A COR auditor is a recognized and specially trained individual who is qualified to assess an employer’s health and safety management system and injury management/return-to-work system.
The following certified external auditors have a high degree of expertise and competency in occupational health and safety auditing of the organization’s health and safety management system or injury management/return-to-work system. Regardless of the size of the employer, an individual certified as an external COR auditor is empowered to conduct both certification audits and annual maintenance audits.
Meet our Certified External Auditors:
External auditors who are not in a direct contractual relationship with BCMSA will be solely responsible for determining any requirements with any municipality or entity with which they contract with directly to provide services.
The BCMSA does not regulate the relationship between external auditors and third parties.
Susan Bassett
Glacierview Consulting Ltd.
8719 Dieter Road
Smithers BC V0J 2N7
P: 778-210-0993
E: glacierviewconsulting@gmail.com
With over 30 years in Corporate Administration in challenging environments such as public transit, healthcare, local government and the private sector, Susan brings a broad range of experience to this role and holds a Certificate in Public Administration with Honours. Most recently, Susan spent 10 years with the Town of Smithers in the capacity of Director of Corporate Services with a portfolio that included the management of the OH&S program. She developed the comprehensive program that lead the Town to achieving COR status in 2010 and maintained her Internal Auditor status with the BCMSA until her retirement in 2016. Susan’s personality creates a relaxed and comfortable audit environment for the employee and organization as a whole. Located in Smithers, she is willing and able to travel throughout BC.
Susan Harahap, BCom, CRSP
REC Safety Solutions
Mission, BC
P: 604-655-3948
E: susan@recss.ca
W: www.recss.ca
Susan has been an Internal Auditor with the BCMSA since 2016 and an External Auditor since 2023 maintaining strong relationships with her clients. Susan completed the Certificate of Occupational Health and Safety at BCIT in 2017 earning the Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) designation in 2018.
With experience in varying industries, including Healthcare, Hospitality, Public and Private Education as well as Municipalities and Regional Districts, Susan Harahap’s 14 years of direct OH&S program development experience meets a passion for creating safer, healthier work environments. With an unwavering commitment to excellence, Susan applies her experience and education in hazard recognition, mitigation and control to the varied work environments and utilizes her strong communication skills to build relationships during the observational and interview components to gather the required information while minimizing the impact on the operation overall.
Paige Knapman, CRSP, CDMP
Safely Managed Consulting
Comox Valley, BC
P: 250-465-8113
E: pknapman@telus.net
Paige Knapman is a Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) and Certified Disabilities Management Professional (CDMP) recently retired from the City of Courtenay on Vancouver Island. Paige has over 25 years experience working as a safety professional and more than 20 years experience auditing safety management systems.
Paige’s occupational health & safety work experience includes several industries including manufacturing, hazardous waste management, oilfield and local government. Paige is a certified external auditor with the Manufacturing Safety Alliance (MSA) and the BC Municipal Safety Association (BCMSA) and has many professional references available upon request.
Dean Sinclair, RPF, CRSP
DCS Safety Consulting
1384 Dunbar Drive
Kamloops, BC V1S 0C6
P: 250-819-4942
E: dean@dcsconsulting.ca
W: www.dcsconsulting.ca
Dean has over 18 years of experience in safety and has been a Canadian Registered Safety Professional since 2012. Dean has been a certified external auditor for the WorkSafeBC Partners Program since 2007 and is currently an auditor for 4 different certifying partners. To date, he has completed COR audits on over 350 large and small organizations in a variety of industries including local and regional government, health care, construction, road maintenance and construction, forestry, manufacturing and consulting.
Dean has a reputation for his high level of professionalism and ability to work with each client to provide an unbiased, realistic assessment of their safety program. Dean’s BCMSA audits include Skytrain, City of Abbotsford, City of West Kelowna, Coast Mountain Bus Company and others.
Read his resume:
Dean Sinclair - DCS Safety Consulting Resume (342 downloads )
John McMahon, CRSP. CMIOSH, MBA
Vedder Safety
P: 778.684.6590
E: john@veddersafety.com
With over 25 years of experience in occupational health and safety as both a regulator and advisor, John has provided strategic safety guidance to senior executives in multiple sectors. As an MBA graduate, he combines strategic thinking, operational knowledge and a deep understanding of safety management systems to evaluate business performance and identify safety management best practices and opportunities.
Previously, John served as an H&S Manager for a municipality, gaining extensive knowledge of public sector operations and their unique safety challenges. He has a sound grasp of the range of services provided by the public sector and the operating environment.
As a COR auditor, John also brings his ISO auditing experience to deliver a tailored auditing service that is aimed to provide organizations with ongoing support with their COR auditing needs. Whether it is a certification or maintenance audit, John has a wealth of experience with the BCMSA audit tool to provide you with the comfort of knowing that there will be a thorough audit process delivered to a high standard of qualitythat will add value to your organization.
John is located in Metro Vancouver but willing to travel throughout British Columbia.
Gurdev Singh, CRSP, CHSC, CHSMSA
Right4U Safety Consulting Inc.
1406 Sunshine Crt
Kamloops, BC V2E2M3
P: 778-220-2879
E: right4usafety@gmail.com
W: www.right4usafety.ca
Gurdev Singh is a Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP), Certified Health and Safety Consultant (CHSC) and Certified Health and Safety Management System Auditor (CHSMSA) with more than 15 years of professional experience in implementing, managing, and auditing quality assurance (ISO 9001), environmental (ISO 14001) and occupational health and safety (OHSAS 18001/ISO 45001) management systems.
Gurdev is a certified external COR auditor with the Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC (MSABC), go2HR (Tourism and Hospitality) and SafetyDriven – TSCBC.
