STEP

What STEP does

Safety Training & Environmental Protection, LLC (STEP) is a privately held, regional environmental, health, and safety (EHS) training and consulting firm headquartered in Murray, Kentucky. Founded in 1985 as Saf-Tox Associates and rebranded to its current STEP identity in 2003, the company serves industrial, manufacturing, chemical, and construction clients with a portfolio spanning OSHA, EPA, DOT, RCRA, SARA Title III, NFPA 70E, and HAZWOPER-regulated topics. Core offerings include site-specific on-site training courses (confined space, electrical safety, lockout/tagout, fall protection, mobile equipment, fire extinguisher, incident command, hazmat technician), recurring public open-enrollment seminars, and a broad consulting practice covering air monitoring, combustible dust, process safety management, OSHA recordkeeping, respirator fit testing, SPCC plans, Tier II reporting, and written program development.

STEP monetizes through three primary streams: open-enrollment seminars priced publicly in the $297-$645 per-participant range and prepaid in advance; customized site-specific on-site training billed under Net 30 terms with purchase orders or prepayment three days prior; and ongoing consulting engagements staffed by experienced safety personnel deployed to client facilities. A distinctive differentiator is STEP's physical training infrastructure, including a Chemical Processing Building that simulates Level A encapsulated suit entry, a Virtual Reality hazard-identification simulation, a Chemical Drum Yard, a Leak Simulator, and GoPro body-camera systems that stream entry-team footage to incident command. The company also operates the Wally Wise Guy shelter-in-place community outreach program in partnership with Calvert City Industrial Plants and Marshall County LEPCs, targeting K-5 students in Marshall and Livingston counties.

The company is a closely held LLC reporting 1-10 employees, no external funding, and a regional operating geography centered on Kentucky. According to its own disclosures, STEP has served over 500 clients and reached more than 100,000 individuals over 30+ years of operation, with marketing conducted through a blog, resources page, and active social channels on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.

Name

STEP

Legal name

Safety Training & Environmental Protection, LLC

Website

https://stepky.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

STEP (Safety Training & Environmental Protection, LLC) is a privately held, Murray, Kentucky-based EHS training and consulting firm serving industrial, manufacturing, and chemical clients with OSHA, EPA, DOT, and HAZWOPER-regulated site-specific training, open-enrollment seminars, and environmental compliance consulting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Safety Training and Consulting

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Apprenticeship Training (611513)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Occupational Safety, OSHA & Workplace Compliance Training (EDAOAMAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Occupational Safety & OSHA Compliance (EDABAEAA), Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Handling & Response Training (EDAOAMAL), Safety, Compliance & Risk Training Simulations (EHS, OSHA, Hazard Response) (EDAFAJAD), Occupational Health & Safety (EHS) Programs & Training (OSHA-style) (EDAEAKAI), Fire Safety Compliance, Risk Assessments & Training (Code Consulting) (IMAIAJAL)

Keywords

• Safety training services
• Industrial hygiene consulting
• Hazardous materials training
• OSHA compliance consulting
• Emergency response training

Headquarters

HQ city

Murray

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Open Seminars: General information seminars open to any participants from any company, including hazmat (8-hour and 24-hour), incident command, and RCRA/DOT courses. These are pre-paid courses with publicly disclosed pricing.
2. Site-Specific Training: Customized on-site training programs tailored to specific client facilities and needs, including confined space, DOT hazmat, electrical safety, emergency response, fall protection, fire extinguisher, hazard communication, hazardous waste site worker, IATA, incident command, lockout/tagout, mobile equipment, RCRA, shelter in place, and more.
3. Consulting Services: Comprehensive workplace evaluation and environmental safety and health consulting including air monitoring, combustible dust assessments, ESH program development, job safety analysis, machine guarding assessments, noise surveys, onsite safety assistance, OSHA record keeping, process safety management, respirator fit testing, safety audits, SARA reporting, SPCC, storm water discharge, suit pressure testing, Tier II reporting, and written plans.
4. Training Tools and Printed Materials: Sale of training tools including Emergency Preparedness Guides, Train-the-Trainer Course Materials, and other printed materials. These items are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

STEP delivers instructor-led safety training, emergency response and hazardous materials training, and environmental safety and health consulting services to industrial and manufacturing clients. The company provides site-specific customized training programs, open enrollment seminars at its Murray, KY facility, e-training modules, and consulting services covering OSHA/EPA/DOT/RCRA compliance, industrial hygiene, program development, audits, and written plans. It also operates the Wally Shelter-In-Place community outreach program.

