Construction, Utility & Energy Industries

Construction

Construction, utility and energy industry workers make up only 5 percent of the U.S. workforce, but suffer 20 percent of work-related fatalities, including falls, excavation collapse, heavy equipment strikes and electrocution. They also suffer a high rate of non-fatal injuries from power tools, noise, falling objects and more. But the risks to your company don’t end there.

Risks exist when your employees drive company vehicles or transport hazardous materials. And they exist around your operation’s environmental impacts and employment law practices. But with so much risk, there is a safe solution.

J. J. Keller® Consulting Services offer real-world, industry-specific expertise and assistance to help your construction, utility or energy company create safer jobsites and simplify regulatory compliance across the entire operation.

You build your business.

We'll help protect it.

Learn more by calling a Compliance Specialist today at 833-982-1236.

Construction

Safety & Compliance Expertise for Reducing Industry Risks

Health & Safety

Construction, utility and energy companies are high-hazard industries that encompass a wide range of activities, and also a wide range of OSHA regulations, from the Part 1910 General Industry Standard to the Part 1926 Regulations for Construction. This requires you to know which activities must be in compliance with which regulations.

Trust us to help protect your company from violations, jobsite injuries, workers’ comp costs and higher insurance premiums.

Our areas of expertise include:

  • Aerial Lifts
  • Confined Spaces
  • Electrical Safety
  • Forklift Safety
  • HazCom
  • Industrial Hygiene
  • Lockout/Tagout
  • MSHA 
  • Oil & Gas
  • PPE
  • Physical Security
  • Safety Culture
  • Scaffolding
  • Slips, Trips & Falls
  • Trenching & Shoring
  • And More

Environmental

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates a number of activities associated with construction-, utility- and energy-related work. This includes the disturbance of one or more acres of land or endangered species habitats, fill materials impacting waterways, solid or hazardous wastes on a jobsite, and storage tanks for petroleum products.

We’ll help you understand your company’s environmental obligations and ensure you’re in compliance with all EPA and local regulations.

Our areas of expertise include:

  • Air Emission Permitting & Reporting
  • RCRA Training
  • Regulatory Applicability
  • Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC)
  • Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA)
  • Industrial Discharge Permits & Reports
  • Tier II Reporting
  • Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting
  • Waste Reporting
  • And More

Transportation

If your construction, utility or energy company uses pickup trucks or truck-trailer combinations, it may meet the threshold of a commercial motor vehicle, meaning specific regulations apply. And if the vehicles require a CDL to operate, your company and the driver are subject to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) testing, including for drugs and alcohol.

You can comply with these complex regulations, improve driver safety and prevent costly violations with the help of an experienced consultant.

Our areas of expertise include:

  • Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) Program
  • Cargo Securement
  • DOT & FMCSA Compliance
  • Driver Qualification
  • Driver Training
  • Drug & Alcohol Testing
  • ELDs & ELogs
  • Hazmat Transportation
  • National Safety Code (Canada)
  • Vehicle Permits
  • Operating Authority
  • Safety Culture
  • Vehicle Inspections & Maintenance
  • And More

Hazmat

Hazardous building materials, including asbestos, lead, mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), chlorofluorocarbons and radioactive sources, may be found in buildings of any age or condition. If your company handles or transports hazardous materials like these, you need to comply with the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR).

Let us help you understand your company’s risk and regulatory responsibilities, so you can avoid a serious accident or fine.

Our areas of expertise include:

  • Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR)
  • Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR)
  • International Air Transport Association (IATA)
  • Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG)
  • International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
  • International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG)
  • Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
  • And More

Human Resources

All companies, regardless of industry, must comply with state, federal and local wage and hour laws related to wage payment, minimum wage and overtime pay, in addition to issues relating to seasonal and temporary workers, employee leave, discrimination and many others.

We’ll help you navigate these employment laws so your company can stay in compliance and avoid costly litigation.

Areas of expertise include:

  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
  • Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
  • I-9
  • Labor Law/Employment Law Postings
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Soft Skills Training
  • Substance Abuse
  • Supervisor & Employee Training
  • Wage & Hour
  • Workplace Violence
  • And More

Consulting Services for Your Safety & Compliance Success

Safety & Compliance Programs

Our most complete, hands-on solutions for reducing risk, these subscription-based programs provide ongoing consultant support combined with an entire suite of services, from initial assessment to policy development custom plans, employee training and J. J. Keller resources.

Programs include:

Audits & Assessments

Get an in-depth analysis of the specific safety or compliance area you need help with. Services include a review of all documentation, processes, policies, procedures, training and worksites, concluding with a full report of our findings and action steps for addressing risks.

Audit & assessment areas include:

Advisory Services

Gain objective, third-party guidance for navigating the complexities of regulatory requirements and best practices. Not only will our consultants eliminate potential blind spots, they’ll keep you up-to-date and recent and upcoming regulatory changes impacting your construction, utility or energy company.

Advisory service areas include:

  • Safety Policies & Procedures
  • Safety Culture
  • Spill Prevention, Control & Countermeasures (SPCC)
  • Motor Carrier Safety
  • Risk Management
  • Regulatory Guidance & Interpretation
  • Capital Project Execution
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Compliance
  • And More
Consultant-Led Training

Provide your employees and supervisors with a dynamic live training experience conducted by a consultant who is an expert on the specific topic you need taught. Lessons are customized for your industry and operation, and feature an interactive format, ideal for answering trainee questions and clarifying answers.

Training topics include:

Transportation

  • Accident Procedures
  • Cargo Securement
  • CDL-A Drivers
  • Defensive Driving
  • DOT 101
  • Entry-Level Drivers
  • Hours of Service
  • Non-CDL Drivers
  • And More

EHS

  • Bloodborne Pathogens
  • Confined Spaces
  • Electrical Safety
  • Forklift Safety
  • HazCom
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Lockout/Tagout
  • OSHA 10- or 30-Hour
  • PPE
  • Respiratory Protection
  • And More

Human Resources

  • Constructive Conflict
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
  • FMLA for Supervisors
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Workplace Violence
  • And More
Government Reporting

Simplify compliance with complex environmental and OSHA reporting obligations. Our reporting services will conduct a verification that you need to file a report, including specific state and federal requirements for your location(s). Then we’ll complete the reporting on your behalf, accurately and on time.

Reports include:

  • Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures (SPCC)
  • Storm Water Pollution & Prevention Planning
  • Tier II
  • Waste Management
  • Wastewater/Industrial Discharge Monitoring
  •  And More

Learn more by calling a Compliance Specialist today at 833-982-1236.

OUR PURPOSE

We help ensure safe, respectful workplaces, job sites and highways. So employees thrive. So they return home each day to the families who love them. We empower businesses to excel by removing risk and giving them confidence that they are meeting complex regulations. We lead by example in our own communities by embracing those most in need and the programs that sustain them.