Certified OSSE External Auditors

Certified Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC OSSE External Auditor is a Health and Safety Professional who is trained and qualified to assess the occupational health and safety and return to work management system of a large-employer (20 employees or more).

An external auditor is screened, selected and trained by the Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC to conduct qualifying OSSE audits. Auditors must have adequate industry experience and retain a recognized professional Health & Safety designation (CRSP, CSP or equivalent) to be considered for pre-screening.

The auditor pre-screening includes written and oral skills tests, criminal check and a behavior based interview.  Auditors that are selected following this process must successfully complete Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC’s auditor training and a student audit.

Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC Certified External OSSE Auditors are the only type of auditor qualified to conduct Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC OSSE certification and re-certification audits. They can also be used to conduct OSSE maintenance audits for Large Employers and Small Employer OSSE certification, maintenance and re-certification audits.

Lower Mainland

Neil Allen B.Sc., M.Sc., PGDipEnvMngt, P.Ag., EP(EMSLA), EP(CEA), CHSMSA

John A. Foster PhD, RPBio, QEP, EP(CEA), EP(EMSLA), CHSMSA

Senior Management System Specialist

Michael Herald CRSP, EP(CEA), EP(EMSLA)

Blackbird EHS Consulting Services Inc.

JF Landry CD, CRSP, CHSC

Bruce Jackson PgCert, DipAEd, CMIOSH, CRSP, CIT

Yaroslav Moisseyev CRSP, B.Sc., B. Tech.

Health and Safety Consultant
Genuine Safety & Prevention Consulting

Aron Laxton

Principle Consultant
Industry Stewardship

Vancouver Island

Paige Knapman CRSP, CDMP

Safely Managed Consulting

Bjarne Nielsen CRSP

Bear Safety Services Ltd

Aron Laxton

Principle Consultant
Industry Stewardship

BC Interior

Gurdev Singh CRSP, CHSC, CHSMSA

Right4U Safety Consulting Inc.

Jason Zaffino MBA, CRSP

Principal Consultant
Uplift Safety Solutions Ltd.

Aron Laxton

Principle Consultant
Industry Stewardship

Daniel Marcoux MBA, RPF, CRSP

Soteria Occupational Health and Safety Ltd.

Northern BC

Aron Laxton

Principle Consultant
Industry Stewardship

Large Employer OSSE Maintenance Auditors

A Large Employer OSSE Maintenance Auditor is a permanent employee of a large employer (20 employees or more) who has received a minimum of 14 hours of instruction and training on how to conduct, document and score an OSSE audit.  Maintenance auditors must also pass a written assessment and successfully complete a student audit. These auditors conduct maintenance audits for large employers in years 2 and 3 of their OSSE certification cycle.

Small Employer OSSE Internal Auditors

A Small Employer OSSE Internal Auditor is a permanent employee of a small employer (19 and less full time equivalent employees) who has received a minimum of 14 hours of instruction and training on how to conduct, document and score an OSSE audit. Small Employer Internal OSSE Auditors must pass a written assessment and successfully complete a student audit. These auditors conduct both certification and maintenance audits for their employer.

NOTE: All Audit submissions undergo a quality assurance process through the Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC.