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Core Service 01 — OHSA & Canada Labour Code

Safety compliance. Audited. Documented. Verified.

Safety leadership from the executive table down to the site inspection. Our programs, audits, and response plans are built by people who have worked safety from the tools up — across civil infrastructure, ICI and residential construction, rail, manufacturing, and foundry operations — so they work at the tailgate, not just in the binder, and they stay defensible when an inspector, a client, or a court asks to see them.

Your compliance fileAudit-ready
  • Written H&S policy & programOHSA s. 25(2)(j)
  • Violence & harassment programOHSA s. 32.0.1
  • Hazard assessments & proceduresSite-specific
  • Training & inspection recordsCurrent
  • Emergency response planPosted
  • Incident reporting & investigationTraceable
$500,000
Mandatory minimum fine — repeat OHSA offence causing death or serious injury within two years
$2,000,000
Maximum OHSA fine for a corporation, per conviction
$750,000
Maximum fine per conviction under the WSIA — the law the WSIB enforces — for multiple counts of the same offence
Field-First

Programs that work on shift, not just on paper.

Our approach was shaped on the tools and as on-site safety lead for major civil, transit, and rail projects, and through years of labour-management and industry safety committee work — where a program only counts if the crew on shift actually uses it.

01

Leadership sets the tone

Safety starts with what owners and executives expect, measure, and fund. We help leadership set clear direction — then make sure it reaches the site.

02

Mentorship over enforcement

Under the OHSA, a supervisor must be a competent person. We mentor supervisors and crews to run inspections, talks, and corrective actions with confidence — because people follow leaders, not binders.

03

Seconds matter on site

Serious incidents usually trace back to a moment — a skipped check, a rushed step. We build the habits that make those seconds count.

04

The whole worker

Mental health, substance use, and workplace violence are safety issues. We build them into your program — including naloxone readiness where there's a risk of opioid overdose on site.

Provincial or Federal — We Work Both

The right rulebook for your workplace.

Most Ontario workplaces fall under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Federally regulated operations — interprovincial trucking and rail among them — fall under the Canada Labour Code instead. Getting that wrong means building a program against the wrong requirements.

Provincial

Ontario OHSA

Programs, audits, and records aligned with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and its regulations.

  • O. Reg. 213/91 — Construction Projects
  • R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 851 — Industrial Establishments
  • Joint Health & Safety Committee and H&S representative requirements
  • WSIB reporting under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act
Federal

Canada Labour Code, Part II

Programs aligned with Part II of the Code and the Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations for federally regulated employers.

  • Hazard prevention programs
  • Workplace committee, policy committee, and H&S representative structure
  • Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations
  • Hazardous occurrence investigation and reporting
What's Included

Seven services. One defensible program.

From the executive table down to the site walk. Take the full program, or start with the piece that's keeping you up at night.

01

Safety Leadership & Site Inspections

Safety leadership at every level of your operation — setting direction with owners and executives, coaching the supervisors who carry the program, and walking the site with your crews. No full-time safety lead? We fill that seat. Already have one? We reinforce it.

Strategy · supervision · site inspections

You get

  • Safety objectives and priorities set with leadership
  • Supervisor coaching on competent-person duties
  • Scheduled site safety inspections with written reports
  • Pre-construction and pre-mobilization safety planning
  • Crew orientation and toolbox talk content
02

H&S Documentation Package

A complete health & safety program written for how your site actually runs — not copied from a template. Built once, defensible every time someone asks to see it.

OHSA s. 25(2)(j) · s. 32.0.1–32.0.7 · CLC Part II

You get

  • Written H&S policy and program manual
  • Workplace violence & harassment policies and program
  • Mental health, substance use, and naloxone readiness
  • Hazard assessments and safe work procedures
  • Training matrix and record templates
03

Compliance Audits

A full-site walk and program review against the OHSA, its regulations, and your own written program — with findings ranked so your team knows what to fix first.

Site walk · program review · records review

You get

  • Photographed findings, ranked by risk
  • Plain-language corrective action list
  • Owners and target dates for each action
  • Follow-up verification visit
04

Documentation Defense

Recordkeeping built to withstand an inspection — organized, current, and ready before anyone asks. When an inspector arrives, you produce the record in minutes, not days.

