Western Health & Safety is a CIH-led industrial hygiene consulting firm providing asbestos testing, indoor air quality assessments, exposure monitoring, hazardous materials consulting, and occupational hygiene services throughout Calgary, Alberta and British Columbia.
Established in 2004
Starting with a desire to provide practical, science-based occupational hygiene and hazardous materials consulting, Western Health & Safety has grown into a trusted boutique consulting firm serving clients throughout Alberta and British Columbia. Over the past two decades, WHS has supported organizations across the education, commercial, industrial, energy, and public sectors, earning a reputation for practical solutions, responsive service, and technical expertise that helps clients protect workers, manage risk, and make informed decisions.
Our Vision
Our mission is to safeguard worker health by identifying, evaluating, and controlling chemical, physical, and biological hazards in the workplace.
Our Mission
To be the most trusted boutique occupational hygiene and hazardous materials consulting firm in Alberta and British Columbia, recognized for practical expertise, responsive service, and defensible solutions.
Our Values
Protect People and Workers
At Western Health & Safety, protecting people is at the heart of everything we do. We help organizations identify, evaluate, and control workplace health hazards before they become occupational illnesses or injuries. Every assessment, recommendation, and report is focused on creating healthier workplaces for workers, contractors, occupants, and the public.
Practical Expertise
Occupational hygiene is more than collecting samples—it requires professional judgment and practical experience. Our recommendations are grounded in decades of field experience across Alberta and British Columbia, ensuring clients receive solutions that are scientifically sound, practical to implement, and tailored to real-world working environments.
Integrity
We provide independent, objective advice based on science, evidence, and professional ethics. Our clients trust us to deliver honest assessments and practical recommendations that support informed decision-making, even when the findings are difficult or unexpected.
Technical Excellence
Our team is committed to maintaining the highest professional standards in occupational hygiene and hazardous materials consulting. We stay current with evolving regulations, recognized sampling methodologies, and industry best practices to ensure every project is completed with technical accuracy and confidence.
What You Can Expect from WHS
At Western Health & Safety, our values guide every project we undertake and every recommendation we make. They define how we work with our clients, how we make decisions, and the standard of service you can expect from our team.
Meet Our Senior Occupational Hygienist
Don Fillion, CIH CRSP
Don Fillion, CIH, ROH, CRSP
Senior Occupational Hygienist
Don has decades of experience in occupational hygiene and specializes in:
- Hazardous Materials Assessments including Asbestos, Lead, PCB's Mercury etc.
- Worker Exposure Assessments
- Indoor Air Quality
- Exposure Control Plans
- Legislation interpretation and program review
- Noise assessments
Why Clients Choose WHS
Clients choose Western Health & Safety because we combine senior-level occupational hygiene expertise with the responsiveness and flexibility of a boutique consulting firm. Unlike multidisciplinary engineering firms, occupational hygiene isn't one of many services we offer—it's our primary focus.
When you work with WHS, you work directly with experienced occupational hygienists who understand workplace hazards, regulatory requirements, and practical risk management. Whether we're conducting hazardous materials assessments, exposure monitoring, indoor air quality investigations, or developing exposure control plans, our goal is simple:
When you work with WHS, you work directly with experienced occupational hygienists who understand workplace hazards, regulatory requirements, and practical risk management. Whether we're conducting hazardous materials assessments, exposure monitoring, indoor air quality investigations, or developing exposure control plans, our goal is simple:
- Deliver practical, technically defensible solutions that help clients protect worker health and meet their regulatory obligations.
Updated July 2026