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Safety is a Marathon without an End...
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Safety is a Marathon without an End...
...Let Me help You RUN!!!

Safety is a Marathon without an End... ...Let Me help You RUN!!!Safety is a Marathon without an End... ...Let Me help You RUN!!!Safety is a Marathon without an End... ...Let Me help You RUN!!!
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About Me
Safety Services
  • Safety-Related Training
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  • Policy, Procedure & SMS
  • MHE Evaluations & Testing
  • The Virtual Cat!!!
  • PSC Program
  • Material Usage Program
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Welcome

There's much to see here, I've been in OH&S for over 32 yrs.  

So, take your time, look around, and learn all there is to know about Me...

I hope you enjoy the site and take a moment to drop Me a line...

About Me

Patrick A Lipscombe

I remember building little Tractor Trailers & Forklifts with Lego when I was a child and seeing great big Moving Trucks coming down my street (Atlas Van Lines)...  My Dad talked about Truck Driving and Forklifts (secretly I wondered if he was trying to send me away)...  He worked in the Cement / Surface Mining Industry for St. Mary's Cement...  


Jump ahead a decade, my first jobs were in Lumberyards, Warehousing & 3rd-Party Logistics: specifically Driving Forklifts...  Add another few years, in the early & mid-80's I had 2 Forklift Licenses (when that actually existed), my Dad paid for the courses...  


Add another 5 years in to the early 1990's I began to Teach/Train Forklift with my Trainers Certificate from the Raymond Corporation of Canada...  My "dive" into OH&S began around the same time when I saw co-workers being hurt: they had no training, warning or experience...  I joined the Joint Health & Safety Committee (JHSC) as the Worker Representative...  Training Forklift snowballed into Training MEWP's, WHMIS, TDG, Fall Protection and a number of other courses...  Add a couple more years, I was promoted into Management: Team Leader for Occupational Health & Safety / Training & Development with a large Warehouse & Distribution company: Supply Chain Management, the Canadian 3PL for Wal-Mart Canada...  We had 800 Employees full-time & depending on the season, up-to 200 Temporary Staff...  We operated 24/7/365 with a Fleet of 125 Forklifts...  At one point I had a staff of 4 Trainers that reported to me...  Add a couple years, I began to deliver Soft-Skills Managerial & Total Quality Concept/Management Courses (TQC/TQM)...  


Somewhere dribbled in this time-frame I'd ran my own small business in Outdoor Travel/Adventure Planning...   I also did a fair amount of Volunteer work: specifically with Highschool Students delivering the Young Worker Awareness Program (YWAP) for which I received 3 Awards.  This was a program where I would attend Ontario High Schools and deliver a 2.5 hour session on OH&S to Grade 10+ students...   I was also a Guest Speaker for 3-days on Young Workers and Equipment Safety, at the Annual OH&S Conference with the former IAPA...


Add another decade, I then had a few more Trainer-Level Credentials.  I also did a short-stint in Surface Mining at St. Mary's Cement (my Dad sure was happy about that)...  I spent 5 years Training at a Private Career College and was a Recognized Trainer by the Ministry of Training, Colleges & Universities (MTCU), my Trainer Credentials & workplace experience was accepted as an alternate to Teachers College...


Add one more decade (or so), I've been working over 40yrs with over 30yrs of that time in OH&S / T&D...   I now have 16 Trainer-Level Certifications and can deliver over 50 Safety-Related courses & a number of non-safety related courses...  I have worked on both the Worker & Management sides of OH&S / T&D and have worked with some of the largest & well-known Safety Providers in Ontario.  I am also an Approved Trainer for Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training & Skills Development (MLITSD) Training Programs...


Now in 2019~2025 I have returned to Consulting & Training, renewed The Safety Cat business that I have owned over 23yrs.... 

I took a Leap-of-Faith and have stepped-into ISO Auditing: Specifically ISO 45001:2018 ~ Occupational Health & Safety Management.... 

I have also taken courses in ISO 9001 ~ Quality Management along with ISO 19011 ~ Management Systems...

In 2020 I participated on a 3-day course: ISO Integrated Management Systems, with attention to ISO 9001, 14001 & 45001...  


I am currently working with 8 Partner Safety Providers as I build my own client-base out of my new Home-Base in the beautiful small town of Beaverton, in Brock (Durham Region), Ontario...  


I have also retuned to the Young Worker forum delivering a variety of Safety & Non-Safety related programs in Southern & Central Ontario High-Schools under the Specialty-High-Skills-Major (SHSM) and Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Programs (OYAP)...


Starting in 2022, I became a member of Toastmasters International!

Toastmasters is present in 149 Countries with over 300,000 Members who seek to be better professional speakers & leaders...

I have earned my Certificate in Presentation Mastery, and am now working on Effective Coaching towards a designation as a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM)...

Patrick Lipscombe

I'm a Competent Trainer with a very "down-to-earth & real" style of delivery...    I use humour in my course delivery and I tell-it-as-it-is, I don't beat-around-the-bush... 

