USACE and NAVFAC compliance
- Accident Prevention Plans to the March 15, 2024 EM 385-1-1
- Activity Hazard Analyses, task-specific, not boilerplate
- Site-specific Safety and Health Plans and HASPs
- APP gap reviews and rewrites after a kickback
Veteran-owned safety consulting
Safety documents that pass review the first time.
Accident Prevention Plans, Activity Hazard Analyses, OSHA written programs and prequalification support for contractors working under OSHA and USACE EM 385-1-1. Written to your job, your trades and your site, by someone who has spent 21+ years running safety on them.
Risk Assessment Code
EM 385-1-1 · Mar 15, 2024| Frequent | Likely | Occasional | Seldom | Unlikely | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catastrophic | E | E | H | H | M |
| Critical | E | H | H | M | L |
| Marginal | H | M | M | L | L |
| Negligible | M | L | L | L | L |
E Extremely highH HighM ModerateL Low
Every AHA we write carries a RAC for each step, with the responsible person named beside it, competent persons, required equipment, training and inspections, SDS requirements and change-in-conditions triggers.
Built for
Small businesses new to federal work
SDVOSB, 8(a), HUBZone and WOSB contractors
Subcontractors on GC and owner sites
Fleets and motor carriers
Services
What we deliver
Submittal-ready Word and PDF files. Delivered in Argis format, or in your company's letterhead and branding on request.
Written safety programs
- Fall protection, LOTO, NFPA 70E, confined space, hot work, respiratory protection
- Hazard Communication built to OSHA's 2024 update: written program, chemical inventory, full SDS package, labeling and training
Prequal and subcontractor safety
- ISNetworld and Avetta setup, questionnaires and grade fixes
- Program matching to hiring-client requirements
- Subcontractor vetting for GCs and owners: programs, OSHA logs, EMR and insurance review
Disaster response and emergency power
- Safety plans for debris removal, emergency power, base camps and logistics
- Emergency and standby generator maintenance programs (NFPA 110) with NFPA 70E procedures for the workers who service them
- ICS / NIMS-aligned planning and after-action reviews
Motor carrier compliance
- Driver qualification and hours-of-service programs
- Drug and alcohol testing program and plan development
- Vehicle inspection and maintenance programs (49 CFR Part 396), including driver requirements during disaster response
Training and safety management
- Curriculum design, LMS administration and training records tracking
- Online employee safety training delivered and tracked through an LMS
- ISO 45001 framework design, gap assessments and internal audits
07 · Industrial hygiene
CIH / CSP review and sign-off
Some documents need a certified industrial hygienist's name on them. We work with a board-certified CIH and CSP, so those documents carry a verifiable credential.
- Exposure control plans: respirable crystalline silica, noise and hearing conservation, lead and other contaminants
- Exposure assessment and air sampling coordinated through partner sampling firms and accredited labs
- CIH / CSP review, comments and sign-off on industrial hygiene documents that require it
- Billed hourly with lab, equipment and travel passed through at cost
Program development and recovery
Built right from the start. Rebuilt right after a setback.
Whether you need a safety and health program stood up from nothing or a failed one brought back into compliance, we deliver a structured, auditable program with a defined path to closure.
Every program is built from the work up: starting with the task being performed, then through front-line supervision, project and middle management, to the executive level. Our founder has worked in each of those roles, so the program fits how work actually flows through your organization.
Built from the ground up
Complete safety and health management programs: gap assessment, written programs, field forms, roles and responsibilities and training plan, delivered through a 12-month implementation plan managed to Project Management Institute (PMI) practice, with a risk register, and built on an ISO 45001 framework so the program finishes ready for internal ISO audit.
After a citation, incident or shutdown
Following an OSHA citation, serious incident, stop-work order, rejected APP or failed audit: root cause analysis, corrective and preventive action plan, abatement documentation and evidence packages, and subject matter expert guidance as you prepare for an informal conference.
When patchwork fixes no longer hold
A full program rebuild aligned to OSHA, EM 385-1-1 and ISO 45001, with a 30/60/90-day recovery schedule and verification that the corrective actions are working.
