Expert Occupational Health Solutions
Enhancing workplace safety and compliance effectively.
About Orenda Safety
Our Mission
Orenda Safety Services Ltd. is a Canadian occupational health and safety consulting firm supporting construction, municipal, manufacturing, winery, and brewery operations. We provide practical, defensible safety solutions that support regulatory compliance and due diligence without adding unnecessary complexity. Our services include Safety Management System development and review, confined space hazard identification and risk assessment, and machine guarding documentation. We focus on clear roles, competent work practices, and documentation that holds up to regulatory and contractual scrutiny. Our work is grounded in real-world operations and current OHS requirements. The objective is straightforward: reduce risk, improve consistency, and protect workers while supporting operational needs.
Occupational Health Services
Safety Managment Systems
Machine Guarding Assessments
Machine Guarding Assessments
Safety Management System (SMS) Review and Development services help organizations build a compliant, audit-ready safety program that actually works in day-to-day operations. Orenda Safety Services Ltd. provides practical SMS development, SMS gap assessments, and program audits aligned with recognized best practices and regulatory due diligence expectations. We identify deficiencies, prioritize corrective actions, and deliver clear policies, procedures, roles, and tools that strengthen compliance, reduce risk, and improve field execution. Whether you need a full Safety Management System built from the ground up or an independent review of an existing program, we provide defensible documentation and implementable solutions for construction, manufacturing, and industrial operations. .
Machine Guarding Assessments
Machine Guarding Assessments
Machine Guarding Assessments
Machine Guarding Assessments help manufacturers, fabricators, and importers verify that machinery and equipment are properly safeguarded to protect workers and meet regulatory due diligence expectations. Orenda Safety Services Ltd. provides practical machine guarding evaluations for production lines, stand-alone machines, and custom-built equipment—identifying pinch points, nip points, shear/crush hazards, in-running rollers, and other exposure zones. Assessments are led by a CMSE® (Certified Machinery Safety Expert) and supported with defensible documentation, prioritized corrective actions, and safeguarding recommendations aligned with the hierarchy of controls, including engineered guarding solutions, interlocks, presence-sensing devices, administrative controls, and verification/inspection criteria. Whether you manufacture equipment, modify machinery, or import machines for use in Canada, our assessments support safer operation, improved compliance, and audit-ready records. .
Confined Space Assessments
Machine Guarding Assessments
Confined Space Assessments
Confined Space Assessments help employers identify, evaluate, and control the full range of confined space hazards before workers enter. Orenda Safety Services Ltd. provides defensible confined space hazard identification and risk assessments for tanks, vaults, pits, sumps, vessels, manholes, and process spaces—addressing atmospheric hazards (oxygen deficiency/enrichment, toxic gases/vapours, flammables), engulfment/entrapment, configuration hazards, energy sources, and task-related risks. Deliverables typically include confined space classification support, hazard inventories, risk ratings, required controls, entry requirements, isolation/lockout considerations, ventilation guidance, rescue considerations, and documentation suitable for training, permitting, and audit readiness. Whether your operations are construction, municipal infrastructure, manufacturing, utilities, or maintenance, our assessments provide practical, implementable controls that strengthen compliance, reduce liability, and protect workers. .
Specialized Training
Fractional Safety Services
Confined Space Assessments
Confined Space Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment (CS-HIRA) Assessor Course is a specialized, applied program I developed to build real competency in confined space hazard assessment—not just entry procedures. Participants learn a structured, defensible process to identify hazards, evaluate risk, and specify controls that can be implemented in the field and documented to support due diligence.
The course is designed for supervisors, safety personnel, engineers, operators, and maintenance staff who are expected to assess confined spaces and produce consistent, repeatable, auditable assessment outputs across a wide range of industries and confined space types.
What participants leave with
- A repeatable confined space hazard identification and risk assessment workflow
- Practical tools/templates to complete defensible assessments
- Clear linkage between hazards, risk ratings, and control requirements (including atmospheric testing, isolation, ventilation, and rescue considerations)
- Improved consistency for multi-site or multi-department confined space programs
Document Development
Fractional Safety Services
Fractional Safety Services
Safety Document Development services provide employers with clear, defensible, and field-usable documentation that supports compliance and due diligence—without creating binders that no one follows. Orenda Safety Services Ltd. develops practical safety management documents tailored to your operations, including policies, programs, Safe Work Practices (SWPs), Safe Operating Procedures (SOPs), hazard assessments, forms, inspections, permits, and verification tools. Documents are written to be enforceable and auditable, with step-by-step requirements, role clarity, and controls aligned to the hierarchy of controls. Whether you need foundational documentation for a new program or remediation of legacy documents, we deliver consistent, standardized materials that improve implementation, training effectiveness, and audit readiness.
Fractional Safety Services
Fractional Safety Services
Fractional Safety Services
Fractional Safety Services provide small to mid-sized organizations with senior-level health and safety leadership—without the cost of a full-time hire. Orenda Safety Services Ltd. delivers ongoing, part-time HSE management support to build and maintain compliant systems, strengthen due diligence, and improve field execution. Services can include Safety Management System (SMS) oversight, inspections and audits, hazard and risk management, contractor coordination, incident investigation support, corrective action tracking, training systems, and board/owner-level reporting. Engagements are scaled to your operational risk and business needs, providing consistent governance, measurable safety performance improvements, and audit-ready documentation.