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Fire Fighting Retardant Development and Manufacturing – Environmental Health and Safety Compliance Audits
- Industry: Manufacturing
In Kamloops, BC, Blackbird completed two environmental, health and safety compliance audits of a company that is involved in the development and manufacture of fire retardants and firefighting foam concentrates. Fire retardants help slow, stop and prevent the start of wildfires by making wildland...
Our Other Projects
And these are some of our other projects.
- Industry: Food and Beverage
Blackbird completed a Health & Safety COR Audit of a leading fruit fillings producer in Western Canada. The facility had over 70,000 square feet of automated production lines. The company is the only processor in Canada that provides glacé fruit products and they are particularly known...
- Industry: Marine
Since 2016, Blackbird has completed Green Marine Environmental Verifications for Ports, Ship Owners, Ship Repair Facilities and Marine Terminals. The verification process is done by a certified Green Marine Verifier to confirm whether or not the participant has met levels (1 to 5) claimed...
- Industry: Manufacturing
Blackbird completed the environmental portion of a 4-day environmental, health and safety compliance audit of a fiberglass storage tank manufacturing facility in Alberta, Canada. The facility produced double-walled, corrosion-resistant fiberglass tanks for underground fuel and water...
- Industry: Manufacturing
Blackbird completed an environmental, health and safety compliance audit of the operations of a company that is involved in Information Technology Asset Disposition (ITAD) and end-of-life electronics recycling. The company applies state-of-the-art reuse and recycling systems that safely...
- Industry: Aviation
Blackbird was hired by an international airport authority to facilitate an emergency response desktop exercise at the airport. The scenario involved a Jet Fuel truck accident and spill. The airport's Emergency Response Services Department, Airport Security Operations and the Environmental...
- Industry: Manufacturing
Blackbird completed an environmental compliance audit of the largest cement plant in Canada. The plant has been operating in Alberta over 110 years and includes a quarry and landfill. The environmental compliance audit covered the following topics: Air Quality Management ...
- Industry: Marine Terminal
Blackbird was involved in the creation of an ISO14001:2015 EMS for a marine terminal operating in Surrey, BC along the banks of the mighty Fraser River. The terminal is the largest modern, multi-purpose marine terminal on the West Coast of North America, serving the needs of Container, Breakbulk...
- Industry: Utility
Blackbird was Lead Health and Safety Auditor on Integrated Site Assurance Team (ISAT) internal audits. The purpose of these engagements was to provide reasonable assurance to the facility operator's Senior Management Team, their Audit Committee, and their Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S) Com...
- Industry: Municipal Government
For the City of Vancouver (CoV), completed a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Management Program Assessment at the CoV Landfill and the CoV South Transfer Station. HHW were items legally accepted at the landfill, and included: Antifreeze and empty antifreeze containers Alkaline batteries and cell...
- Industry: Mining
Blackbird completed the Health and Safety (HS) portion of an Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) compliance audit of a 7,378 Ha surface strip coal mine located in Central Alberta. The mine operated two active pits and supplied sub-bituminous coal to a nearby Generating Station. Coal was un...
- Industry: Tourism
Blackbird conducted several internal ISO14001 EMS and environmental compliance audits at an aquarium located in the City of Vancouver, British Columbia. The scope of the work covered operations and functions (activities, products and services) such as operations and maintenance of tanks and ot...
- Industry: Utility
For a large power company, Blackbird staff conducted the health and safety portion of a combined EHS compliance audit of 142-megawatt wind farm located in British Columbia. The site consisted of 79 wind turbines and has a 25-year Electricity Purchase Agreement to supply energy to BC Hydro. Health...
- Industry: Utility
Blackbird was the Lead Auditor in an audit of the Asbestos Management Program for a major electrical utility. The audit covered the aspects related to asbestos identification, risk assessments, asbestos sampling, asbestos inventories, documented safe work practices and implementation of company a...
- Industry: Aquaculture
Blackbird EHS Consulting Services Inc. (Blackbird) was retained by a First Nation to perform an environmental compliance audit of a Land-Based Atlantic Salmon Re-circulating Aquaculture Facility located on the First Nation Reserve near the mouth of the Nimpkish River on Vancouver Island. The obj...
