In today’s rapidly evolving real estate landscape, ensuring the health and safety of employees and adherence to environmental regulations is more critical than ever.
Compliance audits serve as a vital tool for organizations to verify that they are meeting the necessary standards and regulations. Our Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Audit team stands ready to assist businesses in assessing their EHS needs and providing solutions that will help maintain the value of the asset and protect the tenants / employees located within the building.
Our Comprehensive Environmental, Health & Safety Audit Services
Our EHS Audit team is dedicated to offering a full spectrum of services, including consulting, auditing, sampling, and training, in the areas of Environmental Regulation Compliance, Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Management, Safety Assessments, and Occupational Hygiene Assessments. Each year, we conduct hundreds of EHS Assessments across various industries, ensuring that our clients meet stringent environmental and occupational health and safety standards.
We tailor our audits to meet the specific needs of our clients. Our services range from checklist-based audits, designed to identify deficiencies, conformities, and best practices, to in-depth EHS audits that scrutinize the client’s safety management systems and include on-site facility inspections. This approach ensures that each audit aligns with the unique requirements and goals of the client. The ECOH team prides ourselves on providing solutions to our clients’ requirements based on the findings of our audits in a pragmatic and cost effective way.
Key Areas of Expertise
Our auditing expertise covers a broad array of critical areas, including but not limited to:
- Regulatory Compliance and Best Practices: Ensuring adherence to current Environmental laws and identifying industry best practices.
- Emergency Procedures: Evaluating the effectiveness of various environmental controls, emergency response plans, and health and safety response plans ( eyewash stations, emergency showers, etc.)
- Fire Life Safety: Assessing fire hazards and ensuring compliance with fire safety regulations.
- Air Quality and Noise: Monitoring and mitigating environmental factors that impact the surrounding environment, surrounding public health, and tenant / employee health.
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Training, records, storage, selection, and proper fit.
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Identification System (WHMIS): Labeling, chemical storage, and handling.
- Industrial Hygiene Risk Assessment: Evaluating and mitigating workplace health risks.
- Heat Stress Management: Assessing and recommending controls for thermal comfort.
- Safeguarding Machinery: Assessing existing equipment to ensure that guarding meets regulatory requirements.
- Health and Safety Program Gap Analysis: Review of Client policies and procedures through gap analysis providing constructive feedback to ensure compliance with current applicable legislation. Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) reviews and program creation provided.
- Asbestos and Designated Substances: Review of building characteristics to determine if asbestos or designated substances may be present in buildings. Existing documentation review and recommendations provided.
- First Aid: Ensure proper first aid measures are in place within the workplace including training, first aid stations, eyewash stations, etc.
- UST / AST Compliance: Assessments: review underground and aboveground storage tank systems to confirm they meet regulatory requirements and are properly managed to prevent leaks, spills, and environmental contamination.
- Review / Establishment of an EHS Legal Registry: Ensuring that our clients are up to date on applicable federal, provincial, and municipal legislative requirements (environmental and health / safety)
Adaptability and Customization
Our approach to EHS audits is highly adaptable, designed to meet your specific requirements and objectives. We have a proven track record of tailoring audit methodologies to various industries and organizational structures. This customization ensures our audits are comprehensive, effectively addressing the unique needs and goals of each client.
Expertise & Professional Accreditation
Our team comprises professionally accredited staff, including Environmental Professionals (EP), Compliance Environmental Auditors (CEA), Certified Industrial Hygienists (CIH), Registered Occupational Hygienists (ROH), Canadian Health and Safety Consultants (CHSC) and Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (CRSP). Additionally, we have an Occupational Health Physician on our team, ensuring a holistic approach to health and safety audits.
Notably, two of our senior consultants have been honored as Fellows of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) and have received the Hugh Nelson Award from the Occupational Hygiene Association of Ontario. These accolades reflect our leadership and dedication in the field of OHS.
Moving Forward with Confidence
If you’re looking to protect your people and ensure your operations are compliant with environmental and health & safety regulations, look no further than ECOH. Your long-term success, sustainability and business continuity are our priorities. With a wealth of experience in delivery quality EHS services, we are committed to helping you implement best practices and developing a cleaner, safer and healthier workplace.