Product overview

STEP (Safety Training & Environmental Protection, LLC) is a safety training and consulting organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of training courses and consulting services. The company provides over 30 distinct training programs spanning emergency response, hazardous materials (HAZWOPER, DOT, IATA, RCRA), industrial safety (fall protection, electrical safety, lockout/tagout, confined space, machine guarding), and environmental compliance (SPCC, SARA Title III, Tier II, storm water). The core offering is instructor-led training with hands-on workshops, supported by consulting services for program development, audits, and assessments. A distinctive feature is the Wally Wise Guy shelter-in-place community outreach program targeting K-5 students. The company also operates training facilities with physical simulation tools (Chemical Processing Building, VR simulation, leak simulators) for immersive training experiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wally Wise Guy: A turtle mascot character used in the company's Shelter-In-Place community outreach program for children, teaching emergency preparedness concepts to elementary school students in grades K-5.
• Wally Shelter-In-Place Program

Products and services

• Air Monitoring and Exposure Assessments Industrial hygiene service that conducts air monitoring to identify contaminants in employee work areas using OSHA guidelines and NIOSH standards.
• Combustible Dust Services Comprehensive combustible dust management including Dust Hazard Analysis, combustible dust sampling, Dust Hazard Management Program development, and NFPA/OSHA compliance audits.
• ESH Program Development Environmental Safety and Health Management and Program Development services including safety culture analysis, program gap assessment, and comprehensive ESH program development.
• Safety and Health Audit or Inspections Safety and health audit and inspection services to assess organizational safety conditions, program effectiveness, and compliance with standards.
• Process Safety Management PSM program audits according to 29 CFR 1910.119 requirements including records review, employee interviews, operating procedure updates, and an Excel-based audit worksheet.
• Onsite Safety Assistance Partnership service providing experienced safety personnel at client facilities for program updates, procedure development, training, inspections, audits, and environmental compliance support.
• SARA Title III Reports SARA Title III/EPCRA reporting assistance including hazardous chemical inventory assessment and proper reporting to SERC, LEPC, and local fire departments.
• Emergency Preparedness and Response Training Comprehensive emergency preparedness and response training including emergency response training, HAZWOPER, incident command, hazardous waste site worker, and shelter-in-place programs.
• Confined Space Training Permit-required confined space training including 4-hour classroom seminar, 8-hour and 16-hour basic entry/rescue courses, and advanced 8-hour facility-specific training.
• DOT Hazmat Employee Training DOT Hazardous Materials Regulations training covering general awareness, function specific, familiarization, security awareness, and security in depth per 49 CFR.
• Electrical Safety Training Electrical safety training with NFPA 70E covering training, electrical assessments, lockout/tagout procedures, approach boundaries, and PPE inspection per 29 CFR 1910 Subpart S.
• Fall Protection Training Fall protection training including 4-hour sessions and 8-hour/16-hour competent person training covering harnesses, belts, tie-offs, guardrails, and ladder safety.
• Lockout/Tagout Training LOTO training covering 1-hour affected employees, 1-hour overview, 2-hour authorized employee, and 6-hour/8-hour train-the-trainer courses per 29 CFR 1910.147.
• Hazardous Waste Site Worker Training 24-hour or 40-hour HAZWOPER hazardous waste site worker training for clean-up operations, corrective actions, and emergency response per 1910.120.
• RCRA Training Resource Conservation and Recovery Act training covering waste stream classification, generator registration, storage area setup, training compliance, and waste management plans.
• Incident Command Training Industrial Incident Command System training focusing on command management tools for hazardous material emergency response per HAZWOPER standards.
• Open Seminars Public training courses including RCRA/DOT, Electrical Safety with NFPA 70E, 24-Hour HazMat Technician, and 8-Hour Industrial Incident Command offered throughout the year with publicly disclosed per-participant pricing.
• E-Training and Video Development Custom video training modules and Computer-Based Training (CBT) for site-specific safety and operational concepts with assessment and tracking capabilities.
• Wally Shelter-In-Place Program Community outreach education program for shelter-in-place training using the Wally Wise Guy mascot, targeting elementary school students and families in Marshall and Livingston counties.

