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ore than 20 years ago, Pushpalatha Mathanalingam fled Sri Lanka and came to Canada
as a war refugee and sole-support parent. During that time, she graduated from Ryerson
University with a Bachelor of Applied Science-Occupational and Public Health, while
caring for two ill parents, who emphasized the importance of education.
"There were definitely moments when the financial and emotional burdens felt too heavy, but
whenever this happened, I always kept coming back to the same belief: I didn't come this far to
only come this far," Mathanalingam says.
Now, Mathanalingam is director of the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Consultants
Corp. (OOHSC), which she built from scratch in 2012. Since then, OOHSC has become a recog-
nized leader in safety management consultancy. "For years, I've built my business up and am now
finally able to live life comfortably on my own terms," she says.
In the beginning, Mathanalingam says she focused on one client at a time. Now, her clientele
has grown to more than 200. "In health and safety, there is no shortcut — you have to provide
a full package, no matter how much money they are giving you," she says.
"If you're honest in your work, do your best, then you keep your customers."
PUSHPALATHA MATHANALINGAM
Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Consultants Corporation (OOHSC)
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