Blue Ridge Operations Group brings 26+ years of hands-on EHS, operations, and facilities leadership to warehouses, distribution centers, and manufacturers. We don't sell hours. We reduce risk, prevent citations, and solve problems.
Every number below comes from operations our principal consultant led directly — a 500,000 sq. ft. food distribution facility, multi-site recycling operations, and a regional transportation fleet.
Accident Frequency Rate, cut roughly 78% through stronger systems, training, and accountability.
Workers' compensation incurred costs, reduced from $1.77M to under $130K.
Employees trained annually in safety and compliance across warehouse, fleet, and facility roles.
Inspections navigated from the operator's side of the table — including audits closed with zero violations and zero fines.
Results reflect the principal consultant's tenure as Facility & Safety Manager at a 500,000 sq. ft. distribution operation, 2018–present.
Most consultants have observed operations. We've owned them — the budgets, the OSHA audits, the 2 a.m. emergency calls, the union negotiations, and the results.
26+ years leading EHS, operations, facilities, and transportation — including P&L responsibility for a $6.4M facilities budget and a 25-person team. We know what recommendations actually cost to implement.
Most engagements are quoted as a total project cost upfront. You know what you're paying before we start — because clients hire outcomes, not hours.
25+ years in fire and emergency services, including three years as Fire Chief and a current role in county emergency management. Emergency planning here isn't a template — it's lived experience.
Powered industrial trucks, dock safety, racking, ammonia refrigeration, PSM, DOT fleet compliance — the environments where we built our career, not a vertical we added later.
A full evaluation of your distribution or warehouse operation by someone who has managed one — top to bottom.
Find what an OSHA compliance officer would find — before they do — with citation-risk scoring and a prioritized fix list.
Executive-level safety leadership without the executive-level payroll — embedded in your operation on a monthly retainer.
Retainer pricing is quoted after a short discovery call, based on facility size, risk profile, and site-visit frequency.
For smaller operations that need an expert on call.
For facilities that want regular boots on the ground.
Full safety leadership, embedded in your operation.
Understand your operations, challenges, and goals.
Evaluate risks, compliance, and operational performance.
Develop practical solutions tailored to your needs.
Partner with your team to execute effectively.
Track results, refine processes, and drive continuous improvement.
EHS Director · Operations & Facilities Leader · Safety Executive
Before consulting, David spent his career on the operations side of the table — the one being audited, budgeted, and held accountable.
From regional operations and transportation director across multi-site recycling facilities, to nationwide field safety supervision on major industrial projects, to running safety, facilities, and a $6.4M budget for one of the Northeast's larger food distribution operations — David has led the exact environments most consultants only visit.
Blue Ridge Operations Group is based in Central New York and serves clients on-site across the region and nationwide.
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