call 213.290.3013 before the clock runs.

Inside that window, PS&M builds your response: representation at the informal conference, negotiation of classifications and penalties, abatement plans the agency accepts, and dated photographic and documentary evidence that closes each item. Because repeat violations multiply penalties, we fix the program that produced the citation — not just the condition written on it.

OSHA recordkeeping and the numbers you bid with

Injury and illness recordkeeping under 29 CFR 1904 — the OSHA 300 log, the 300A annual summary posted February 1 through April 30, and 301 incident reports — feeds directly into TRIR, DART, and EMR. Those are the numbers ISN and Avetta grade, and the numbers general contractors and owners check before you ever see a bid package. PS&M audits your logs, corrects misclassified cases, keeps recordability decisions consistent, and manages the prequalification profiles those platforms score. Wrong in either direction costs you: over-recording inflates your rates, and under-recording is a citation of its own.

When to bring in an OSHA compliance consultant

Before the inspection, ideally. After the citation, immediately. PS&M works both ends for construction contractors, manufacturers, and municipal agencies nationwide — building programs that prevent citations and defending clients when one lands anyway. Supervisors who can run the system matter as much as the system itself, so we pair engagements with OSHA 30-hour supervisor training for the people who own compliance in the field. Request a consultation — or call 213.290.3013 if the citation is already on the table.

How engagement works

01

We talk through your situation

A screened conversation with a credentialed consultant — your operation, your exposure, your timeline. Same day for citations and incidents.

02

You get a written proposal

Defined scope, deliverables, and schedule in plain language. No retainers, no open-ended engagements — you know exactly what you are buying.

03

Work begins

On your site or in your systems, with documentation you can hand to an owner, insurer, or inspector from day one.

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FAQ

Questions we hear

How long do you have to contest an OSHA citation?

Fifteen working days from the date you receive it — and Cal/OSHA appeals run on the same 15-working-day clock to the Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board. Weekends and holidays don't count toward the total, but nothing pauses it either. Miss the window and the citation becomes a final order — the penalties stand and the violation follows your record.

What is a mock OSHA inspection?

A full dress rehearsal of a real compliance visit, run the way an OSHA compliance officer would run it — opening conference, site walkaround, document review, and employee interviews. You receive a written report of every condition an inspector could cite, referenced to the specific standard, with corrective actions ranked by exposure. It is the cheapest citation you will ever receive, because it isn't one.

Do you handle both federal OSHA and Cal/OSHA?

Yes. PS&M works under federal 29 CFR 1910 and 1926 as well as California's Title 8 regulations, including the Injury and Illness Prevention Program every California employer must maintain under 8 CCR 3203. State-plan states enforce stricter and different rules than federal OSHA, and we write programs and manage citations accordingly.

Can PS&M help with ISN and Avetta prequalification?

Yes. We audit your OSHA 300, 300A, and 301 records for misclassified cases, keep your logs current, and manage the statistics those platforms grade — TRIR, DART, and EMR. Clean, accurate recordkeeping is often the difference between making a bid list and explaining why you didn't.

Who represents us at an informal conference with OSHA?

Joe Henricks, Founder & Principal Consultant, leads PS&M's citation response work. You get a practitioner who has managed inspections and investigations from the employer's side of the table, not a case number in a queue. The evidence, the abatement plan, and the negotiation strategy are built before anyone sits down.

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The clock is already running

We respond within one business day — same day for citations and incidents.

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