- Industry: Regional Government
To support the registered ISO14001 EMS for a large Regional District on Vancouver Island, Blackbird completed environmental compliance audits of two waste water treatment facilities and seven pump stations. One treatment facility serviced a population of approximately 26,000 individuals, and the ...
- Industry: Marine Terminal
Blackbird was retained by the Board of Directors of a large 29 hectare bulk marine terminal located in Vancouver's inner harbour to complete a combined envrionmental compliance and EMS quadrennial audit. The objective of the audit was to determine compliance with relevant federal, provincial and ...
- Industry: Aviation
For an airport authorithy, Blackbird conducted envrionmental compliance audits of several aircraft maintenance organizations (both fixed and rotary wing) who were leasing property at the airport. The audit focused on petroleum storage tank compliance, hazardous materials and waste management, wa...
- Industry: Mining
For a coal mining company, served the role as Senior Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Advisor during mine exploration activities in north-east British Columbia. Was responsible for developing and implementing the site EHS Plan and advising the Mine Manager on daily EHS activities. Complet...
- Industry: Utility
Blackbird assisted in an internal corporate EHS compliance audit for a large power company of one of their electric generation facilities located on Vancouver Island. The facility produces approximately 275 MW of electricity and has been in commercial operation since April 2002.Blackbird complete...
- Industry: Academic
Blackbird assisted a large university in assessing their hazardous waste activities to provincial and local regulations and best management practices. Chemical and biohazards waste generated at instructional laboratories and research labs were included in the scope of work. Hazardous waste is r...
- Industry: Marine Terminal
Blackbird completed a Health and Safety Management System (HSMS) audit for a BC-based waterfront stevedoring organization against the WorkSafe BC Certificate of Recognition (COR) program requirements as administered by the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA). The products st...
- Industry: Hospitality
Blackbird developed a formal EHS Management System Core Manual and Emergency Response & Fire Safety Plan for a BC-based national car rental organization operating at the Vancouver International Airport. The company operated a body shop, mechanics shop, car washes, and conducted fuelling and int..
- Industry: Medical
For an EHS compliance and management audit of a large medical laboratory testing organization, Blackbird participated as the primary Health and Safety Auditor. Audit criteria was developed from federal, provincial, regional and municipal regulations and by-laws, as well as industry best managem...
- Industry: Waste Management
In 2012, Blackbird completed an environmental compliance audit of a hazardous waste treatment and storage facility in Surrey, BC.The facility solidifies oily wastes and sludges in addition to on-site wastewater treatment.This facility also provides a transfer point where leachable toxic wastes, w...
- Industry: Marine
In 2011, Blackbird completed a limited-scope ISO14001 EMS audit for the operations manager of a large shipbuilding and repair facility on Vancouver Island. The sections of ISO14001 and the facility's EMS Manual that were audited included: ISO 14001-Section 4.1 General Requirements ISO 14001...
- Industry: Food and Beverage
As part of the training requirements to become a Lead FIOSA-MIOSA - Safety Alliance of BC External COR Auditor, Blackbird is assisting a coffee roasting company develop and implement a safety management system that conforms to the FIOSA-MIOSA Safety Alliance of BC COR program.Blackbird first comp...
- Industry: Utility
Blackbird was retained by a research and analytical laboratory to conduct their annual 2011 EHS compliance audit. The laboratory provides testing, consulting and research services to the electric and natural gas industries, their customers and suppliers. They operate electrical and natural gas eq...
- Industry: Aviation
Blackbird was retained by an international airport to perform a hazardous materials and storage tank review of 8 tenants, including 7 car rental companies and a fuel storage and transfer operator. The scope of the review for the car rental companies included their Quick Turn Around (QTA) areas and...
- Industry: Aviation
Blackbird was retained by an international airport to perform an environmental review of de-icing operations. The objective of the review was to determine if de-icing operations conducted by Airport Operations, the main service contractor and the glycol treatment operator were in accordance...
