HASC

What HASC does

HASC (Health and Safety Council) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit trade association, founded in 1990 and headquartered in Pasadena, Texas, that delivers integrated workforce safety training, occupational health, and contractor management services to the industrial economy of the Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana. Its primary customers are owner/operators and contractors in petrochemical, refining, oil and gas, and manufacturing, who rely on HASC to credential workers, verify site-entry compliance, and provide on-site and clinic-based health services. The organization serves approximately 3,000 member companies and 12,000 non-member companies and delivers roughly 1 million units of training annually across more than 1,500 courses.

The underlying technology platform centers on the LINK web portal, which unifies training registration, records, and compliance reporting, and connects three purpose-built modules: PQF (contractor prequalification database developed with the Industry Business Roundtable), GateCheck (badge-scanning site access control), and OmniScreening (third-party background and drug/alcohol testing administration across 4,000+ nationwide collection sites). Training delivery spans eLearning, instructor-led, hands-on, and virtual reality formats (3,000+ VR courses delivered, with reported 28% better long-term retention and 50% improved procedural performance versus traditional training). Occupational health is operated through the wholly owned Global Health subsidiary, offering 24/7 injury care, DOT/OGUK physicals (HASC is one of fewer than 80 OGUK-registered US providers), respirator fit testing, audiometric testing, drug and alcohol testing, laboratory services, functional capacity evaluations, and travel medicine, supplemented by the teleSTAT telemedicine program delivered via Carespan. Operations span nine physical campuses across Texas (Pasadena, Baytown, Port Arthur/Golden Triangle, Port Lavaca/Mid-Coast, Texas City) and Louisiana (Sulphur, Brusly, Gonzales, LaPlace), a 68,000 sq ft headquarters training center, a 17,000 sq ft occupational health facility, and a mobile-unit fleet.

HASC's business model combines membership dues (subscription/recurring), unit-priced training (course fees ranging from $10 for short eLearning modules to $500+ for multi-day leadership programs, with member discounts of roughly 25-50%), professional-services billing for occupational health examinations and screenings, and managed-services revenue from screening TPA arrangements. Distribution is multi-channel: direct enterprise sales across the nine campuses, mobile units for on-site delivery, self-serve eLearning globally, and a nationwide screening network via OmniScreening. Marketing is driven by member referrals, content marketing (webinars, white papers), industry event sponsorships, and affiliations with the National Safety Council, NCCER, IBR, NASAP, NABSC, and respiratory-protection equipment suppliers. HASC is governed by a Board of Directors and operates as a member-led nonprofit with no disclosed parent company, external investors, or M&A activity.

Name

HASC

Legal name

Health and Safety Council

Website

https://hasc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

HASC (Health and Safety Council) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit trade association delivering integrated industrial safety training, occupational health, and contractor credentialing services to petrochemical, refining, oil and gas, and manufacturing employers and contractors across the Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana through nine campuses, a digital compliance platform, and a member base of roughly 3,000 companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Safety Training and Occupational Health Services

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Professional Organizations (81392), Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Safety, Compliance & Regulatory (OSHA/HSE/GxP) Certifications (EDAAANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Policy Management, Training & Ethics/Whistleblowing (BPAEAPAI)

Keywords

• Industrial safety training
• Occupational health services
• Contractor prequalification
• Workforce credentialing services
• OSHA compliance training

Headquarters

HQ city

Pasadena

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Training Services: HASC delivers approximately 1 million units of training annually through eLearning, instructor-led, and hands-on formats. Training is available to both member companies at discounted rates and non-member companies. Course pricing ranges from $10-$500+ depending on course length and format.
2. Membership Fees: HASC operates a membership model serving approximately 3,000 member companies and 12,000 non-member companies. Members receive discounted pricing on courses and access to LINK portal and other member-exclusive services.
3. Occupational Health Services: Comprehensive occupational health services including pre-employment testing, physical exams (DOT, OSHA, executive), drug and alcohol testing, respirator fit testing, audiometric testing, laboratory services, and 24/7 injury care. Services are billed per test or examination.
4. Background Screening & Drug Testing Administration: OmniScreening provides third-party administration for background checks, drug & alcohol testing, and medical review officer services. Operates as a TPA with access to 4,000+ nationwide collection sites.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HASC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit trade association that delivers industrial safety training, skills development, contractor prequalification, and occupational health services to industrial employers and contractors across the Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana. The company bundles classroom, eLearning, hands-on, and Virtual Reality training (1,500+ courses; over 1 million units delivered annually) with access control, drug and alcohol testing, telemedicine, and physical exam services under its LINK®, GateCheck™, PQF, OmniScreening, and Global Health™ sub-brands.

