CORPORATE PROFILE ACUTE's Beginnings ACUTE Environmental & Safety Services Inc.’s story begins with visits to 18 aged sentinels of the Great Lakes. After decades of use these grand lighthouses that guided thousands of ships safely to port were due for one final task – decommissioning. The lighthouses held within them a toxic component. A mercury bath was used as a low-friction rotation device to turn the ever-pulsing search light. Before the historic structures could be closed, those environmental concerns had to be addressed. In 1996, ACUTE was tasked with the removal of that mercury. The team criss-crossed Ontario, handling  and packaging over two metric tonnes of the substance. With that, those old beacons set one last course, that of ACUTE. Your Safety Searchlight: "ACUTE" It has grown from its roots as an environmental services contractor and in 1998 moved in a whole new direction. ACUTE provides comprehensive health and safety training, on-site safety services and consulting services. With over 100 years of combined on-site experience company staff offer more than theoretical abstracts. ACUTE offers solutions. “At the end of the day we want to make sure our clients go home safe and sound to their families,” said president and co-owner of ACUTE, Ron Campbell. “That’s what we do.” With a vast array of clients in manufacturing, construction, health, academic, and government sectors, ACUTE brings best safety practices from across the spectrum to your workplace. “We are more than willing to customize our presentations for our clients,” said ACUTE operations manager and co-owner Mike Gutschon. “We are intensely interested in people.” ACUTE’s training services emphasize client participation. Staff want to build a relationship with a client and serve as a touchstone for advice anytime moving forward.