About the Session
Several years into her career as a Health and Safety professional, Claire Mocock joined an organization facing significant concerns related to workplace violence and harassment. The workplace had experienced worker complaints, negative media attention, and involvement from WorkSafeBC, including regulatory orders requiring improvements to its violence and harassment program.
Over a three-year period, Claire led a focused effort to apply the Violence and Harassment Regulation in a way that was practical, visible, and consistently reinforced. Moving beyond policy alone, she implemented a multi-layered approach that included strengthening procedures, enhancing training for workers and supervisors, increasing worker participation through the Joint Health and Safety Committee, establishing a clear code of conduct, conducting risk assessments and inspections, clarifying reporting and investigation processes, and ensuring concerns were addressed in a timely and respectful manner.
In this session, Claire will share the real, practical steps taken to move from complaints, regulatory orders, and uncertainty to a workplace where concerns are addressed early, workers feel supported, and regulatory requirements are met.
Attendees will gain insight into building a layered violence and harassment prevention program that goes beyond WorkSafeBC compliance, with references to Actsafe Safety Association’s Violence and Harassment Toolkit ( for performing arts and live events industry), along with key lessons learned from real-world implementation.
Claire Mocock
Founder & Principal Consultant, Canary Safety and Risk Consulting Inc.
Claire Mocock, MBA, CRSP, is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Canary Safety and Risk Consulting Inc. Claire is an accomplished health and safety professional with a solid foundation in safety, science, and business, combined with a proven track record across diverse industries, including research and education, property management, gaming and casinos, transportation, utilities, construction, and live events including professional sports, concerts, and festivals. Claire is recognized for her ability to build and implement effective safety management systems, policies and processes that align with both the organization and its people.
Claire has a “progress over perfection” mindset and passion for health and safety which makes her effective at driving culture change to proactively manage and mitigate risks within the workplace. Claire works in many jurisdictions and provinces in Canada making her well-versed in OHS legislation with the ability to take a national approach to OHS that utilizes technology and builds efficiencies and scalability in H&S requirements, documentation and due diligence. Claire is the proud recipient of the 2024 Scott Johnson Memorial Award.