Lari Dakin
Senior Management Consultant
Expert OHS&E Auditor
Lari has extensive environmental and safety experience spanning 30 years, including twenty years in management systems within the manufacturing, utilities, chemical, waste management and public sectors. He has previously fulfilled environmental, health & safety and quality duties within the plastics, chemical and automotive industries, regional and provincial government, and on-site environmental services companies. He has provided several employers/clients with the development and presentation of quality, health, safety and environmental training programs, including OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001 Lead/Internal Auditor training, WHMIS, Confined Space Entry, Respiratory Protection, Site Safety, Environmental Awareness & Due Diligence, Chemical Handling and Emergency Response.
As an IRCA Registered Lead Auditor for Quality and Environment; one of the first Certified Environmental Auditors within Canada under the ECO Canada Certifications and one of the first Certified Health & Safety Management Systems Auditors in Canada under the Auditing Association of Canada (AAC), Lari is at the top of the Management Systems industry as one of its most qualified Auditors. Having worked at the world’s largest Certification Bodies for over 15 years, he has conducted several hundred registration and surveillance audits of a wide spectrum of organizations, covering a large variety of industries, all to various management system requirements.
In addition to his auditing credentials, Lari is a Professional/Chartered Chemist with the Association of the Chemical Profession of Ontario and a Certified Training Specialist with Langevin Learning Services
Lari provides hands on direction and coaching services to clients in the quality, environmental and safety fields and has directed numerous clients through the implementation of management systems to International Standards. He has also developed and implemented management systems (including a national award-winning environmental management system) and internal auditing programs for a variety of clients and employers to assist them in achieving and demonstrating conformance to management system requirements. Lari specializes in the optimization of existing management systems, to increase efficiency and effectiveness; and waste management systems to reduce costs and environmental effects. He develops and provides training in management systems, conducts health, safety and environmental legal compliance audits and provides assistance to organizations for legally required government reporting.
Lari has been directly responsible for waste minimization/diversion programs and waste/scrap product and customer development. He has held Supervisory and Management positions in several companies and has had experience in landscaping and grounds/lawn maintenance, including chemical application.
Lari holds a Bachelor of Chemistry from the University of Western Ontario, a Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety from Conestoga College and a Diploma in Legal Office Administration from Fanshawe College.
