About Carbon Safety Solutions

Carbon Safety was founded in 2018 by Scott Lescak, a health, safety, and environmental professional with over 20 years of experience.

A Brief History

Carbon Safety Solutions is based in Nanaimo BC, and was initially focused on supporting clients across British Columbia between 2018 and 2022 using a collaborative approach to assist organizations in continually improving their Occupational Health, Safety, and Environmental Systems.

Working with clients to use their knowledge of their business, products, services, and industry, Carbon Safety Solutions aimed to provide clients with expertise in health, safety and environmental management to achieve a mutual understanding of where the organizations hazards exist, where OHSE performance was on track, and where it needed to improve.

The Carbon Safety Model

The Carbon Safety Model was developed as a unique framework to help clients work through the process of assessing strengths, and areas of improvement in the management of workplace health and safety.

The intent of the model is to focus on core aspects of a safety program such as the culture of the organization, and effective interventions, barriers, and controls that help to eliminate hazards, or reduce risk to workers within their work environments.  The outer rings are focused on management’s interpretation, and expectations of safety in their workplace.

Wellness in The Workplace

Since it’s first year of operation, Carbon Safety Solutions has been focused on the importance of balancing the workplace not just between production, and traditional health and safety, but also considering the importance of wellness within the workplace.

Many of us spend 8 to 12 hours a day at our workplaces.  In many cases spending more time with our colleagues than we do with our friends and families, dealing with a number of work related challenges, and requirements while we do so.

Carbon Safety has hosted a number of annual events to bring together organizations to discuss, and learn how we can continue to create workplaces that enrich worker lives by recharging wellness, rather than draining it.

Looking into best practices from around B.C. and beyond, including indigenous considerations and practices, Wellness in The Workplace has been about the continued quest for a balanced, and harmonious work and home life.

The RPM Tool

Carbon Safety Solutions has integrated the consulting side of the business with Orca Health and Safety.  We are still working on, supporting, and developing The Risk and Program Management Tool (RPM Tool).

The RPM Tool has been in development almost since the start of the company.

It was envisioned as an online process that allowed Carbon Safety to work with organizations to assess key aspects of their culture, core safety measures, and to develop an effective hazard catalogue and risk register which can form the foundation of an effective safety program.

The tool also provides an online document repository where safety program documents can be stored, and has been designed in line with the Carbon Safety Model to help provide a unique safety program framework.

The RPM Tool document portal is an interface that allows editors access to amend documents, and other users read only access available at a the click of a button.

Synergistic Integration

Orca Health and Safety

In 2023 Carbon Safety Solutions integrated it’s health and safety consulting support with Orca Safety, also based out of Nanaimo B.C.  Orca has a long history of providing health and safety support across Vancouver Island, as well B.C. and Alberta.

The Orca Health and Safety team provides a wide range of services, and training and would be happy to answer any questions, or provide an estimate for any of your health and safety projects.

Contact Orca on info@orcasafety.ca or by phone via (250) 751-4295

Wombat Software

We are excited to be partnering with Wombat Software.

The RPM Tool can help you assess risk, and develop your safety program, while Wombat Software can provide our clients with an additional benefit in the form of further online safety solutions.

Some of Wombats offerings include the development of digital forms for use on laptop, tablet, or phone, an online safety training matrix, and additional online document management solutions.

Wombat Software is a Vancouver Island based software company looking to provide EHS software support and solutions for clients ready to take the next step with their safety programs, and management.

Contact us if you have questions about how we can help you navigate Wombat Software’s solutions, and how they may be able to help your organization.

Reach us at info@carbonsafety.ca or Wombat via the link here

About Scott

Scott and his family moved to Nanaimo in the summer of 2017 to find a better balance between family, work, and play.

Scott is a Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) and also has a Certificate in Environmental Practice from Royal Roads University.  Scott spent 10 years living, working, and travelling in Scotland, and has experience in a number of industries including manufacturing, print media, waste management, mining, aviation, construction, marine, film and live events, as well as laboratories.

Scott has developed a number of systems over the years including Quality, OH&S, and Environmental to ISO 9001, 14001, 18001, and COR standards.  Scott is a certified lead auditor for ISO 14001 and 45001 management systems, and also holds a NEBOSH certificate and has been a part of the CSA Z1002:12 technical committee reviewing the Occupational health and safety – Hazard identification and elimination and risk assessment and control standard.

From 2012 until 2018 Scott worked with Pacific Safety Consulting based out of Richmond BC as a Senior Safety Advisor, and the Client Services Manager helping to develop and grow Pacific Safety’s client base.  Carbon Safety Solutions is Scott’s latest venture in Occupational Health, Safety, and Environmental Management.

Scott founded and managed Carbon Safety Solutions between 2018 and 2022 before integrating Carbon Safety Solutions Safety Consulting  with the Orca Safety Team.  Scott has been working as a Project Manager with the Orca Safety team since the integration, and is still working with Carbon Safety Solutions to continue managing the ongoing development of the RPM Tool.

In his free time Scott enjoys exploring the outdoors with his family, brewing his own beer and cider, and playing guitar badly.