In 2022, Fox Valley Sandblasting and Powder Coating, a family-owned small business based in Illinois, faced the challenge of implementing cost-effective operational solutions in the wake of the pandemic.

Operating in a highly competitive market, they turned to the Illinois Department of Labor’s On-Site Safety and Health Consultation Program to help them improve their safety and health program. With their resources and expertise, On-Site Consultation played a crucial role in improving the safe and healthy work environment for the employees.

Critical recommendations for improvement were made such as:

• Establishing a plan to correct hazards.
• Encouraging the implementation of a program to train delivery personnel in the use of securing loads and using equipment to secure trucks during loading and unloading operations.
• Developing a safety committee comprised of management and employees.

These measures were the direct result of the On-Site Safety and Health Program visit.

"We thank you guys for all the help and education that we received on our project. We are always in need of advice. Thanks again for the team effort of On- Site. It is great that a government agency is helping small businesses like ours and many others. We look forward to the next visit."-company official.

Learn how OSHA's On-Site Consultation program can benefit your business by calling 800-321-OSHA (6742) or visit www.osha.gov/consultation.

OSHA's On-Site Consultation Program offers no-cost and confidential occupational safety and health services to small and medium-sized businesses in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and several U.S. territories, with priority given to high hazard worksites. Consultants from state agencies and universities collaborate with employers to identify workplace hazards and how to fix them, provide advice for compliance with OSHA standards, train and educate workers, and assist in establishing and improving safety and health programs. On-Site Consultation services are separate from OSHA enforcement efforts.