Safe and Smart
New Mexico

Name: Michael A Rife
Telephone: 5053017526

Safety Consulting and Training Services

Improving, preserving, and protecting our industries greatest assets - You

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Safe and Smart New Mexico is part of The Rife Way LLC

Started in New Mexico in 2014. Michael Rife established the company with the goal of helping those in our industry realize the importance of utilizing and protecting our biggest asset today and tomorrow

Ourselves.

In the construction industry in 1994, when Michael started, safety was a rare afterthought.

Ten years of extensive practical experience later, theoretical classroom safety training began and subsequently teaching apprenticeship and safety topics in 2004, which continues today. Offerings include Safety Plan evaluation, revitalization, and development and culture creation through personal interaction, and stackable certification, through training specifically tailored to meet the needs of your Safety Culture Development Project.

Michael's recent experience includes conducting nearly 50 site inspections annually, with and without OSHA representatives; as well as managing, facilitating, and directing 3 large industry-sponsored Safety, Risk Management, and/or Crime Prevention focused groups.

Certifications Include OSHA outreach trainer certifications and recertifications:

OSHA 500 in 2005, and 2016

32 Hour Scaffold Trainer Certification 2005 recertified OSHA 3115 in 2018

OSHA 510, and 511 Safety Standards for General Industry and Construction

OSHA 521 Industrial Hygiene 2018, Recertified NCCER Instructor 2019

Additionally, he has worked previously as the Safety Officer for a subcontractor for 9 years, a
general contractor for 1 year, and as the Workforce Development - Safety and Health Program Director for a large industry organization.

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S&S NM

Michael's positive reputation was earned by going out of the way to help people involved in company safety cultures to understand their role in their own safety; and the direct impact on their lives and that of their coworkers, family, and friends. Safety "Cops" for years have used fear and intimidation, including threats of loss of employment to move safety forward in industry. Today's worker is motivated and responds differently. S&S NM focuses on helping companies achieve efficiencies through helping employees to recognize and value safety as a tool to ultimately improve and prolong life quality.

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We want all of our customers to experience an impressive level of professionalism when working with Michael A Rife. All of our services, exist to make your companies safety program easier, more successful, and stress free.

Scheduled a free consultation

Schedule a time for you and your team to visit with Michael to evaluate your current safety systems, programs, and policies. Learn about processes, procedures, and documentation systems. Prepare your company for success as Safety Culture is grown organically within your organization, and your employees grow to learn their importance and value in their future, their family, your company and our community. All with a focus on a more aware and safer workplace.

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