Pro-Log, Inc. Receives Top Safety Ratings and Retains Largest Customer

 “Working with MEPOL has been a delight. I am pleased that the level of assistance we have received has been so high. Additionally beneficial is that PLI has been given the tools needed to continue this process on its own, unlike other companies that simply wanted to create a dependant-type relationship from which PLI would not have soon freed itself.”
     -- Heidi Parker, HR Director at Pro-Log, Inc.

Company Profile: Pro-Log, Inc. in New Iberia was established in 1981 and manufactures portable steel buildings for the oil and gas industry, as well as other oilfield related equipment and products. They have four facilities and an international customer base. They currently employ 20 people.

Situation: One of Pro-Log’s largest customers hired a third party national compliance management service to certify safety programs for their suppliers. Additionally, other major clients were beginning to focus on bringing their contractors into strict compliance with their own HSE Policies. Pro-Log’s safety program initially did not meet the requirements of these customers' safety requirements, meaning without reform Pro-Log could no longer be a supplier, which would significantly hurt their business.

Solution: MEPOL Project Director Shannon Nunez assisted Pro-Log by providing them with safety procedure templates on topics that included hazard communications, accident reporting, personal protective equipment, emergency procedure, blood borne pathogens and safety training. Information on first aid was included, and job hazard analysis information was contained within a personal protective equipment procedure template. Shannon worked with Pro-Log to prepare a safety manual based on the procedure templates that would meet the requirements of the customer. The company then submitted their safety program to the customer’s national compliance management service.

Results: Pro-Log utilized Shannon’s assistance and was able to produce a Health, Safety and Environmental Policies Manual that was not only approved by the compliance management service, but received the highest rating available from the primary customer’s safety ratings system. Since then, they have used the tools and knowledge base introduced to them by Shannon to further modify and update their policies as needed. PLI saved approximately $4500 through MEPOL.