Quantifiable outcome

• OSHA compliance and reduced citations through proper training programs
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Calvert City Industrial PlantscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTEP partners with Calvert City Industrial Plants to coordinate the Wally Shelter-In-Place program. The program was created by the Community Education Task Force and Baytown, Deer Park, La Porte and Pasadena Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPC) in Texas and was purchased for this program by the local facilities. STEP manages the community outreach education program for chemical emergency preparedness.
• Marshall County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssists in implementing the Wally Shelter-In-Place program in Marshall County schools. The LEPC helps coordinate emergency preparedness efforts alongside STEP's training programs.
• Calvert Area Emergency Warning System (CAEWS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmergency warning system comprising sirens and voice command modules around Calvert City and Livingston County. Coordinated by Calvert City Advisory Team, Calvert Industrial Mutual Aid Program, and Marshall County Disaster and Emergency Services. STEP coordinates the community outreach education component alongside the technical warning system.
• Marshall and Livingston County Emergency Services PersonnelmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst responders and emergency services personnel who assist in the Calvert City, KY area in implementing shelter-in-place programs and emergency response training.
• Calvert City Community Advisory TeammajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-section of community members including clergy, educators, retired persons, healthcare professionals, plant managers, and emergency services personnel. Works with STEP to implement the shelter-in-place program in Marshall and Livingston County schools.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• DuPont Sustainable Solutions: Global EHS consulting and operational risk management arm, providing workplace safety training and process safety management services. Comparable to STEP's industrial hygiene, PSM, and safety culture consulting offerings but at enterprise/global scale.
• National Safety Council (NSC): One of the largest U.S. safety organizations offering OSHA-compliant training, consulting, and certification across all industries. Comparable to STEP as a broad-based workplace safety training and consulting provider, though operating nationally with significantly larger scale.
• JJ Keller & Associates: Major provider of regulatory compliance products and services including workplace safety training (OSHA, DOT, HazMat), consulting, and EHS content. Directly comparable to STEP's training and consulting offerings but at national scale with a publishing/technology stack.

Direct peers

• Environmental Resource Center (ERC): Provider of OSHA, HazWoper, DOT, and environmental compliance training and consulting with open enrollment seminars across the U.S. Highly comparable to STEP's open seminar and consulting service model, particularly for HAZWOPER and RCRA training.
• 360training (OSHA.com): Online regulatory compliance training provider offering OSHA, DOT HazMat, and environmental health courses. Comparable to STEP's open seminar and regulatory training streams, competing primarily on price and convenience via self-paced digital delivery.
• Lion Technology: Specialist in DOT HazMat, RCRA, and IATA dangerous goods training with both online and live seminar delivery. Closely comparable to STEP's HazMat, DOT, and RCRA open seminar offerings, particularly in the chemical/industrial client segment.
• ClickSafety: Online EHS training provider offering OSHA, HazWoper, environmental, and construction safety courses. Directly comparable to STEP's core OSHA/HazMat training catalog but delivered via online LMS rather than in-person, representing both a substitute and a competitive threat.
• Bowen EHS: Mid-sized EHS consulting firm offering safety audits, industrial hygiene, OSHA compliance, and training services to industrial clients. Directly comparable to STEP's consulting services portfolio including air monitoring, machine guarding, and PSM audits.

Emerging players

• SafetySkills: Online workplace safety training platform offering OSHA-compliant courses with custom content development. Overlaps with STEP's E-Training/Video Development and CBT capabilities, representing the digital delivery model STEP is moving toward.

Regional players

• Strategic Safety Solutions: Regional safety training and consulting firm offering OSHA, HazMat, and workplace safety services primarily in the U.S. Midwest/South. Comparable to STEP as a regional EHS training and consulting provider with similar scale and customer profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/SafetyTrainingKY
• Facebookfacebook.com/YourPartnerInSafety
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/safety-training-&-environmental-protection-llc
• Instagraminstagram.com/yourpartnerinsafety

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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