Michael Walker

Risk Control Consultant

We provide expert risk consulting across diverse industries—including retail, healthcare, and commercial sectors. Our focus is on identifying hazards early and implementing strategies to prevent or minimize insurable losses, helping clients safeguard their operations and strengthen resilience.

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Mike’s Experience in Risk Consulting and Property Loss ServicesMike has been providing risk consulting and property loss services to the insurance industry since 2003. He has worked with clients across various sectors, including retail, healthcare, and commercial properties. His risk control services focus on identifying potential hazards and reducing the likelihood or severity of insurable losses.Mike has collaborated with a range of industry stakeholders, including brokers, insurance carriers, direct insurers, and real estate investment trusts.He previously worked with an independent risk consulting firm, offering services tailored to the insurance sector. In this role, Mike acted as a third-party consultant for many of Canada’s leading insurance brokers and risk management firms. His responsibilities included conducting property and liability assessments across a wide range of facilities, such as healthcare institutions, long-term care homes, retail locations, shopping malls, municipal buildings, and manufacturing sites.Mike has also played a key role in designing and implementing risk audit and loss control programs across several industries. His experience includes projects with healthcare organizations, provincial school boards, and major national retail chains throughout Canada.His assessments of property exposures typically include a detailed review of COPE elements—Construction, Occupancy, Protection, and Exposures—along with evaluations of human element programs and specialized hazards. These special hazards include the storage and handling of flammable and combustible liquids, compressed gases, cooking and kitchen equipment, laboratories, as well as hazardous, chemical, and radioactive materials.For premises liability exposures, Mike reviews site features and examines self-inspection protocols with a focus on due diligence.

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Risk Control ConsultantFindings help identify, analyze, and try to minimize potential risks for organizations by developing and implementing strategies to prevent financial losses, operational disruptions, and help identify safety concerns. Our duties include data analysis, site inspections, recommending mitigation plans, conducting audits, providing training on best practices, and ensuring compliance with regulations. They collaborate with stakeholders and clients to create comprehensive risk management frameworksProfessional Firefighter CaptainRoles and responsibilities as a professional firefighter captain entail sizing up and taking command of an emergency incident scene and implementing an initial incident action plan (IAP). Captains are required to quickly assess the situation, evaluate hazards, fire conditions, and life risks. A captains plan helps direct operations, sets priorities such as (life safety, incident stabilization, property conservation) and assigns crew tasks. Captains initially manage resources, request additional units and organize teams/crews. Captains responsibilities are to ensure safety, monitor conditions, enforce safety procedures, and account for all personnel. It’s imperative to communicate clearly, coordinate with dispatch, crews, and other agencies on scene. After incident report writing, documentation, and post incident reviews are conducted.