Case Study: Small Building Materials Company achieves safer, more efficient electrical maintenance and OSHA compliance with HSI's Qualified Electric Worker Training

Building materials company enhances efficiencies by developing qualified electric worker program

Small Building Materials Company, a 200-employee asphalt producer near Indianapolis, needed to improve plant efficiency after an acquisition but lacked in-house electrical expertise and relied on expensive outside electricians. To meet OSHA's qualified electric worker standards and develop a lockout/tagout program, they engaged HSI to deliver Qualified Electric Worker Training, including HSI’s Industrial Skills online electrical theory courses and customized on-site instruction.

HSI performed job evaluations, delivered online coursework, and sent an SME for on-site, task-specific training—providing checklists and adapting lessons to workers’ skill levels. As a result, the pilot site met OSHA training expectations, worker engagement and confidence increased, and the company reduced reliance on external electricians while preparing to roll the program out to other locations.