Welcome to The Safety Solution
where we help you find solutions to your safety problems: injuries, lawsuits, compliance, training, emergency preparedness and regulatory inspections.

Whether you are a business needing serious safety improvement, a law firm looking for strong expert opinions, a new leader who wants to know the safety status of the business, an EHS professional feeling overwhelmed, a contractor who has won a new job and needs safety support, or a company that wants to take its employee safety program to the next level, we can help.

  • Chemical Plant

    We want to be your Safety Problem Solvers

Our Services

  • Audits

    Safety Audits & Program Reviews

    We can assess the status of your safety program with basic on site reviews or comprehensive safety audits. And we can improve your safety policies and procedures with the Plain Language Written Programs Review.

  • Worker

    The Safety Simply Works™ System

    It seems like workplace safety has become so complicated. With so much focus on OSHA, ISO, and other regulations, it’s easy to lose sight of the basic safety purpose - to prevent employee injuries. The Safety Simple Works™ System gives employees and supervisors the tools they need to prevent injuries, without a lot of unnecessary paperwork.

  • Training

    Compliance Training

    We provide quality training wherre employees will actually learn. We focus on employee engagement and use real-world examples to make sure your employees understand the presentation.

  • Fire

    Emergency Planning

    Don’t be unprepared when an emergency strikes. We bring the experience in managing large scale emergencies to you, and can assist you with emergency planning, HAZWOPER training, and leadership crisis management. Should a crisis occur, we can assist with advice on managing the event as well.

  • Court

    Expert Witness Services

    When you need a safety expert that can take complex concepts and explain them in plain language that juries can understand, with strong credentials and experience, call on us to make a difference for your client.

Our Expertise

  • Fire

    Fire Prevention

  • Oranssi project: passive house

    Personal Protective Equipment

  • Chemical Safety

  • Supervisor Safety Training

  • Tank Car

    US DOT HAZMAT Regulations

    Rail, Tanker and Small Packages

  • Emergency Planning & Training

  • Railroad Safety

  • Tank Car & Truck Loading and Unloading

  • Office Safety & Ergonomics

  • RCRA & SPCC Training and Inspections

About Us

  • MDL

    Michael Lunsford

    Founder & Principal

  • Michael Lunsford MS, CSP, CHMM, is the founder and principal of The Safety Solution. Michael has over 35 years of experience in safety and emergency management as a firefighter/EMT, then a chemical plant safety manager, followed by several years as a HAZMAT and environmental leader for a Class I railroad, and finally serving as EH&S leader for a major Orlando, FL theme park complex. Michael has led response efforts to hundreds of oil and chemical spills, as well as fires, explosions and hurricanes. As a safety leader, Michael has developed and implemented safety audit protocols, trained managers, supervisors and employees in safety and implemented safety programs that reduced injuries. He has trained thousands of emergency responders in advanced rail emergency response and has spoken on the subject at industry conferences. Also, Michael has served as an expert witness, factual witness, and 30(b)(6) corporate witness, often in cases involving potential multi-million-dollar outcomes. Michael has a bachelor's degree in Fire Protection and Safety from Oklahoma State University and a Master of Science in Engineering Technology with an emphasis in Health and Safety from Middle Tennessee State University.

    The Safety Solution™ has other trained, experienced professionals available to address your safety needs.