proActive Safety Services

What proActive Safety Services does

proActive Safety Services is a privately held, Cincinnati-based workplace safety training company founded in 2009 by a team of safety professionals from a leading commercial contractor. The company's core offering is EPA-approved RRP Lead Renovator certification, delivered through an 8-hour Initial course and a 4-hour Refresher course covering lead-based paint safety for contractors working on pre-1978 buildings, complemented by OSHA compliance training, CPR/First Aid certification, and Mobile Elevated Work Platform training. Its curriculum is built on eight classroom modules and 11 hands-on skill sets for the flagship Initial course, with certification validity of five years.

The business operates a distributed training delivery model with no disclosed external funding. Public classes run on a fixed schedule at company training facilities in Cincinnati, Independence (OH), Austin (TX), and Indianapolis (IN), with EPA RRP courses offered in over 30 states and willingness to travel for private on-site group bookings. Revenue is generated primarily through per-participant course fees of $245-$295 for the Initial course, plus private group pricing and safety consulting services. The company holds a price match guarantee and BBB membership, and reports 98%+ five-star Google reviews across a cumulative base of more than 20,000 students trained.

The operating model is fundamentally a regulated, instructor-led professional services business rather than a technology platform, with no API, no software integrations, and no AI/ML capabilities disclosed in the input data. Competitive positioning rests on EPA approval, state certifications in five states, an established OSHA relationship inherited from the founders' commercial contractor background, and a distributed multi-state logistics footprint.

Name

proActive Safety Services

Legal name

proActive Safety Services

Website

https://proactivesafetyservices.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

proActive Safety Services is a Cincinnati-based, EPA-approved safety training company founded in 2009 that delivers Lead Renovator, OSHA, CPR/First Aid, and Mobile Elevated Work Platform certification courses to construction contractors, property managers, and real estate professionals across 30+ U.S. states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workplace Safety Training Services

akta.pro primary industry

Working at Heights, Fall Protection & Scaffolding (EDABAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction & Trades Licensure (Contractor, Electrician, Plumber, HVAC CE) (EDAAALAH), Incumbent Worker Training & Upskilling (EDAAAOAE)

Keywords

• Workplace safety training
• EPA RRP certification
• OSHA compliance training
• Lead renovator training
• Safety consulting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Training Course Fees: Revenue generated from public and private training classes. Public classes are priced at $245-$295 per participant. Private group classes are available at customer locations. The company offers a price match guarantee.
2. EPA RRP Initial Certification Course: 8-hour certification course for lead renovator training, priced at $245-$295 depending on location. Required for contractors working on pre-1978 buildings.
3. EPA RRP Refresher Certification Course: 4-hour recertification course for those with expiring certifications, offered at select locations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

proActive Safety Services delivers EPA-approved Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Lead Renovator certification training (8-hour Initial and 4-hour Refresher courses) along with OSHA compliance training, CPR/First Aid certification, and Mobile Elevated Work Platform training. The company also provides safety consulting and offers both public classes at its own facilities and private on-site classes at customer locations across 25-30 states.

Product overview

proActive Safety Services offers a portfolio of workplace safety training services centered around EPA RRP Lead Renovator Certification (Initial and Refresher courses) as its primary offering, complemented by CPR and First Aid Training, Occupational Safety and Health Training, and Mobile Elevated Work Platform Training. The company also provides expert safety consulting services and private on-site training. Training is delivered through scheduled public classes at multiple locations across 25-30 states, private classes at client locations, and online meetings. Founded in 2009 in Cincinnati, OH, the company serves contractors, real estate professionals, and businesses in the construction and renovation industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EPA RRP Initial Certification – Lead Renovator Training

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 20,000 students trained on EPA RRP topics
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerproActive Safety Services is an approved EPA training provider for the RRP (Renovate, Repair, and Painting) Program. They offer EPA RRP Lead Renovator Certification courses in over 30 states as an authorized EPA training provider.
• Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining covers HUD's Lead Safe Housing Rule (LSHR) in addition to EPA's RRP rule. Company trains contractors on both regulatory frameworks for lead-based paint safety.
• State Certifications - Georgia, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, North CarolinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompany holds state certifications in Georgia, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, and North Carolina in addition to EPA authorization, allowing them to provide state-specific lead renovator training.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• 360training: 360training is an online training marketplace that offers OSHA 10/30, EPA RRP Lead Renovator, and Hazwoper courses. It is a direct competitor to proActive's flagship curricula and targets the same contractor and property-management buyer.
• Hard Hat Training: Hard Hat Training (a Saferite Solutions company) sells online OSHA, EPA RRP, and construction-safety courses that are EPA-approved. It competes head-to-head with proActive for the same compliance-driven contractors working in pre-1978 buildings.
• Summit Training Source: Summit Training Source provides OSHA, MSHA, EPA, and DOT regulatory training across construction, general industry, and hazmat. It directly competes for the same compliance-training dollars as proActive Safety Services.
• Lion Technology: Lion Technology offers OSHA, EPA, Hazmat, and environmental regulatory training, including EPA RRP Lead Renovator. It overlaps with proActive on EPA-approved curriculum and serves similar regulated-industry compliance buyers.
• Vector Solutions (formerly ClickSafety): Vector Solutions acquired ClickSafety, one of the largest online OSHA and EPA safety training providers. It directly competes with proActive Safety Services by delivering scalable OSHA, EPA RRP, and environmental safety training to the same construction contractor and property-management buyers.
• CareerSafe: CareerSafe delivers OSHA 10-Hour and 30-Hour construction safety training that is widely adopted by career-technical high-school programs. It is comparable because it pursues the same construction safety certification training market with scaled online delivery.

Broad incumbents

• J.J. Keller & Associates: J.J. Keller is a large established provider of regulatory compliance services, safety training, and consulting across many industries. It competes broadly with proActive on OSHA and EPA compliance training but as part of a much wider regulatory services portfolio.
• Brady Corporation: Brady is an established provider of workplace safety identification, compliance, and training solutions for industrial and construction customers. It is comparable as a broad incumbent competing for the safety-compliance budget that funds proActive's services.
• National Safety Council: The National Safety Council is a large nonprofit that delivers a broad range of workplace safety training, including OSHA-related courses. It is a broad incumbent in workplace safety training that overlaps with proActive, though it does not specialize in EPA RRP.

Emerging players

• ETS Environmental Training Services: ETS provides environmental health and safety training including lead, asbestos, and EPA RRP courses for contractors and property managers. It is comparable because it competes in the same lead-paint and environmental safety training niche as proActive Safety Services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/pasafety
• Facebookfacebook.com/proactivesafetyservices
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/proactive-safety-services

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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