Inspections · training · JHSC minutes · cleaning records

You get

  • A single organized records system
  • Retention schedule for each record type
  • Gap check against current requirements
  • Inspector-visit readiness checklist
05

Incident Response & Investigation

On the ground when it happens — immediate response support, root-cause investigation, and reporting that meets notification and recordkeeping requirements and reduces recurrence.

OHSA s. 51–53 · WSIB reporting · CLC hazardous occurrences

You get

  • Scene preservation and notification guidance
  • Root-cause investigation report
  • Corrective actions that address the cause
  • Documentation for regulators and insurers
06

Emergency Response Planning

Written emergency procedures and response plans built for your specific site — not a boilerplate pulled off a shelf. On construction projects, written emergency procedures are required under O. Reg. 213/91.

O. Reg. 213/91 s. 17 · site-specific

You get

  • Site-specific emergency procedures
  • Roles, contacts, and muster points
  • Postable summaries for the workplace
  • Drill plan and review schedule
07

Regulatory Monitoring

Ongoing tracking of proposed and final rules relevant to your trade, with plain-language impact briefs. When a rule changes, you hear it from us first — not from a citation.

See the Regulatory Radar →

You get

  • Change alerts relevant to your operations
  • Plain-language impact briefs
  • Program updates when rules change
  • Annual program review
How We Work

Assess. Prioritize. Implement. Monitor.

How we help you achieve safety and compliance — and keep it once you have it.

01

Assess

We walk your site with your supervisors and crews, and review your existing program against current provincial or federal requirements.

02

Prioritize

Findings are ranked by risk and deadline, so your team knows exactly what to fix first.

03

Implement

We build or update the documentation, procedures, and training materials needed to close each gap — and where the fix is physical, our crew can install it.

04

Monitor

We stay on as your regulatory radar, flagging changes before they become findings.

Sectors

High-risk work is where we're most at home.

SEC / 01

Civil & Infrastructure Construction

Water and sewer, civil works, and general construction — constructors, GCs, and trades on multi-employer sites where coordination itself is the hazard.

SEC / 02

Manufacturing & Industrial

Plants and industrial establishments — machine, material handling, and process hazards.

SEC / 03

Rail & Transit

Light rail transit construction, rail infrastructure, and rail operations — track-adjacent work, multi-contractor interfaces, and federally regulated rail workplaces.

SEC / 04

Property & Facilities

Owners and managers responsible for contractors, tenants, and the public on their sites.

Questions We Hear

Safety compliance FAQ.

Do we need a written health & safety policy?
Under the OHSA, an employer that regularly employs more than five workers must prepare a written occupational health and safety policy, review it at least once a year, and maintain a program to implement it. Every employer must also have workplace violence and harassment policies and a program to support them.
Are we provincially or federally regulated?
It depends on what your business does, not where it's located. Interprovincial and international trucking, rail, air, banking, and telecommunications are generally federally regulated under the Canada Labour Code; most other Ontario workplaces fall under the OHSA. If you're unsure, we'll help you confirm it before building anything.
Can you act as our safety lead?
Yes. For organizations without a full-time safety professional, we provide safety leadership on a scheduled basis — program direction, supervisor coaching, JHSC support, and regular site inspections — without the cost of a full-time hire.
An inspector just issued orders. Can you help?
Yes. We'll review the orders, prioritize them against the compliance dates, build or fix what's needed, and help you document compliance — then look at what else is likely to be flagged on a return visit.
How do we achieve safety and compliance — and stay there?
Start with an honest baseline: an audit of your site and your written program against the OHSA or the Canada Labour Code. Fix the highest-risk gaps first, then build the documentation, training, and supervisor habits that make the program work on shift. Compliance is the floor; safety is what actually happens at the tailgate. Staying there means reviewing the program at least annually and updating it as the rules change — which is what our regulatory monitoring is for.
We already have a program. Do we need to start over?
Rarely. Most programs need targeted updates, not a rewrite. We audit what you have, keep what works, and close the gaps — including recent changes like new elevating work platform training, Type 2 head protection, and AED requirements.

General guidance, not legal advice. Requirements depend on your sector, workforce size, and jurisdiction.

Let's look at where you stand.

A first conversation is free and unhurried — tell us about your site, and we'll tell you honestly where the risk sits.

Direct — Shannon Pitre
shannon@northshoresafety.ca
Office
Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 6:00pm
We'll get back to you within one business day.