Gurdev is also a certified ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 auditor with Exemplar Global and has conducted joint COR and ISO audits.
Jason Zaffino, MBA, CRSP
Uplift Safety Solutions Ltd.
Kamloops, BC
P: 250-540-3511
E: jason.zaffino@upliftsafety.ca
W. www.upliftsafety.ca
“The quality of an audit is not the audit tool, it’s the auditor”
Jason holds an MBA in Health and Safety Leadership and is a Canadian Registered Safety Professional. With over 10 years of senior occupational health and safety experience, Jason has worked with municipalities, school districts, health authorities, manufacturers, mines, construction, and first nations communities. When he’s not auditing, Jason works with leadership teams on safety system development, implementation, and accountability. He specializes in high-risk and complex systems such as lockout, confined space, and process safety.
Jason is known for his collaboration, open communication, and his ability to build trust with organizations and their workers. By offering honest feedback and practical solutions Jason helps organizations keep their workers safe and reduce organizational risk.
With clients throughout Western Canada, Jason is available to assist with your health and safety needs anywhere in the province.
Hayden Greenshields, CRSP, M.Sc.(T), (C)OHS, NCSO
Prince George, BC
E: hayden@safetypays.ca
Hayden Greenshields is the owner and principal consultant of Free Spirit Ventures Inc., a specialized health and safety consulting firm based in Prince George, BC. With over 19 years of experience across sectors including construction, mining, forestry, petrochemicals, and oil and gas, Hayden brings a deep, practical understanding of occupational health and safety. He holds designations as a Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) and National Construction Safety Officer (NCSO), along with advanced academic credentials, including a Master’s in Human Factors and System Safety from Lund University in Sweden and a certificate in Health, Safety, and Environmental Processes from the University of New Brunswick.
Sunshine Borsato
2023 Brightway Road
Quesnel, BC V2J 6N9
P: 250-983-9300
E: sunshineborsato@hotmail.com
Sunshine has been a safety resource for her clients managing their health and safety systems while developing safety policy and implementing procedures for over 20 years. She has been a COR auditor since 2007 for various certifying partners, including the BCMSA, and audits in other capacities as well.
With a vast industrial and administrative experience base, Sunshine brings practical solutions to address each client’s specific safety challenges. Her personal and professional attention during each audit is aimed at identifying gaps but also providing effective suggestions and recommendations that are easily implemented.
Nicole Brandson
Cariboo Safety Consulting
203-383 Oliver Street Williams Lake, BC V2G 1M4
P: 250-305-0407
E: cariboosafety@gmail.com
W: www.cariboosafetyconsulting.ca
Cariboo Safety Consulting was established in 2007 and provides hands on practical safety consulting and auditing services to various industries throughout the entire province. On average Nicole performs over 60 COR audits a year varying in size from Individual Owner Operators to large companies with 500 + employees. With her extensive experience, Nicole will work with clients to address site specific challenges and concerns through a realistic and professional lens. She continues to learn and expand her commitment to the health and safety of her clients and provides best practices, industry standards and leading-edge solutions for her clientele. Various professional references are available upon request.
Trevor Reid, M.Sc, CRSP
P: 250-505-9078
E: trevorjnreid@hotmail.com
Trevor has a variety of experience in health and safety over the past 20 years that include having been a WorkSafeBC Occupational Hygiene Officer, a Corporate Director of HSE for a large construction company, a municipal government Health and Safety Specialist and a business owner. Trevor has a Master’s degree in occupational hygiene from UBC and holds a CRSP designation.
Nancy Carol Johnston
108-285 Newport Drive
Port Moody, B.C. V3H 5J6
P: 604-970-5902
E: nancyjohnston@shaw.ca
Nancy is a Registered Occupational Hygiene Technologist (retired) and holds a Diploma of Technology (Occupational Health and Safety) from BCIT. With 35 years in the practice of Occupational Health & Safety, Nancy is a strong generalist with special focus on occupational hygiene. She is experienced in all aspects of OH&S program development, implementation, and evaluation, primarily, but not exclusively, in the public education sector. Early in her career she received an “Excellence in Auditing” award from the International Loss Control Institute in Atlanta, Georgia. She is willing and able to travel throughout British Columbia.
M Kibria Shah, MASc, CRSP
Burnaby, BC
P: 236-865-7989
E: mkibria.shah@gmail.com
Kibria is a Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) with more than 12 years of experience in occupational health and safety management in both public and private sectors. His educational background includes a Master of Building Engineering/Building Science, a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, and a Diploma in OHS.
Kibria has led OHS program development and implementation and conducted OHS management system audits in a variety of industries, including local-provincial-federal organizations, construction, manufacturing, energy & utilities, and marine & offshore fabrication operations located in North America and Asia.
Sandra Ciparis, CRSP
Sandra Ciparis Consulting
P: 778-951-0230
E: sandraciparis@gmail.com
Sandra is a CRSP with over 20 years of experience in a wide range of industries, including over ten years managing health and safety for a BCMSA COR-certified organization.
As a COR auditor, Sandra has developed a specialized focus on working with organizations represented by the BC Municipal Safety Association (BCMSA). This focus provides her with a deep understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities faced by these industries, enabling her to deliver insightful, practical, and impactful guidance tailored to their specific needs.
Over the years, Sandra has supported numerous organizations through the BCMSA audit process. Recognizing that no two organizations are the same, she tailors her process to fit the unique challenges and opportunities of each client.
Whether it’s initial certification, recertification, or ongoing maintenance, Sandra has experience in adopting a collaborative and tailored approach to auditing and looks forward to working with you.
Sandra is located in the Metro Vancouver area but is willing to travel throughout British Columbia.
