Workplace Safety Consulting
for Toronto and Ontario
Employers
Practical safety support for organizations that need more than paperwork.
SAFETY.INC helps employers identify compliance gaps, strengthen due diligence, improve contractor oversight, and reduce operational risk before issues become incidents, orders, fines, or business disruption.
EMPLOYER QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER
Safety Paperwork does not always mean safety risks are under control.
Policy, procedures, inspections, and training records are important. However, records alone do not always reflect how work is actually planned, supervised, and performed on-site.
Are hazards assessed and controls set before work begins?
Are corrective actions completed, and verified?
Are contractors and vendors verified beyond paperwork?
Do due diligence records stand up to scrutiny?
Do procedures used match the work being done?
Are supervisor instructions clearly understood on site?
The real question is not what is documented, but what is really happening
What Executive Safety
Leadership Looks Like.
Board Advisory
Direct reporting to the Risk Committee. Strategic counsel on safety as enterprise value.
Regulatory Shield
Navigating MOL/OHSA Regulatory scrutiny at the highest level. Protecting reputation and license.
Crisis Command
Executive leadership during catastrophic events. Decisive action when seconds matter.
Culture Architecture
Rebuilding safety DNA from the top down. Accountability that exists in practice, not paper.
THE ENGAGEMENT TRIGGERS
When This Role
Is Typically Engaged
* Post-Incident Crisis Management
* Pre-IPO Risk Governance Structuring
* Merger & Acquisition Due Diligence
* Board Mandated Safety Overhaul
* Growth Outpacing Leadership Capacity
* Regulator or Auditor Escalation
This role is engaged when leadership recognizes that safety risk requires executive ownership — not additional activity.
LEADERSHIP
Michael Matthew
Fractional Chief Safety Officer
30+ years navigating high-stakes industrial risk. Trusted by boards to turn safety from a liability into a strategic asset.
Fractional Chief Safety Officer engagements are delivered directly by Michael Matthew, supported by SAFETY.INC tools and resources as appropriate. If executive safety ownership sounds familiar, a short conversation is usually the right starting point.