Product overview

HASC (Health and Safety Council) is a 501(c)(3) trade association serving the Texas Gulf Coast and beyond that operates as a unified platform-plus-modules architecture. The core platform is LINK®, an online registration and management portal that provides access to all services including training verification, compliance tracking, and member resources. Primary integrated modules include: GateCheck™ for site security and access control; PQF (Contractor Prequalification Database) for contractor qualification management; and OmniScreening (powered by Global Health™) for background checks and drug/alcohol testing. HASC delivers over 1 million units of training annually across 1,500+ courses including classroom, eLearning, virtual reality (3,000+ VR courses delivered), and hands-on formats. The Skills Development Center provides industrial training with aerial lifts, scaffolding, and equipment evaluation. Occupational Health Services encompass 24/7 injury care, physical exams (DOT, Coast Guard, OGUK), audiometric testing, respirator fit testing, drug/alcohol testing, laboratory services, telemedicine (teleSTAT® via Carespan), travel medicine, and functional capacity evaluations. Leadership Development (LEAD™) programs serve petrochemical industry management. NCCER assessments and certifications are available at accredited assessment centers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Global Health: Occupational health services brand providing pre-employment testing, physical examinations, drug screening, and 24-hour injury care through HASC's occupational health centers.
• LINK
• GateCheck
• PQF
• teleSTAT
• OmniScreening
• LEAD
• Global Health Occupational Health Center

Products and services

• LINK® Training Management Portal Web-based registration, recordkeeping, and compliance verification portal serving as HASC's central customer entry point. Allows members and non-members to verify training and service history, pull company reports, register for courses, manage rosters, and access linked applications including PQF, GateCheck, and e-Binder document management.
• GateCheck™ Site Security & Access Control Badge-scanning application used at industrial site entry points to verify contractor compliance with site-entry requirements including training history, NASAP/NABSC status, social security verification, and background screens, providing immediate audiovisual access decisions.
• PQF Contractor Prequalification Database Secure web-based contractor prequalification system that standardizes evaluation of contractor qualifications between contractors and owners/operators. Co-developed with the Industry Business Roundtable's Commercial Issues Committee and used across hundreds of owners/operators and thousands of contractors.
• OmniScreening Third-Party Administrator Services Third-party administrator service providing FCRA-compliant background checks, drug and alcohol testing (DOT, non-DOT, randoms, pre-employment, post-accident, return-to-duty), program management, collection site administration with access to 4,000+ nationwide collection sites, MRO services, and GateCheck integration.
• teleSTAT® Telemedicine Program HIPAA-compliant telemedicine program built on the Carespan platform providing 24/7 virtual clinic consults with occupational health providers for early intervention assessments, follow-ups, one-on-one virtual visits, and medical directorship for injured employees.
• Virtual Reality Safety Training VR-based safety training using adult learning principles for mobile crane operations, confined space entry, fall protection, and fire watch. Documented to deliver 28% better long-term retention and 50% improved procedural performance versus non-VR learners; over 3,000 VR courses have been delivered.
• Industrial Safety Training Course Catalog (1,500+ courses) More than 1,500 standardized and customizable eLearning, hands-on, and instructor-led courses covering industrial safety, general safety, professional development, company- and site-specific orientations, NCCER OQ training, and DOT training modules. Delivers roughly 1 million units of training annually across member and non-member companies.
• Global Health™ Occupational Health Center Services Comprehensive occupational medicine services delivered from HASC's 17,000-square-foot Pasadena headquarters facility and regional locations. Includes pre-employment testing, OSHA-regulated medical surveillance, executive physicals, drug and alcohol testing, audiometric testing, respirator fit testing, laboratory services, and 24/7 injury care. Operates from Pasadena, Baytown, Port Arthur, Port Lavaca, Texas City, Sulphur, Brusly, Gonzales, and LaPlace.
• NCCER Assessments & Certifications Accredited NCCER assessment center delivering National Craft Assessment and Certification Program (NCACP) evaluations for journey-level craft professionals, NCCER written testing, and training prescriptions for upgrade training, with results maintained in NCCER's national registry.
• LEAD™ Leadership Development Program Moderated leadership training curriculum tailored for the petrochemical industry, including Turnaround Leadership (1-day), Foundational Leadership (2-day), and Speaking to Lead (8-hour) courses for management-level personnel.
• 24/7 Injury Care Round-the-clock occupational injury care at Pasadena and Golden Triangle locations staffed by medical providers with expertise in work-relatedness, fitness-for-duty, causation, and first aid versus treatment decisions.
• Occupational Physical Exams Comprehensive physical examination services covering DOT physicals (FMCSA certified providers), Coast Guard physicals, OGUK physical exams (one of fewer than 80 registered providers in the U.S.), fit-for-duty exams, executive physicals, and return-to-work assessments.
• Audiometric Testing Hearing evaluation services using four audiometric testing booths administered by CAOHC-certified technicians, including standard threshold shift interpretations and hearing protection validation testing.
• Respirator Fit Testing OSHA-compliant quantitative respirator fit testing under OSHA Standard 1910.134 with multiple mask testing options, available at the headquarters facility's 16 mask fit stations and via mobile units, using respiratory protection equipment supplied by 3M, Honeywell, Draeger, and Scott Safety.
• Drug and Alcohol Testing Comprehensive drug and alcohol test collections performed as a collection site for all major drug consortiums and third-party administrators including NASAP, DISA, PIPELINE, LACC, and VECTOR hair testing, including urine collection, breath alcohol, and in-house medical review officer services.
• Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCE) Assessment services that evaluate worker capability through machines, computers, tools, and state-of-the-art equipment simulating job tasks including climbing ladders, valve turning, pushing, pulling, grasping, pinching, lifting and carrying for pre-employment, fitness-for-duty, or return-to-work determinations.
• Travel Medicine Travel medicine services including all travel vaccines (Japanese encephalitis, rabies, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, typhoid, meningitis), Texas Department of Health Yellow Fever vaccine provision, international physicals, travel risk assessments, and malaria prophylactic prescriptions.
• Laboratory Services Complete laboratory services for routine health issues and occupational-related disease and exposure testing, including OSHA-mandated testing with medical provider review and interpretation of results.

