Practical guidance. Personal commitment.

Environmental, Health,
Safety & Risk Consulting

Better Systems. Safer Work.
Stronger Organizations.

Strengthen your systems with experienced guidance and practical tools that help protect people and support reliable operations.

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Senior level EHS experience across industrial operations, construction, higher education, capital projects, incident response, industrial hygiene, and organizational risk.

Services

Practical support for the work ahead.

Focused projects or ongoing guidance, shaped around your operation and the people doing the work.

Risk & Safety Assessments

Understand your EHS systems, operational risks, and compliance gaps, with clear priorities and a practical improvement roadmap.

Scope of support

Review includes accountability practices, risk prioritization, and an action plan leaders can use.

EHS Programs & Training Materials

Build programs, procedures, and training materials that reflect how your team works, with guidance to put them into practice.

Scope of support

Written programs, forms, checklists, dashboards, field tools, and training materials include rollout and implementation guidance.

Fractional EHS Leadership

Get senior level EHS guidance and ongoing advisory support without adding a full time executive role.

Scope of support

Support is shaped around your organization’s priorities, leadership needs, and scheduled engagement.

Leadership Reporting & Governance

Turn EHS information into useful executive updates, clearer accountability, and informed decisions.

Scope of support

Support includes dashboards, accountability systems, management reporting, and EHS governance practices.

Compliance & Audit Readiness

Prepare for inspections and audits, address compliance gaps, and build practical corrective action plans.

Scope of support

OSHA, EPA, and internal audit support covers inspection preparation, environmental and safety compliance, and corrective action planning.

Incident Investigation & Corrective Action

Understand what happened, identify root causes, and develop corrective actions that support learning and follow through.

Scope of support

Includes investigation support, documentation, root cause analysis, corrective action planning, and leadership guidance.

Project & Contractor Safety

Support owners and teams through construction, capital projects, shutdowns, turnarounds, and contractor work.

Scope of support

Owner side risk oversight includes high risk work, field observations, corrective action tracking, and leadership reporting.

Industrial Hygiene & Exposure Assessment

Review workplace exposure risks and plan practical controls that support occupational health.

Scope of support

Includes exposure risk reviews, indoor air quality, ergonomics, occupational health support, and exposure control planning.

Who we support

Experience that meets you where you are.

From building your first programs to adding specialized support or extra capacity to an established team.

Small & mid sized businesses

Build structure and strengthen programs as you grow.

Industrial operators & manufacturers

Address compliance, workplace exposures, and operational risk.

Contractors & project owners

Prepare for construction, capital projects, and turnarounds.

Property owners, institutions & larger organizations

Add independent review, project support, or extra capacity.

Our approach

Listen carefully. Build what works.

A collaborative process that connects requirements, practical tools, and clear ownership.

  1. Discover

    Clarify your operation, risks, and priorities.

  2. Review

    Examine programs, findings, and field practices.

  3. Build

    Develop tools that fit how work happens.

  4. Validate

    Confirm clarity and usability with your team.

  5. Implement

    Support rollout, training, and next steps.

David Smith, founder of Stone Beacon Safety, wearing a blue suit

Meet the founder

David Smith

MBA, CIH, CPCU, CSP, CHMM, ARM, CBCI

Senior level perspective. A practical connection to work in the field.

David’s background spans environmental, health, safety, risk management, and business continuity in complex operations. His experience includes industrial operations, construction, capital projects, higher education, incident response, industrial hygiene, and enterprise EHS governance.

Based in Salt Lake City, I work directly with clients on focused projects, scheduled site support, and advisory engagements—from understanding the problem to building practical solutions and supporting implementation.

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