FOCUSING ON PREVENTION
WORKPLACE safety DANNI ARROYO, OWNER, WORK SAFE CONSULTING, LLC
Preventing Injury
WORK SAFE CONSULTING MAKES IMPACT ON WORKSITES Work Safe Consulting was born out of a desire to prevent on-thejob injuries. Founded by Danni Arroyo in 2018, the company provides professional consulting and on-site clinic services to companies in Nebraska and Iowa seeking assistance for injury prevention, ergonomics education, and much more.
The American Dream Arroyo came from an immigrant family, with her dad coming to the United States from Costa Rica at the age of 19. He worked various construction jobs and learned English along the way. Eventually, he started his own roofing company, working diligently to provide a good life for his family. “Watching my dad work so hard during my childhood in order to provide the American dream for my sisters and myself set me up to have two things in life: an unrelenting work ethic and a passion for keeping safe those people who were working hard to provide their own American dream for their own families,” she said. Arroyo was the first member of her family to attend college and graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a
doctorate from Creighton University. “I have always been very passionate about impacting my community, and Work Safe Consulting is my way of providing my gifts to my community,” she said. Arroyo had experience developing industrial and office ergonomic programs as an employee at companies in the past and decided to venture out and work towards her dream of starting her own business. Today, her three-year-old company provides a variety of services for clients looking to prevent workplace injuries through education and proactive training that combine prevention services and ergonomics, which help fit the workspace to the worker.
Relationship-focused Model Work Safe Consulting’s business model is centered on building partnerships with clients. It works closely with company management to learn the ins and outs of each worksite, to best recommend improvements to the space. “We also strongly focus on education when working with employees,” Arroyo said. “We strive to understand the ‘why’ behind an employee that
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