The Safety Cat ~ Workplace Occupational Health & Safety Training and Consulting

The Safety Cat

The name The Safety Cat was "born" out of a Teenage Nickname: not necessarily a complimentary one, but it stuck none-the-less.  TSC is a "modified" version...

Vulnerable Sector Clearance

I have acquired Vulnerable Sector Clearance...  

VSC supersedes the old RCMP/OPP background check...  This is the highest level of background checking available...  VSC covers the following areas: Criminal convictions from CPIC and/or local databases, Summary convictions for five years,  Outstanding entries such as charges and warrants, judicial orders, peace bonds, probation and prohibition orders, Absolute and conditional discharges, Every criminal offence of which an individual has been charged that resulted in a finding of Not Criminally Responsible on account of mental disorder, A conviction which a pardon has been granted, only if the disclosure is authorized under the Criminal Records Act; and Any non-conviction information authorized for exceptional disclosure under the authority of the Police Record Checks Reform Act...  This means you can readily book me for Training or Consulting in an environment where persons identified as vulnerable are present...

What have I taught?

Material Handling Equipment (MHE)

All classes of Forklift including: Counterbalance ~ Narrow Aisle

Man-Up (Orderpicker) ~ Turret-Truck

Power-Pallet Truck (Walkie)

Tow-Tractor (Tugger) ~ Telehandler

Personnel/Burden Carriers

Manual Pump-Trucks

Mobile Elevated Work Platform (MEWP)… formerly Aerial Work Platform (AWP)

Scissor Lift On-Slab (SLOS)(Indoor)

Off-Slab Scissor Lift (OSSL)(Outdoor)

Telescopic Stick-Boom (TSB)

Articulated Knuckle-Boom (AKB)

Push-Around / Vertical Mast Lift

Machinery Related Courses

Hazardous Materials Courses

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Lockout / Tagout (LOTO)

Machine Guarding

Sweeper & Scrubber

Hazardous Materials Courses

Hazardous Materials Courses

Hazardous Materials Courses

Workplace Occupational Health & Safety Training and Consulting ~ The Safety Cat

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems (WHMIS2015)

Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Asbestos Hazard Awareness

Spills Response

Workplace/JHSC Training

Hazardous Materials Courses

Workplace/JHSC Training

Workplace Occupational Health & Safety Training and Consulting ~ The Safety Cat

Federal = Canada Labour Code Part II

Provincial (Ont) = Joint Health & Safety Committee (JHSC)

Part 1 ~ Part 2 - Refresher

As approved by the Ontario Ministry Of Labour, Training & Skills Development (MOL) 

Federal Safety Courses

Hazardous Materials Courses

Workplace/JHSC Training

Workplace Occupational Health & Safety Training and Consulting ~ The Safety Cat

MHE (Forklift)

Ladder Safety

Confined Space Awareness

Fall Protection

Spills Response

Workplace Inspections

Working At Heights... formerly Fall Protection

Working At Heights:

Industrial &

Construction (Incl. Refresher)

As approved by the Ontario Ministry Of Labour, Immigration, Training & Skills Development (MLITSD)

Hazard-Specific Courses

Workplace Occupational Health & Safety Training and Consulting ~ The Safety Cat

Confined Space Awareness (CSA)

Ladder Safety 

Work Area Protection (WAP) / Book 7

Traffic Control Person (TCP) 

Workplace Violence & Harassment (WV&H)

Navigating The Act (NTA)

General OH&S Courses

Supervisor Competency

Worker Awareness

Your Rights & Responsibilities

Due Diligence

Job Hazards Analysis (JHA)

Job Safe Procedures (JSP's) 

Workplace Inspections

Pedestrian Awareness

Health-Related Courses

Respirator Fit-Testing

Blood Borne Pathogens / Infection Control

Train~The~Trainer

Workplace Occupational Health & Safety Training and Consulting ~ The Safety Cat

Numerous Safety-Related Course titles:

MHE ~ WHMIS ~ TDG ~ MEWP ~ CSA

etc...

Soft-Skills TQC/TQM

Workplace Occupational Health & Safety Training and Consulting ~ The Safety Cat

Total Quality Concept

Total Quality Management

Communication Skills

Leadership Skills 

Customer Service

Problem Solving / Conflict Resolution

The SCM Way

Job Search / Recruiting Skills 

Transportation Industry

Transportation Industry Software

Transportation Industry Software

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Transportation Operations Specialist (TOS)

Operations Management 

Hours Of Service

Cargo Securement

Pre-Trip Inspections

Transportation Industry Software

Transportation Industry Software

Transportation Industry Software

Workplace Occupational Health & Safety Training and Consulting ~ The Safety Cat

PC Miler

Fleet Manager

Load~Builder

Computer Basics

Transportation Industry Software

Computer Basics

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Windows XP

MS PowerPoint ~ Introduction

MS Word ~ Introduction

MS Excel ~ Introduction

Outlook Express / E-mail Etiquette

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