CERTIFIED SAFE CONTRACTOR

As an OSHA certified contractor serving Toledo and Northwest Ohio, Lakeside requires all workers to complete OSHA 10 construction training, which teaches basic safety and health information to entry-level workers. Our commitment to being an OSHA compliant interior contractor means supervisors and project managers complete the comprehensive OSHA 30-hour safety certification, providing in-depth knowledge for those with safety responsibilities. This rigorous workplace safety training ensures our team meets federal safety compliance on every project.

We are an aerial lift certified contractor, completing the scissor lift and boom lift certification training in Ohio. This aerial work platform training covers ANSI aerial lift standards and demonstrates the functionality of vehicle-mounted devices that elevate personnel, whether operated manually or powered. The course maximizes safety for operators utilizing aerial lifts on interior construction projects, including essential fall protection training, elevated work platform safety, and lift equipment safety compliance.

Lakeside maintains CPR certified construction crews and first aid trained contractors who are emergency response certified and ready to act as workplace first responders. Our AED certified contractors complete comprehensive training covering medical emergencies including burns, choking, seizures, allergy reactions, heart attacks, and strokes to ensure construction site safety response and medical emergency preparedness. To acquire CPR / First Aid, AED, and Bloodborne Pathogens certification, individuals must complete required knowledge and skill objectives through job site first aid training.

As a drug free workplace certified and drug free construction company, Lakeside is proud to participate with the Drug Free Workplace Alliance and maintain comprehensive substance abuse prevention programs. We recognize the value of establishing collaborative relationships to foster safer, substance free job sites, and more healthful American workplaces through employee safety screening and workforce safety compliance. Our commitment to drug screening compliance in Ohio protects our employees’ health and safety.

Lakeside is a LOTO certified contractor, participating in comprehensive lockout tagout training in Ohio and following OSHA LOTO compliance standards for hazardous energy control. Our equipment lockout procedures and energy isolation procedures are designed to disable machinery or equipment and prevent hazardous energy release during maintenance and repairs. Through proper machinery lockout certification and electrical safety training, we meet established standards for workplace injury prevention and equipment maintenance safety.

Our ladder safety certified crews complete comprehensive construction ladder safety training that covers fall prevention, portable ladder compliance, and safe ladder practices. The course teaches basic safety for working with ladders and height access, including topics on ladder hazards, OSHA and ANSI ladder standards, ladder selection, and ladder inspection certification. Through this fall hazard prevention training, Lakeside ensures proper construction site ladder protocols are followed.

As a COSS certified contractor, Lakeside employs certified safety professionals on staff who complete intensive curriculum-based programs through the Board of Certified Safety Professionals. Our occupational safety specialists in Ohio and BCSP certified professionals provide expert safety oversight and construction safety management across all projects. The Construction Occupational Safety Specialist Series caters to both beginning safety practitioners and experienced workplace safety experts, ensuring our safety specialist contractors maintain the highest level of professional safety certification.

Lakeside is a proud Air Barrier Association of America (ABAA) certified contractor and building envelope specialist committed to energy efficient construction practices. Our air barrier certified installers and building performance specialists provide commercial air barrier installation with proper air sealing certification and moisture control expertise. ABAA has developed a professional air barrier industry dedicated to providing effective air barrier systems in building envelope constructions, and our building science certified team ensures optimal performance on every project.

Lakeside’s Safety Director is a Safety Management Professional (SMP). The Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) provides the digital badges and offers a directory of construction safety leadership and professional safety management throughout Ohio. Our SMP brings construction safety expertise in safety systems implementation, risk management, incident investigation and emergency preparedness, and safety culture development across all job sites. As both Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) and Safety Trained Supervisor Construction (STSC) certified, our Safety Director ensures comprehensive construction crew safety management and safety program management on every project.