KLA Risk Consulting

What KLA Risk Consulting does

KLA Risk Consulting is a privately held risk management and safety consulting firm founded in 1998 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. The firm operates two service divisions: Hospital Workplace Violence, led by Vice President Dr. Kelly Austin, and Construction Safety, led by founder and President/CEO Kim L. Arnold. Services are delivered through direct onsite consulting, training, and ongoing advisory engagements with hospitals, construction firms, and public entities across the United States.

The firm's flagship offering is the trademarked HARP® (Hospital Assault Response and Prevention) Protocol, developed in 2014 following a 10-month investigation into rising hospital workplace violence. HARP combines three components—HARP WPV Training (with high, moderate, and low-risk modules), Comprehensive WPV Program Gap Analysis, and Ongoing WPV Consulting—into an evidence-based methodology that integrates federal, state, and accreditation standards with healthcare research. Adjacent offerings include HARP Authorized Trainer certification programs for clinical and security staff, a small-hospital variant, and on the construction side, OSHA Outreach Training (10-hour and 30-hour), OSHA Informal Conference/Citation Assistance, Toolbox Talks, NIOSH Nail Gun Safety training, and Spanish interpretation services. The team's competitive position is built on prior hospital executive experience (most leaders with 15+ years at Director level or above across emergency, behavioral health, ICU, nursing, and hospital police roles) and research-validated methodology (University of British Columbia study finding HARP meets all 11 CMOs).

KLA's revenue model is professional services-based with custom quote-based pricing and multi-year consulting engagements. The go-to-market combines sales-led direct outreach (initial 15-minute consultations), thought leadership through conference speaking at events such as the American Society of Safety Engineers Annual Conference and international construction conferences, and professional publishing in outlets including Professional Safety magazine. The firm has not raised external funding, has no parent company or subsidiaries, and operates as a founder-led enterprise with no disclosed M&A or partnership activity. The firm has accumulated awards including the George Coleman National Safety Council Award (1998) and a Special Award for the betterment of public entities tied to documented client loss reduction of close to $1M over three years.

Name

KLA Risk Consulting

Legal name

KLA RISK CONSULTING, INC.

Website

https://klaconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KLA Risk Consulting is a privately held risk management consulting firm serving U.S. hospitals, construction firms, and public entities. Its flagship HARP® Protocol delivers evidence-based workplace violence prevention training, gap analysis, and ongoing consulting to healthcare systems nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Risk Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Risk, Compliance & Internal Controls Consulting (BPAHACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Enterprise Security Strategy & Program Advisory (BPAKADAA)

Keywords

• Workplace violence prevention
• Hospital safety consulting
• Construction safety training
• OSHA compliance consulting
• Risk management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hospital Workplace Violence Consulting and Training: Comprehensive WPV consulting engagements including onsite visits, periodic meetings, policy reviews, and ongoing advisory services. Training programs including HARP Authorized Trainer Program and small hospital HARP Authorized Trainer Program.
2. Construction Safety Consulting and Training: Safety consulting and training for construction industry including onsite safety/OSHA evaluations, OSHA Informal Conference/Citation Assistance, Toolbox Talks/Onsite Training, OSHA Outreach Training 10-hour and 30-hour with cards, and Spanish Interpretation Services.
3. Loss Control and Risk Management Consulting: Training, public speaking, and risk management consulting services for public and private clients including construction, townships, cities, counties and manufacturing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

KLA Risk Consulting provides risk management and safety consulting services to hospitals, construction companies, and public entities. Its flagship offering is the HARP® (Hospital Assault Response and Prevention) Protocol, an evidence-based workplace violence program combining training, gap analysis, and ongoing consulting. The firm also delivers OSHA-focused construction safety consulting, toolbox talks, OSHA Outreach Training (10-hour and 30-hour), and authorized trainer certification programs for clinical and security staff.

Product overview

KLA Risk Consulting is a risk management consulting firm offering specialized training and consulting services across two primary divisions: Hospital Workplace Violence and Construction Safety. The core product is the HARP® (Hospital Assault Response and Prevention) Protocol, an evidence-based workplace violence training program that combines three critical components: HARP™ WPV Training, Comprehensive WPV Program Gap Analysis, and Ongoing WPV Consulting. The HARP Protocol is complemented by authorized trainer certification programs for both clinical and security staff. In the construction sector, the company provides OSHA-focused safety consulting, training, and outreach services. The portfolio is delivered through direct consulting engagements, onsite training, and a train-the-trainer model for hospitals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HARP® (Hospital Assault Response and Prevention): An evidence-based workplace violence training program specifically written for hospitals, combining federal, state and accreditation standards with critical evidence-based research to improve response time and employee morale.
• HARP Protocol©
• Hospital Workplace Violence Program Protocol©

Products and services

• HARP® (Hospital Assault Response and Prevention) Protocol An evidence-based workplace violence program protocol that combines federal, state, and accreditation standards with healthcare research. Delivered to acute care hospitals, ambulatory services, and hospital security/police personnel through onsite visits, training, gap analysis, and ongoing advisory consulting.
• HARP® Authorized Trainer Program

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

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Safety National: Large workers' compensation and risk management services firm with loss control consulting for employers. Comparable to KLA Risk's construction and public-entity loss control practice, though Safety National operates at significantly greater scale.
• Joint Commission Resources (JCR): Affiliate of The Joint Commission providing healthcare accreditation, safety and quality consulting to hospitals. Comparable to KLA Risk's WPV and accreditation-aligned advisory work, but at substantially greater scale.
• Aon Risk Solutions: Global risk advisory and insurance brokerage serving healthcare organizations on enterprise risk, safety and loss control. Overlaps with KLA Risk's risk management and loss control practices, though Aon operates at vastly greater scale.
• Willis Towers Watson (WTW): Global advisory, brokerage and risk management firm with healthcare and public-sector safety practices. Comparable to KLA Risk's enterprise risk and loss control work but operating as a much larger, diversified incumbent.
• Marsh McLennan: Global insurance broker and risk consultancy serving hospitals and public entities on risk management and safety programs. Comparable to KLA Risk's broader risk consulting work but as a much larger, multi-line incumbent.
• CNA Risk Control: Commercial insurer's risk control division providing safety consulting and training to employers, including healthcare and construction. Comparable to KLA Risk's OSHA and loss control work, particularly in construction safety.

Emerging players

• Riskonnect: Risk management technology and services platform serving healthcare and other regulated industries. Adjacent rather than directly competitive with KLA Risk, but increasingly a substitute buyer option for enterprise risk programs.

Direct peers

• The Greeley Company: Healthcare-specialized consulting firm advising hospitals and health systems on safety, accreditation and quality. Comparable to KLA Risk's Hospital Workplace Violence division in client base and advisory delivery model.
• The Sullivan Group: Healthcare-focused risk and patient safety consulting firm working with hospitals on training and risk reduction. Closely comparable to KLA Risk's evidence-based training and consulting approach in acute care settings.
• Compass Clinical Consulting: Hospital-focused consulting practice working with healthcare leadership on patient/employee safety and operational risk. Closely comparable to KLA Risk in targeting acute care hospitals with safety and risk engagements.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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