Small contractor, first federal job, or just got hit with a citation and don't know where to start? Reach out. We'll tell you plainly what you need, what you don't, and what it will cost.
Talk it throughWe provide subject matter expert guidance and the technical and abatement record. Legal representation, including any contest of an OSHA citation, stays with your legal counsel.
Our approach
Built to last, not to upsell
Mission
Help contractors work safely and win work, with safety documents and programs that are accurate, written for the actual job and ready to submit.
We scope what you need and nothing more. If you don't need a full program, we'll tell you. The price is fixed and agreed before work starts, and we stay with you through reviewer comments until the document is accepted. We'd rather earn your next job than oversell this one.
How we operate
Argis is building its operations on an integrated management system aligned to ISO 9001 and ISO 45001, the same frameworks our larger clients run on. Our founder is an Exemplar Global ISO 9001, ISO 45001 and ISO 19011 auditor.
We practice what we deliver. When your consultant runs on the same frameworks you do, the documents fit your system the first time and working together is simpler.
- Value for the priceFair, market-rate pricing for work that holds up in review.
- Verified, never guessedEvery requirement is checked against the current standard before it goes in a document.
- Written for the crewDocuments the people doing the work can read and use in the field.
- Honest and transparentClear scope, truthful advice and no upselling. What we tell you is how we actually work.
- Mission firstVeteran-owned, held to the same standard of accountability.
Our standards
- Verified or flaggedEvery requirement is checked against its source. Anything we can't verify is flagged for you, not filled in.
- Current edition onlyWritten to the current edition of every standard, including the March 15, 2024 EM 385-1-1 and OSHA's 2024 HazCom update. Never recycled from old templates.
- Controlled documentsEvery deliverable carries a document number, revision level and standard format. Each revision is built from the last approved version with nothing dropped.
- Written for the workerField forms are built from the tradesperson's side, not just the safety manager's, with English and Spanish versions available.
- Editable, licensed filesYou receive editable Word and PDF files, in your branding on request, licensed for your company's use. Argis retains ownership of its forms, templates and methods.
How it works
Clear scope. Fixed price. No surprises.
You know what you are getting and what it costs before any work starts.
Scope
Send your SOW, contract requirements or the comments you got back. We confirm the deliverables, deadline and a fixed price.
Build
Documents are written to your actual job: your trades, equipment, site conditions and crew.
Review
You review the draft. Revisions are included in the price, and we answer reviewer comments with you.
Submit
You get submittal-ready Word and PDF files you can send straight to the contracting officer or GC.
Track record
Field-tested on federal programs
132
Incident investigations with root cause analysis in 13 months on a federal disaster deployment
$100K → $5K
Liability exposure reduced by one investigation report
5,000+
Subcontractor resources prequalified and credentialed across two state COVID-19 response programs
$52M+
Wildfire debris removal program with 300+ staff; wrote the program Health and Safety Plan
1,250 MW
Transmission line program; developed the Project Safety Plan
30+
Client-issued Performance Advisement Reports for delivery and safety leadership
Disaster responses supported: Hurricanes Helene, Fiona, Maria, Laura and Dorian, the Hermits Peak Fire, and COVID-19 operations, across CONUS, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and American Samoa.
About
About the founder
Argis Services Group is a veteran-owned safety consulting firm. Our founder has 21+ years in construction, general industry and federal emergency response, including 10 years of U.S. Army service.
He has led safety on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and FEMA programs, supervised up to 12 HSE managers and 500 personnel on contracts totaling $200M, served as Incident Commander on USACE temporary emergency power missions, and built ISO 45001 enterprise safety management systems. He has written these documents and been the person reviewing them.
Bilingual English and Spanish safety documents are available for crews who need them.
Contact
Tell us what you need submitted
Send your SOW, deadline and any reviewer comments. You'll get a scope and fixed price back.
Phone
(909) 786-5010Based in Exeter, Rhode Island. Work is delivered remotely for clients nationwide.
Typical turnaround: single AHAs in days, full APPs in about two weeks. Rush delivery available.