Quantifiable outcome

• 28% better long-term retention with VR training vs. traditional methods
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CarespancoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Carespan to provide teleSTAT telemedicine program offering 24-hour virtual HIPAA-compliant clinic consults with occupational health providers for early intervention assessments and follow-ups.
• National Safety Council (NSC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHASC is a supporting chapter of NSC, bringing together two powerful safety associations to build a network of value and resources. HASC offers NSC first aid/CPR/AED and defensive driving courses.
• NCCER (National Center for Construction Education and Research)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHASC is an Accredited Assessment Center for NCCER's National Craft Assessment and Certification Program (NCACP). Offers NCCER knowledge-based assessments, certifications, and training with results maintained in NCCER's national registry.
• Industry Business Roundtable (IBR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHASC developed PQF (Contractor Prequalification Database) through collaboration with IBR's Commercial Issues Committee. The standardized prequalification form is used throughout the industry.
• NASAP (North American Substance Abuse Program)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHASC is a collection site for NASAP drug consortium and third-party administrators, providing comprehensive drug and alcohol testing for employment purposes.
• NABSC (North American Background Screening Consortium)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHASC provides background screening services through NABSC and is NASAP & NABSC Approved, providing industry-recognized accreditation for screening needs.
• 3MminorOthers3M provides respirator masks donated for use in quantitative fit testing at HASC's occupational health centers. HASC is a 3M partner company.
• HoneywellminorOthersHoneywell provides respiratory protection equipment for fit testing services. HASC is a Honeywell partner company.
• DraegerminorOthersDraeger provides respiratory protection equipment for fit testing services. HASC is a Draeger partner company.
• Scott SafetyminorOthersScott Safety provides respiratory protection equipment for fit testing services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Alliance Safety Council (Baton Rouge): Alliance Safety Council operates the same reciprocal compliance model as HASC for Louisiana industrial sites (also queried via GateCheck), offering safety training, contractor credentialing, and occupational health services to the same petrochemical and refining workforce.
• SCTC (Safety Council of Texas City): SCTC is a regional safety council serving the Texas City industrial complex with reciprocal compliance verification recognized by HASC's GateCheck platform, making it the closest geographic and functional counterpart to HASC across the Texas Gulf Coast.
• PEC Safety (SafeGulf / SafeLand): PEC Safety's SafeGulf and SafeLand programs are the dominant standardized safety orientation credentials for contractors entering oil & gas and petrochemical sites, directly comparable to HASC's NCCER/OSHA training and GateCheck site-entry verification for the same industrial workforce.

Broad incumbents

• Concentra: Concentra operates the largest U.S. occupational health clinic network offering drug testing, physicals, and injury care; it is a broader incumbent that competes with HASC's Global Health occupational health centers and teleSTAT telemedicine service, but at national rather than Gulf Coast regional scale.
• National Safety Council (NSC): NSC is the U.S. national safety organization of which HASC is a supporting chapter; NSC develops and disseminates first aid/CPR/AED and defensive driving curricula across a wide network, sitting as a broader umbrella incumbent above HASC's regional delivery footprint.

Emerging players

• Veriforce: Veriforce offers operator-qualification (OQ) and contractor compliance management for energy and industrial operators, directly comparable to HASC's NCCER/OQ assessments, GateCheck verifications, and contractor prequalification workflows.
• Avetta: Avetta provides SaaS-based contractor prequalification, onboarding, and supply chain compliance management for industrial buyers, overlapping with HASC's PQF contractor prequalification, GateCheck access control, and OmniScreening services.
• ClickSafety: ClickSafety is an online OSHA and safety training provider delivering self-paced eLearning to industrial and construction workers, competing with HASC's eLearning catalog and 1,500+ course library at national scale and typically lower price points.
• ISN (ISNetworld): ISN's ISNetworld platform digitizes contractor prequalification and safety compliance management for owner/operators, directly competing with HASC's PQF and GateCheck solutions and offering a national-scale alternative to HASC's regional network.

Others

• DISA (Drug & Alcohol Testing Industry Association): DISA provides workplace substance-abuse testing program management, background screening, and safety compliance services; it works alongside HASC (HASC is a NASAP collection site) and competes for the same industrial employer drug-testing and screening budget that drives OmniScreening revenue.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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