Chris McKean

Experience

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  Ford Motor Company

  May 1998 - Jan 2000

  Ergonomist

  Fresh out of graduate school, I was able to apply research and ergonomic principles to the assembly line at the Oakville Assembly Plant. We proudly built the Windstar, and I was able to help reduce exposure to MSD hazards most notably as we transitioned to a family vehicle with two sliding doors.

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  General Motors

  Jan 2000 - Oct 2001

  Ergonomic Design Engineer

  This was a super unique experience. I was able to head down to Spring Hill, Tennessee (Saturn Plant), then Troy, Michigan (Design Engineering), and finally the Oshawa Assembly complex (Truck Plant). The goal of this tour was to gather reactive MSD experience, and build controls into new vehicle lines to avoid future occurrences of these types of injuries.

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  BOMBARDIER

  Oct 2001 - Jan 2006

  Ergonomist

  For almost five years, I worked with aircraft assemblers to help alleviate the root causes of hand/arm vibration syndrome, not to mention all of the awkward postures associated with working inside and around a fuselage.

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  Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA)

  Jan 2006 - Dec 2019

  Manager, Strategic Programs

  This was one of those jobs that never felt like work. I was able to travel the province (it's beautiful by the way), help people work in safer jobs, and most notably help contractors get work. I was fortunate enough to manage the Certificate of Recognition program (COR), which is a nationally recognized health and safety standard in the construction industry.

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  Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)

  Jan 2020 - Aug 2022

  Manager, Provider Effectiveness

  I was part of an amazing team that launched a new incentive program for employers in November 2019. The health and safety excellence program was designed to support whatever your business goals are, and provide rebates on your insurance premiums along the way.

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  Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA)

  Aug 2022 - now

  Reporting to the President & CEO, this role oversees IHSA’s strategic plan, program development, Certificate of Recognition, Quality Assurance, and the Health and Safety Excellence Program. The role ensures the effective management of audits, accreditation and new standards development processes, and compliance with IHSA and industry standards and policies.

  • Vice President, Programs and Strategic Development

    Aug 2023 - now

  • Manager, Quality Assurance & Projects

    Aug 2022 - Aug 2023