CIH-Led Occupational Hygiene Consulting for Mining, Industrial and Institutional Workplaces
Western Health & Safety (WHS) is a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)-led consulting firm specializing in occupational hygiene, workplace exposure assessments, and industrial health hazard evaluations.
Based in Calgary, Alberta, WHS provides specialized occupational hygiene services to mining, industrial, commercial, and institutional clients. Through Industrial-Hygiene.ca, we share our expertise and support organizations seeking technically defensible exposure assessments and occupational health risk management solutions across Canada.
Our approach begins with understanding workplace conditions, identifying potential exposure hazards, and determining the appropriate assessment strategy before recommending controls or corrective actions.
Industrial Hygiene Canada Services
Western Health & Safety provides occupational hygiene consulting, exposure assessments, compliance auditing, and exposure control strategies for mining, industrial, commercial, institutional, and government clients across Canada.
Meet Western Health & Safety
CIH-Led Occupational Hygiene Expertise
Western Health & Safety (WHS) is a Calgary-based industrial hygiene consulting firm specializing in workplace exposure assessments, occupational health investigations, and technical risk evaluation.
Our work supports mining, industrial, commercial, and institutional organizations that require independent professional judgment and defensible occupational hygiene assessments.
We begin by understanding workplace conditions and exposure concerns before determining the appropriate assessment strategy.
Occupational Hygiene Services
Evaluate potential worker exposures to chemical, physical, and biological hazards through workplace investigations, exposure characterization, and appropriate monitoring strategies.
Diesel Particulate Monitoring (DPM)
Assess diesel particulate matter exposure in mining and industrial environments where diesel-powered equipment may contribute to worker exposure.
Respirable Crystalline Silica Assessments
Evaluate silica exposure associated with drilling, cutting, crushing, material handling, and other dust-generating operations.
Occupational Noise Assessments
Characterize workplace noise exposures to support hearing conservation programs and decisions about appropriate controls.
Ventilation Assessments
Investigate workplace ventilation conditions and their relationship to airborne contaminant exposure and worker protection.
Indoor Air Quality Assessments
Investigate building-related air quality concerns, including ventilation, moisture conditions, occupant complaints, and potential indoor contaminants.
Mining Occupational Hygiene Expertise
Mining environments require occupational hygiene programs that account for changing tasks, equipment, processes, and exposure conditions.
Western Health & Safety supports occupational exposure assessment for surface and underground mining operations, including diesel particulate matter, respirable crystalline silica, noise, ventilation, and other workplace health hazards.
Our approach emphasizes understanding the exposure scenario before determining the appropriate monitoring or assessment strategy.
Diagnose Before Recommending Controls
A technically defensible occupational hygiene assessment begins with the right questions:
Sampling is a tool, not the starting assumption.
The appropriate assessment strategy depends on the workplace, the uncertainty involved, and the decisions the organization needs to make.
Why Western Health & Safety?
Western Health & Safety is a CIH-led industrial hygiene consultant serving Alberta and British Columbia.
Through Industrial-Hygiene.ca, WHS also presents its occupational hygiene capabilities to organizations seeking specialized consulting support elsewhere in Canada.
Our work emphasizes independent professional judgment, field-based exposure assessment, clear technical interpretation, and recommendations grounded in workplace conditions.
We are best suited to projects where competent exposure characterization and defensible technical decisions materially affect worker protection or organizational risk.
Occupational Hygiene Regulations in Canada
Occupational exposure assessment requirements vary according to the hazard, workplace activity, and applicable jurisdiction.
In Alberta, occupational hygiene assessments may support obligations under the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety framework. In British Columbia, WorkSafeBC requirements govern many workplace exposure assessment and control activities.
Federally regulated workplaces and operations in other provinces or territories may be subject to different requirements.
A professional assessment considers the applicable legal framework alongside recognized occupational hygiene methods and exposure assessment principles.
Frequently Asked Questions
Discuss Your Occupational Hygiene Requirements
If your organization needs to investigate workplace exposures, establish a monitoring program, or evaluate an occupational health concern, begin with a focused technical conversation.
We can discuss the workplace, the decision you need to make, relevant constraints, and whether WHS is the appropriate consultant for the assignment.
Tell us about your project. We will review your requirements, discuss the scope of work, and provide a detailed proposal tailored to your site and regulatory obligations.