Companies can focus on their core business by outsourcing safety while experts take care of their employees’ safety. The fact that companies are already outsourcing human resources, IT, marketing, and call centers is not surprising since safety is another function that can be successfully outsourced as well.
Because it is challenging and time-consuming to comply with shifting regulations and enforce environmental and safety requirements. There are many advantages to working with an expert in EH&S like DCS Rescue, from cost savings to efficiency boosts to even addressing current labor shortages.
Keep Workers Safe While Focusing on Core Competencies
Taking safety measures off their plates allows businesses to focus on their core business. Getting the right people with the right experience in that situation can be difficult, not to mention expensive. For example, if a contractor is hired to demolish a building, a number of regulations and safety measures must be followed. With a partner who is well-versed in safety services, this task is removed.
Having an in-house EH&S department has its advantages, but it also requires significant overhead that companies may not be able to afford in the current market. By outsourcing safety services, companies remain compliant with the regulations they must meet while planning, production, and execution of EH&S needs are handled. Most importantly, companies will be able to focus on the work they specialize in while allowing their EH&S partner to focus on the work that they know best.
Comprehensive Safety Support When and Where You Need It
Outsourced safety professionals aren’t just a one-size-fits-all solution; they bring a flexible range of services to fit your specific needs, whether that’s short-term support during facility expansion, bridging gaps between permanent safety hires, or ramping up for high-risk projects. With safety experts on-site, companies can efficiently design and implement tailored safety programs, policies, and procedures, ensuring compliance with constantly evolving OSHA and industry standards.
These specialists can step in for anything from facility start-ups and operational transitions to managing multiple contractors during construction projects. They provide third-party oversight to ensure that varying contractor safety programs meet a consistent standard, reducing confusion and risk. For urgent, time-sensitive safety initiatives that might overwhelm your permanent staff, contract safety professionals deliver the bandwidth and expertise to get the job done without derailing ongoing programs.
What’s more, outsourced teams often bring deep industry experience across construction, manufacturing, biotech, utilities, and more. Their knowledge covers everything from electrical safety and confined space entry to emergency response, PPE requirements, and OSHA recordkeeping. This breadth allows your safety partner to quickly address compliance gaps, deliver targeted training, and maintain the overall safety program, all scaled to your unique operational needs and timeline.
Ultimately, this flexibility and expertise mean your team can keep their eyes on the big picture, leaving the complexities of workplace safety in the hands of those who know it best.
Our goal at DCS Rescue is to work with customers to reduce risk and liability on every job site we work on by creating a culture of safety.
Benefit from Expert Guidance in Written Safety Program Development
Partnering with experienced safety professionals brings a wealth of specialized knowledge to your organization, especially when it comes to written safety programs. Contract safety specialists not only understand the regulatory landscape – whether it’s OSHA requirements, electrical safety standards, or confined space protocols – but also know how to translate that knowledge into practical, site-specific procedures.
These experts work collaboratively with your team to:
- Assess Current Compliance: Identifying any existing gaps in your safety documentation and program adherence.
- Develop Comprehensive Written Programs: Creating tailored policies that mirror the unique hazards and operational needs of your site. This includes everything from emergency response plans to PPE protocols, as well as specific topics such as fall protection and ergonomic best practices.
- Implement and Integrate: Ensuring written guidelines aren’t just documents on a shelf, but are smoothly integrated through hands-on training, clear roles, and ongoing support for your workforce.
- Address Industry-Specific Needs: Whether you operate in construction, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, or energy, contract safety specialists bring experience across industries, offering a best-practices approach informed by sectors served by major organizations such as OSHA, ANSI, and NFPA.
By relying on contract safety professionals, companies also gain flexibility. Specialists can be assigned to address specific compliance issues or take charge of enhancing ongoing programs, filling any skills or knowledge gaps without the overhead of a full-time in-house team.
With this tailored approach, your workplace benefits from robust, compliant, and practical safety programs—crafted and maintained by those who live and breathe every detail of the industry standards.
Expertise Across a Wide Range of Industries
Contract safety professionals bring valuable knowledge and hands-on experience to a diverse set of industries. Whether your operations are in construction, heavy or light manufacturing, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage production, or even power generation, seasoned safety teams can step in to provide the support you need.
