Survive the OSHA Silica NEP Sweeps in the Stone Countertop Industry
We build bulletproof Written Exposure Control Plans (WECP) and deploy administrative armor exclusively for stone fabrication shops.
A generic safety manual will not save your shop. Federal OSHA is aggressively sweeping fabrication facilities under the Silica National Emphasis Program (NEP). Do not wait for a maximum $165,514 willful violation. Attempting to mitigate this liability in-house costs a minimum of $90,000 annually in W-2 salary and benefits for a competent safety director. We operate as your fractional executive solution, deploying hyper-specific compliance protocols directly to your shop floor at a fraction of the cost.
Core Compliance Services
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Crystalline Silica NEP Audits
Forensic on-site evaluations to ensure complete compliance with current OSHA National Emphasis Program mandates for engineered stone.
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OSHA Penalty Defense
Strategic risk mitigation and operational corrections designed to shield fabrication shops from maximum $16,550 serious violation penalties.
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As-Built Safety Audits
Comprehensive, shop-floor physical inspections of machinery, bridge saws, and dust elimination systems.
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Expert Witness Services
Authoritative legal consulting and deposition support leveraging specialty contracting and stone execution since 1993.
100% Mobile Authority. Zero Desk Jockeys.
Midwest Industrial Resource Group (MIRG) is a Certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE). We are a 100% Mobile Operator based out of Woodbury, MN. We do not carry brick-and-mortar overhead, and we do not consult from behind a desk. We execute our audits and deploy compliance frameworks exactly where the liability exists: directly on your shop floor.
Certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE).
Neil Schmitz
CEO & Independent Safety Director
Neil serves as the technical engine of Midwest Industrial Resource Group (MIRG), backed by specialty contracting and stone execution since 1993. His foundational stone experience did not begin in a generic management seminar; it started on the commercial job site. In June 1993, one week after graduating from Bemidji State University, Neil deployed to Detroit, Michigan, as one of the foundational field operators for Eickhof Columbaria. Operating as a key member of the initial specialty contracting team—and rapidly advancing to a lead superintendent managing national installations—Neil executed the commercial rigging of massive exterior panels on multi-story structures, alongside the complex installation of columbarium structures.
From executing those commercial-scale stone loads in 1993 to mastering end-to-end stone countertop fabrication, measuring, and installation over the subsequent decades, Neil possesses a forensic understanding of how heavy stone behaves and exactly how fabrication shops operate. As the active owner of Elegant Countertops, Neil maintains a daily, hands-on physical presence inside active B2B stone fabrication shops performing precision digital measurements. Today, operating with an OSHA 30-Hour Certification, Neil leverages this unmatched operational baseline to shield stone fabrication shops from catastrophic $16,550 OSHA serious violations, specializing in Crystalline Silica NEP compliance and federal penalty defense.
Aimee Schmitz
Managing Member
Aimee leads MIRG with a focus on corporate integrity and seamless execution. Leveraging 25 years of elite clinical experience as a cardiac device nurse, she governs the strict medical surveillance and respiratory health protocols required to survive a targeted silica audit. Aimee acts as the ultimate clinical advocate for the business owner.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Fines are Mathematical. Your Defense Should Be Too.
Call or text 612-290-8769 right now, or click below to schedule your audit.