One Person. One Focus. Nearly 40 Years.
Erie Right to Know, Inc. has been in business since 1986. As a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Scott Grack took over the company and brought his own intensity to a business built on the belief that workplace safety is not a checkbox. It is how you protect everything you have built.
How ERTK Started
Scott's father started the business with a science background, became a Certified Industrial Hygienist, and built the foundation for ERTK. He built the business over decades of serving manufacturers in the Erie, Pennsylvania region and surrounding areas. When Scott took it over, he brought something different. Nearly 15 years of working in the field. An intensity that clients notice immediately. And a belief that doing the work at the highest possible level is the only way it should be done.
Most people who meet Scott will tell you the same thing. He is intense. He cares. And if you ask him for advice, he expects you to follow through. The clients who get the most out of the relationship are the ones who trust Scott, heed his recommendations, and enforce the policies and procedures he helps them develop. The best clients implement the plan before problems arise.
What CSP Means and Why It Matters
Scott Grack holds the Certified Safety Professional (CSP) designation, issued by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP). The CSP is the highest recognized professional certification in occupational safety and health in the United States.
Earning the CSP requires a bachelor's degree, a minimum of four years of professional-level safety experience where safety comprises at least 50 percent of the role, and successful completion of a comprehensive examination covering nine domains of safety practice. CSP holders are required to recertify every five years through continuing professional development. The CSP is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) and recognized internationally under ISO/IEC 17024 standards.
In plain language: the CSP is not something you pick up at a weekend seminar. It is the credential the industry uses to identify the people who have proven they know the field. When Scott Grack walks into your facility, he brings nearly 15 years of field experience and a credential that verifies it.
Why ERTK Does Safety and Only Safety
Some consulting firms offer both safety and environmental services. Scott chose a different path. ERTK provides safety consulting exclusively. The reason is straightforward. Safety and environmental compliance are two different disciplines with two different regulatory frameworks. When a firm tries to do both, it is difficult to be excellent at either. Scott would rather be the best at one thing than average at two.
The result is a consultant who has spent his entire career going deep on safety. Not broad. Deep. When a client calls with a question about machine guarding or hearing conservation or respiratory protection, they are not getting transferred to the safety person. They are talking to a CSP who has spent nearly 15 years making safety his only focus.
A Safety Consultant Who Knows Your Name
ERTK clients do not have a vendor. They have a relationship. When something comes up, you call Scott by name, and he answers. No phone tree. No account manager. The person you trust with your facility's safety is the same person who picks up the phone.
That relationship looks different for every client. Some companies need Scott on site monthly. Some need him quarterly. Some need annual training and an ongoing phone relationship for the questions that come up between visits. The structure adapts to the client. The commitment does not change.
When clients talk about ERTK, they do not say they need to call their safety company. They say they need to call Scott. That is how the business operates. Scott is not a brand name plastered on a fleet of trucks. He is the person who shows up, who knows your facility, and who answers the phone when something goes wrong.
Erie. Manufacturing. That Is the Focus.
ERTK serves manufacturers in the Erie, Pennsylvania region. Manufacturing is the industry Scott works in, and it is the industry he intends to continue growing in. Whether your operation runs a small crew or a full shift across multiple lines, the qualification is the same — if your people are exposed to hazards, Scott can help.
Erie is a manufacturing region. The companies here build things with their hands, operate heavy equipment, work with chemicals, and expose their employees to real hazards every day. Those companies deserve a safety consultant who understands manufacturing, understands Erie, and understands what it takes to keep people safe in environments where the consequences of getting it wrong are not theoretical.
In addition to working with manufacturers and businesses in Erie, Scott works with businesses, shops, plants, warehouses, and manufacturers of all sizes in places such as Meadville, Oil City, Saegertown, and everywhere in between.
Have a Conversation With Scott
No sales pitch. No obligation. If you want to know what ERTK can do for your facility, the fastest way to find out is to call.