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IAPA Consulting
Consulting
IAPA has a unique approach to consulting. We’ll work in partnership with your
firm to generate solutions, help you implement those solutions and build your capabilities
around health and safety programs that sustain the improvements.
Expertise of our consultants: over 80 consultants with a combined pool of health
and safety expertise of over 1,000 years.
Our consultants collectively hold the following professional designations.
- Professional Engineer (P. Eng)
- Certified Engineering Technologist (CET)
- Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)
- Registered Occupational Hygienist( ROH)
- Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP)
- Accredited Safety Auditor Certification (ASA)
- Ontario Kinesiology Association, Certified Kinesiologist - CK
- Canadian Certified Professional Ergonomist (CCPE)
- Canadian Institute of Management Certification (CIM)
- Canadian Certified Environmental Practitioner (CCEP)
- Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP)
- Certified Health & Safety Consultant (CHSC)
- Certified Excellence Professional (CEP)
- Bachelor of Science (BSc)
- Bachelor of Arts (BA)
IAPA offices are strategically located throughout the province so that no matter
where you’re located, you’ll have easy access to our consulting services.
There is a connection between good health and safety practices and the bottom line.
Strengthening a health and safety program can lead to a competitive business advantage.
To arrange for an IAPA consultant to visit your workplace today, call
1.800.406.IAPA (4272).
General Consulting Services
IAPA’s consultants employ a results-based approach to health, safety and environment
that enables your organization to implement, manage and continually improve your
health and safety programs.
Our consultants work together with the client to identify, assess and determine
safety, health and environmental needs, based on the client’s readiness and
capacity.
General Consulting Services include:
- Assisting with development of a basic health and safety program
- Providing health and safety information
- Identifying and facilitating solutions
- Assessing training needs
More in-depth consulting (fee-for-service) solutions, based on specific client needs
including:
- Customizing and delivering on-site training
- Developing and delivering ‘awareness’ presentations on specific health
and safety topics
- Increasing Joint Health and Safety Committee effectiveness
- Assisting firms in developing and implementing Workwell Audit requirements
IAPA Consultants are also involved with other health and safety activities such
as the IAPA Safety Group. They deliver a variety of services including: training,
workshops, and opportunities for networking and sharing best practices.
For those organizations with established health and safety programs looking beyond compliance, we can:
- Benchmark your health and safety management system against established standards – such as CSA Z1000, OHSAS 18001 and the forthcoming WSIB accreditation program – and help you achieve compliance with them
- Elevate your established health, safety and wellness program so that it correlates to quantified business results
- Help you integrate your health and safety program into your operations by aligning it with key initiatives such as six sigma, ISO 9001, lean manufacturing and balanced scorecard performance management
To arrange for an IAPA consultant to visit your workplace today, call
1.800.406.IAPA (4272).
Technical Consulting Services
IAPA offers technical consulting services in three critical areas: occupational
hygiene, ergonomics and safeguarding.
These areas are vital components of IAPA’s mission to improve the quality
of life in workplaces and communities. Our consultants use IAPA’s unique consulting
approach to consider each case individually, providing recommendations based on
industry requirements such as CSA codes and legislated standards, and working with
you to implement solutions.
The services we offer include:
- Detailed workstation/work environment assessments
- Comprehensive hazard assessment reports and recommendations
- Assistance in delivering systematic, written health and safety program procedures
- Customized on-site training
- Customized services to address unique health and safety needs
- Machine guarding assessments
To take advantage of our technical consulting services, call IAPA at
1.800.406.IAPA (4272). You will be placed in contact with a consultant
who will guide you through a preliminary discussion to help ascertain your specific
health and safety needs.
Occupational Hygiene
Occupational hygiene is the science of anticipating, recognizing, assessing and
controlling chemical, physical or biological agents before they adversely affect
employees’ health and safety.
For example:
- Chemical agents – gases, dusts, mists, fumes, vapours
- Physical agents – noise, radiation, vibration, extreme temperature
- Biological agents -- moulds
While some signs of an occupational hygiene problem are immediately apparent –
the dizzying smell of solvent vapours, a burning sensation from contact with a certain
chemical, ringing in the ears after prolonged exposure to loud noise – common
symptoms such as frequent headaches, eye/throat irritation and fatigue can also
signal a health hazard. Left unchecked, overexposure to harmful agents can lead
to more severe problems such as respiratory conditions, skin diseases and hearing
loss.