Their backgrounds often cover industry-specific requirements such as:
- Electrical safety (including LOTO/arc flash protocols)
- Emergency response planning
- OSHA recordkeeping and reporting
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) standards
- Confined space entry and monitoring
- Fall protection solutions
- Crane and rigging operations
- Aerial lift and powered industrial truck (PIT) safety
- Ergonomics for worker well-being
From pharmaceutical R&D labs to large-scale petroleum refineries, and everywhere in between, outsourced safety professionals have a proven track record of helping companies navigate unique challenges while maintaining compliance and minimizing risk. This versatility ensures that no matter your sector, a high-rise construction downtown, or a food processing facility in the suburbs, you’ll get someone who understands the specific safety demands of your industry.
Reduce Costs, Increase Productivity, and Increase Flexibility
As previously noted, an EH&S department can come at a hefty cost. Not only must personnel be recruited but also training, equipment, and other compensation has to be factored in. It is worthwhile asking if the expenditure outweighs the value of having internal EH&S professionals when customized services such as confined space rescue, safety watcher, and other services are needed to cover a wide range of requirements. The scope of EH&S expertise extends far beyond the basics. Specialized knowledge in areas like electrical safety (including LOTO/arc flash protocols and general electrical compliance), emergency response readiness, OSHA recordkeeping, PPE requirements, confined space entry, fall protection, cranes and rigging operations, aerial lift operation, powered industrial trucks, and ergonomics all come into play.
This variety of specialties makes it even more challenging and costly to staff an in-house team with the proper depth of experience for every situation. By outsourcing, companies gain access to this breadth of knowledge and capability without having to maintain a full roster of niche experts on payroll.
Expertise for Critical Transitions: Facility Start-Ups, Closings, and Expansions
Contract safety staffing becomes especially valuable during major operational changes like starting up a new site, closing down operations, or expanding existing facilities. These moments come with a slew of regulatory requirements, safety hazards, and training needs that are both dynamic and time-sensitive.
Bringing in experienced safety professionals on a contract basis offers several key advantages:
- Tailored Safety Programs: Contractors jump in and design site-specific safety procedures and policies to address your immediate and unique compliance needs.
- Hands-On Oversight: With trained experts on the ground, safety oversight is direct and adaptive, meaning issues are spotted and handled promptly, rather than missed in the chaos of change.
- Rapid Response: Whether you’re launching a facility, winding one down, or scaling up, contract pros can be rapidly deployed to ensure you remain compliant from day one.
This “plug-and-play” expertise makes navigating new regulations and risks far more manageable, while sparing you the overhead and delay of building programs or onboarding new internal staff from scratch.
In addition, companies should consider how they will scale their EH&S department and how to address inefficiencies arising from growth and education. As our industry is competitive, it is essential to keep a close eye on overhead. Hiring safety experts and ensuring they are up to code and able to visit job sites regularly can be challenging. But having an at-the-ready team of safety specialists that can come to you when you need them is a much more manageable approach.
Flexibility
Outsourcing safety services gives businesses the flexibility to address issues as they arise. This includes emergencies that require rescue services that in-house employees may not be able to handle.
The duration and extent of these contract safety services can vary widely, adapting to your company’s unique needs and risk profile. Whether you need short-term, part-time support for a few months or ongoing, full-time coverage that extends over several years, outsourcing allows you to scale up or down as your site requirements evolve. This approach ensures you always have access to a flexible team of safety professionals with a broad range of specialties—ready to step in as facility conditions change, new projects start, or regulations shift.
By relying on an adaptable external team, companies can count on consistent, predictable support when it’s needed most, without the burden of maintaining an oversized in-house department during slower periods. This means you can focus on your core business, knowing that your safety coverage will expand or contract in step with your operational demands.
Managing Labor Shortages or Lack of Expertise
There is a current labor shortage affecting many companies and their ability to stay competitive. Hiring employees to cover core competencies can be difficult, but hiring EH&S specialists can be almost impossible.
If a company is able to properly staff its team and doesn’t encounter any issues because of the labor shortage, it may not have the right people on-site at any particular job. They may have a safety expert with the right qualifications in-house but may be unable to get him or her to the site for various reasons. Not to mention that many safety administrators are also managers and may have difficulty staying current on the latest trends in safety practices.
It can be risky for workers and companies to lack such expertise on a job site. However, a partner such as DCS Rescue takes on that risk liability when our safety experts arrive. In order for our customers to focus on what matters most to their bottom line, we invest heavily in training and advanced solutions.
Get in touch with DCS rescue today to find out if outsourcing safety is right for your business.