Manager, Learner Support Services

• Jun 2023 - Present

Occupational Health and Safety Consultant

• Mar 2023 - Present

Drive, develop and advance world class professional occupational health and safety services related to the refinement and implementation of all programs, measures, processes and procedures. • Perform cutting-edge health and safety management system audits, to ensure exceptional compliance rates. • Facilitate the development of policies and procedures to meet legislated obligations and organizational excellence. • Deliver top-notch training, to foster staff development; facilitate sessions and workshops, generate visual management (posters, guides), and development of state-of-the-art tools (checklists, forms). • Coach and mentor internal health and safety champions to build capacity within the organization. • Clearly convey key missives and critical updates across team, departmental, business, organizational, and geographic lines. Show less

Governor

• Jul 2022 - Present

Corporate Safety Specialist

• Sep 2012 - Mar 2023

Provided strong leadership, clear direction, and sound expertise on the development, implementation & preservation of HSN’s Health and Safety Management System (HSMS). • Ensured HSN was positioned to meet legislated obligations; understand risk and managed compliance with all standards and government legislation as it pertains to occupational health and safety. • Led system level developments, implementation and improvements of key health and safety elements resulting in financial rebates totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. • Directed the improvement work related to workplace violence prevention related to legislation and Accreditation Canada requirements • Led and established training related to health and safety in collaboration with internal interested parties to assist employees in continuous training and certification efforts; worked collaboratively with Emergency Preparedness and Security Services, and Infection Prevention and Control specific to applicable initiatives. • Spearheaded and delivered initiatives related to systems development for managers in conjunction with HR, and Patient Safety to investigate incidents to determine causes (direct, root) and corrective actions; • Conducted and/or directed risk assessments / safety audits and implemented preventative measures to mitigate against negative impact. • Generated sophisticated systems improvements that met legislated & best practices on occurrences, provide statistical information to upper management and disseminate information to the stakeholders; gained and deepened knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and applicable regulations, OHA Infectious Disease Surveillance Protocols, and additional best practices relevant to a health care setting. • Developed & maintained department’s annual budget and provided sound leadership to a small team of professionals responsible for HSN’s health, safety and wellness programs; mentored students in Ergonomics, Kinesiology and Human Resources. Show less

• Nov 2010 - Sep 2012

Directed by the risk profile for individual employers, including analyzing data and gathering intelligence from other sources within the Ontario Health and Safety System with the goal to ensure a collaborative customer centered approach to the intervention process.• Conducted customer centered risk-based evaluations to make judgment about performance adequacy and legislative conformity of the customer’s health, safety and risk systems and practices (HSMS).• Provided collaborative risk-based consultative services to customers, WSIB staff and partners to guide mutual customers in improving, developing, implementing and sustaining their health, safety and risk management system.• Created and participated in the writing, evaluating and revising of intervention tools, processes, training material, standards and guidelines. Show less

• Mar 2010 - Oct 2010

• Sep 2001 - Feb 2010