Consulting and Assessments
The credentials of our occupational hygienists include Certified Industrial Hygienist
(CIH), recognized worldwide, Registered Occupational Hygienist (ROH), the Canada-wide
designation in occupational hygiene, and Professional Engineer (P.Eng), recognizing
competency in the engineering field. Each professional has met the high level of
competency by each of the certifying bodies, and continues to maintain his or her
calibre of expertise in his or her respective field.
Whatever your exposure concerns are, let us help you recognize, assess and help
control hazards to make your workplace healthier.
Technical consulting services include:
- NEW! Confined space evaluations
- Air quality sampling (indoor air quality)
- Designated substance assessments (e.g. lead, silica and isocyanates)
- Chemical substance assessments (e.g. solvents, welding fumes, metalworking fluid
and metal/wood dust)
- Noise level surveys (including basic noise mapping and dose level monitoring)
- Heat exposure measurements
Customized Training
IAPA can also develop customized courses and on-site training materials to address
the specific technical needs of your organization. Topics include:
- WHMIS
- Flammable solvents
- Noise
- Heat stress
- Confined space
- Chemical exposure
- Air sampling
- Metalworking fluids
- Ventilation
- Workplace health
- Indoor air quality
- … and more.
Book a free initial field visit to review your employees’ exposure status
with our experts. For more information on how IAPA’s Occupational Hygiene
Consulting Services can benefit your organization, call
1.800.406.IAPA (4272).
Ergonomics
Overexertion and musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) involve strains and sprains of
muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints or nerves. These usually occur over time due
to repeated exposure to certain risk factors. Sprains and strains account for over
40% of all lost-time injuries in Ontario. The main goal of ergonomics is to reduce
the risk of these injuries by matching demands of the job to the abilities of the
employee through the proper design of workstations, tools, environment, work schedules,
policies and procedures.
Ergonomic improvements are often associated with improved productivity, quality
and morale, greatly increasing your return on investment in health and safety. IAPA
can assist you with implementing an ergonomics program. We also offer ergonomics
training, consulting and assessments. Our ergonomic specialists work with you and
your staff to identify the most effective ways to improve your employees’
work environments and implement ergonomic solutions.
Consulting, Assessment and Training
The key to preventing and controlling injuries is applying ergonomic principles
to your workplace. Our specialists can assist you with:
- Ergonomics assessments: office and industrial
- Physical demands analysis (PDAs)
- Job task analysis
To arrange for an IAPA consultant to visit your workplace today, call
1.800.406.IAPA (4272).
Safeguarding
Each year in Ontario, there are about 7,500 workplace injuries involving machinery.
Safeguarding is a way to protect workers from the hazards associated with machines.
Safeguarding is achieved by preventing contact with the moving part of a machine
or by stopping a machine’s moving part before a contact is made. Safeguarding
often includes the use of barriers, fixed guards, manual pull-backs, pressure-sensitive
protective devices or opto-electro protective devices, as well as other means.
Consulting, Assessment and Training
Our safeguarding specialists will work with you to:
- Identify the various tasks
- Identify and analyze the hazards associated with each task
- Evaluate the risks associated with each hazard
- Select control measures to mitigate these risks
In addition, IAPA offers training in safeguarding, including robotic safety training
which:
- Discusses the CSA 434 Standard on Robotic Safety
- Is offered on-site, with practical, hands-on exercises
- Is relevant for any employer that uses robots on the plant/shop floor
We can also provide customized training programs targeted to the specific needs
of your company. For more information on how IAPA’s safeguarding services
can benefit your organization, call 1.800.406.IAPA (4272).
Statistics Services
IAPA provides its member firms with statistical information regarding their health
and safety performance. Call 1.800.406.IAPA (4272)
for these two readily available information packages.
Injury Analysis with Lost Time Injury/Illness
information from 1999 to the present. Information is organized into top 10 categories
by nature, part of body, source, event, occupation, age group or length of service.
As well, the report contains total days lost and average claim costs for each of
the categories.
An Account Rate Profile enables firms to
find out how they compare against their rate group(s). The profile offers WSIB injury
counts, frequencies, severities and financial statistics for a period of six years.
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