Consulting by Edge Safety Solutions LLC

HSE Consulting

Health, safety and environment (HSE) consulting for high-hazard, remote and international operations. We help operators and contractors set up safe work, keep it running, and close it out well.

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25+ yearsInternational and remote high-hazard projects
About 10 sitesLed, with hundreds of people under direction
CSP since 2009Board of Certified Safety Professionals
Start-up to demobMega-project kick-offs through close-out
Headshot of Kenn Edgecombe, founder of Edge Safety Solutions LLC
CSP: Certified Safety Professional
CRSP: Canadian Registered Safety Professional
CMIOSH: Chartered Member, IOSH
TapRooT® Instructor
Who You Work With

D. Kenn Edgecombe

Kenn Edgecombe founded Edge Safety Solutions LLC and brings more than 25 years of HSE leadership on international and remote high-hazard projects, including mega-project start-ups and demobilizations, offshore seismic programs, and offshore wind site work.

He has held the Certified Safety Professional (CSP) credential since 2009 and is also a Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) and a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (CMIOSH).

He has developed Health, Safety and Environment Management System (HSEMS) programs for Tesla Exploration (now Echo Seismic), CGG, SAExploration (SAE) and Global Geo, built leadership training for Global Geo and SAExploration, and served on Serious Incident Review Groups. He teaches TapRooT® Essentials and the 5-Day Lead Investigator course.

Speaking

  • Speaker, TapRooT® Global Summit (2021): Gaining Management Support for Improvement
  • Speaker, Oklahoma CareerTech, Durant (2026): Safety Jiu-Jitsu
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Scope of Services

Services

01 Featured Service

SIF Prevention and Precursor Analysis

Find and analyze the precursors to serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs), including high-potential incidents (HIPOs) and near misses, and act before someone is hurt.

  • SIF exposure assessment for the work and the site
  • Screening incidents and near misses for SIF potential (HIPO classification)
  • Precursor trend analysis to find repeating weak signals
  • Critical control verification for the highest-risk tasks
  • Investigation of SIF-potential events using TapRooT® root cause analysis
  • Supervisor training to spot precursors and act on them
Ask About a SIF Precursor Review Email kenn@safetyjiujitsu.com
02

HSE Program Build and Rebuild

  • Health, Safety and Environment Management System (HSEMS) programs built or rebuilt to fit the work, as done for Tesla (now Echo Seismic), CGG, SAExploration (SAE) and Global Geo
  • Life Saving Rules (LSR) and critical procedures for the highest-risk tasks
  • Key performance indicators (KPIs), with leading and lagging measures that drive action
03

Contractor and Subcontractor HSE Management

  • HSE bridging documents between client, contractor and vessel or site owners
  • Contractor HSE plan reviews, pre-mobilization checks and vessel or site audits
  • Daily KPI tracking and performance reviews with contractor leadership
04

Project Start-Up and Demobilization Support

  • Kick-off meetings, front-end work plans and readiness reviews
  • Hazard identification (HAZID) workshops, risk registers and emergency response plans
  • Recent work: a project kick-off built for an Alaska winter job
05

Supervisor Leadership and Investigation Training

  • Sessions for supervisors and crew leads, drawing on leadership training built for Global Geo and SAExploration
  • Field-level coaching on intervention, start-work checks and handovers
  • TapRooT® root cause analysis instruction: TapRooT® Essentials and the 5-Day Lead Investigator course
06

On-Site and Embedded HSE Advisory

  • Client-side HSE representation onboard vessels and at work sites
  • Daily operations and simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) meetings, observations and reporting
  • Final HSE reports and incident review support, drawing on Serious Incident Review Group experience
07

Safety Jiu-Jitsu Keynotes and Workshops

  • Keynotes and workshops built on Position Before Force
  • Helps leaders and crews notice early warning signs and act before events escalate
  • Sessions can stand alone or be built into a project kick-off or leadership program
Through RPS / Tetra Tech

Selected Project Experience

ProjectYearsRole and scope
Chevron St. Malo 4D OBN2025Chevron HSSE representative for an ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic survey: front-end work plan, HSE bridging document, HAZID, risk register, safety kick-off and final report.
Chevron Jack and Chevron Thailand2023 to 2024Client HSE quality control (QC): project HSE plan, risk register and emergency response plan; pre-mobilization vessel audits.
Shell Mars-Ursa and Shell Momentum OBN2021 to 2023Shell HSSE representative onboard: contractor oversight through bridging documents, daily KPI tracking and final HSE reports.
Vineyard Wind, Avangrid and Commonwealth Wind2021 to 2023Offshore wind site investigation: marine HSE assurance audits of survey vessels and offshore client HSE QC.
Who We Serve

Clients Served

Settings include offshore oil and gas, offshore seismic and survey vessels, offshore wind site investigation, and remote land operations, including Arctic and winter work.

ShellExxonBPChevronTesla Exploration (now Echo Seismic)CGGSAExplorationGlobal GeoAvangridVineyard WindCommonwealth WindSystem ImprovementsEnerGeo Alliance

Some client work was delivered through RPS, now part of Tetra Tech.

How We Engage

Engagement Models

Choose the model that fits the work. Scope and terms are agreed in writing before work starts.

Hourly advisory

Short questions, document reviews and remote support.

Day rate

Site visits, audits, workshops and field assignments.

Retainer

Ongoing access for a set number of days or hours each month.

Fixed-scope project

A defined deliverable, such as an HSE plan, program rebuild or kick-off package.

Let’s Talk

Plan Your Next Project With Kenn

Tell us about the work, the site and the timeline, or ask about a SIF precursor review. Use the contact form or email Kenn directly.

Ask About a SIF Precursor Review Use the Contact Form Email kenn@safetyjiujitsu.com Download the brochure (PDF)