Sprout Safety helps healthcare, education, and government organizations keep people safe, physically and psychologically, by finding where programs fall short and building what actually holds up.
Health and safety expertise that finds the gaps and builds what works.
You already have a program. The question is whether it's keeping people safe.
Sprout Safety specializes in assessing what exists, finding where it isn't protecting people the way it should, and building the practical plan to close the gap.
Practical assessments. Clear priorities. Reduced Risk.
What I do
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A structured review of what your health and safety program is actually protecting people from, measured against legislation and best practice. You get a clear picture of what's working, what's not, and a prioritized action plan.
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Risk assessment, policy development, and program design for workplace violence, harassment, and other psychosocial hazards, guided by GRO™, a framework built to identify which hazards carry the greatest risk of harm first, so effort and budget go where they matter most. Most engagements start with Guard, the highest-risk hazards, and expand from there into the systemic and cultural work.
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Practical training for leaders and staff, built into your broader safety system rather than delivered as a standalone session. Covers physical and psychological health and safety, so people understand it and actually apply it.
Proven Results
K to 12 education (multi-board): Built a psychosocial hazard starter kit for over 65 boards, including a reference guide, a JOH&SC-ready presentation, and policy templates.
Proprietary frameworks, GRO™ and PRISM™: Built to move past generic compliance tools, addressing psychosocial and violence risk with results that are specific, focused, and practical rather than one-size-fits-all.
Provincial government / education: Standardized a violence-prevention program, covering policy, risk assessment, incident reporting, investigations, and training.
Healthcare (long-term care): Designed and delivered a province-wide series of virtual psychosocial hazard webinars for long-term care homes across Nova Scotia, along with policy assessment tools and communication templates.
Post-secondary: Delivered psychosocial safety sessions for a university's leadership development series and HR team, addressing psychological injury prevention.
Shannex: Reduced WCB demerit costs from 1% to 0.25% of accessible payroll. Built a comprehensive Health, Wellness and Safety program spanning compliance, injury prevention, claims management, and wellness.
Accreditation Canada: Developed a Safety Profile Score metric system recognized as a leading practice.
WCB Nova Scotia: Co-developed the PACE program for long-term care and home care; implemented and scaled it at Shannex.
Is your current program actually keeping people safe? Let's find out.