Services

Ponderosa Risk and Safety, LLC provides technical safety and risk consulting for complex, high-hazard operations and all-hazards planning environments. Services integrate risk assessment, industrial hygiene, emergency planning, and incident investigation to deliver practical, defensible analyses that inform mitigation strategies and decision-making.

Hazard Analysis & Risk Assessment

We support all-hazards risk identification and evaluation for high-consequence operations, facilities, and communities. Services include process hazard analysis, chemical hazard evaluations, task-level hazard reviews, and risk characterization to inform decision-making, risk prioritization, and mitigation strategy development.Typical deliverables include:

  • All-hazards risk identification and characterization

  • Process and operational hazard analyses

  • Chemical hazard and consequence evaluations

  • Indoor and outdoor hazardous material dispersion modeling

  • Review and validation of existing hazard and risk analyses

  • Technical inputs to hazard mitigation analyses and planning efforts

Chemical & Process Safety

We provide technical support for chemical and process safety programs, helping organizations identify gaps, strengthen controls, and improve consistency across operations in support of risk reduction and prevention initiatives.

Typical engagements include:

  • Chemical safety and process safety program assessments

  • Chemical Hygiene Plans and training

  • Process safety management implementation and alignment

  • Safety culture and organizational change support

Battery Energy Storage Systems

We support hazard, fire, explosion, toxic-release, and off-site consequence assessments for battery energy storage systems and other emerging technologies. Our work helps inform facility design, permitting, responder safety, community risk communication, hazard mitigation, and emergency planning.

Typical engagements include:

  • Hazard identification and consequence assessment

  • Fire, explosion, and toxic gas release evaluation

  • Source-term development and atmospheric dispersion modeling

  • Risk reduction and mitigation recommendations

  • Emergency responder and pre-incident planning

  • Technical risk communication and regulatory suppor

Industrial Hygiene & Exposure Assessments

We support exposure assessment and industrial hygiene activities to inform risk characterization, protective actions, and mitigation strategies for workers and surrounding communities.

Typical engagements include:

  • Exposure assessment and sampling strategy development

  • Review and interpretation of industrial hygiene data

  • Evaluation of control effectiveness

  • Technical support for IH program improvement and manage risk

Incident, Accident & Near-Miss Investigations

We conduct and support structured investigations following incidents, near misses, or emergency responses, with an emphasis on identifying systemic contributors and using lessons learned to inform future risk reduction and mitigation planning.

Typical engagements include:

  • Root cause and contributing factor analysis

  • After-action reviews

  • Lessons learned development

  • Corrective action identification, tracking, and integration into planning processes

Emergency Planning & Preparedness

We support all-hazards emergency planning and preparedness through planning, evaluation, and coordination activities that strengthen readiness, response capability, and alignment with mitigation and recovery objectives.

Typical engagements include:

  • All-hazards emergency plan development or review

  • Pre-incident planning and coordination

  • Interface planning with fire and emergency services

  • Exercise evaluation and corrective action development

  • Technical support to hazard mitigation and emergency planning efforts

Geospatial Analysis & GIS

We support hazard assessment, emergency planning, and hazard mitigation planning through geospatial analysis and GIS using ArcGIS tools

Typical engagements include:

  • All-hazards mapping and spatial risk visualization

  • Development of interactive web maps and applications

  • Dashboards to support situational awareness and planning

  • Advanced spatial analysis for technical reports and plans

  • Integration of geospatial data into hazard mitigation and emergency planning processes