High-Impact Health & Safety Support Services

Larry Westlake, PEng. is the Manager - Safety Engineer for High-Impact Health & Safety Support Services (a division of Westlake & Associates Consulting).

Contact Information: 

Phone: (807) 345-6691                                    Fax: (807) 345-8229                         Email: ohslaw@shaw.ca            126 Essex Court, Thunder Bay, ON  P7A 7P1

Experience

Larry has over 30 years of full-time experience in health & safety management,

• In various workplaces (construction project at a power generation facility, fine paper manufacturing, oriented strandboard production, and chemical manufacturing),
• With the I.A.P.A. (Industrial Accident Prevention Association) as a Consultant/ Trainer, District Engineer and Chief Engineer, and
• As Northwestern Ontario District Engineer with the Ontario Ministry of Labour.

With this background and experience, Larry is qualified to provide the following services to clients:

Health & Safety Consulting

• Health & Safety Assessments (click on "More than an Audit" above, for more information)
• Emergency Response Management (click on this title above for more information)
• Policy and procedure development
• Workplace inspections, advice regarding legal compliance
• Crisis assistance (MOL orders/ prosecutions; critical injury investigations; expert witness in court; WSIB Workwell Audits) (click on "Crisis Assistance" above for more information)
• Support for JH&S Committees, Human Resources staff
• Customized training: workers, supervisors, management
• Confined Space Entry programs (click on this title above for more information)
• Workplace-specific WHMIS, MSDS's, chemical control programs
• Flammable & combustible liquids storage & handling
• Pre-Start Health & Safety Reviews (s.7, Industrial Regulations)

Noise Measurement, Control and Hearing Conservation

Larry has an extensive background in the field of noise and hearing conservation. He has served as a member of the Canadian Standards Association's Z107 Acoustics and Noise Control Committee, and Subcommittee on Industrial Noise. While on staff at I.A.P.A., he presented regularly-scheduled "Noise & Hearing Conservation" seminars. He has completed numerous noise testing projects over the years, assisting companies with reducing worker exposures to noise, providing effective hearing protection programs, as well as with assisting organizations with office noise concerns.

Larry uses the latest noise measurement instrumentation technology (integrating sound level meter, dosimeter, octave band analysis) to determine worker exposures and noise control techniques. As an engineer, he is able to make recommendations for engineering controls to reduce workplace noise and improve office privacy. Larry is also able to effectively train workers and supervisors regarding the hazards of noise and the proper selection, use and care of hearing protectors.

For more information regarding Ontario's legal requirements for workplace noise exposures, click on "Noise: Did you Know?", above. For more information on office noise and privacy, click on "Office Noise", above.

Memberships

Larry is a member of the Canadian Acoustical Association, the Canadian Society for Safety Engineering, The International Consortium for Organizational Resilience, the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario, the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce, and the Lakehead Rotary Club. Both Larry (as the CEO) and the company are insured by WSIB, and the company is a member firm of I.A.P.A.  Larry also volunteers in the Disaster Management program of the Canadian Red Cross, the Chapter and Forum North Planning committees of the I.A.P.A., and the Small Business and Education committees of the Chamber of Commerce.