- Alberta Construction Safety Association (ACSA)
- The ACSA educates the construction industry about workplace safety with the goal of decreasing the frequency and severity of workplace injuries and the financial costs associated with them. Membership in the ACSA includes employers whose Alberta Workers’ Compensation Board account falls within participating industries.
- BC Construction Safety Alliance (BCCSA)
- The BCCSA is a not-for-profit organization that provides services to over 40,000 construction companies in the province of British Columbia. Its mandate is to build and promote a positive safety culture with stakeholders in the province’s construction industry.
- CQ Network
- CQ Network provides both management and auditing services of their contractor prequalification data contained in their online database, named CQBase.
- Certificate of Recognition (COR)
- A COR is given to employers who meet specific standards in their health and safety programs. Obtaining a COR is a primary requirement for receiving financial compensation from the WCB.
- Circle of Safety Check
- Checking all points and blind spots around a vehicle to be sure there is no object or person that could be injured when the vehicle is put in operation.
- ComplyWorks
- ComplyWorks is an organization that collects and manages contractor information required by employers throughout a project’s lifecycle. ComplyWorks works in a wide range of industries and countries with the goal of managing the contractor pre-qualification process, improve contractor relationships, and mitigating risk.
- Enform
- Enform is the safety association for Canada’s upstream oil and gas industry. Enform helps companies achieve their safety goals by promoting shared safety practices, audit services, and professional advice.
- ISNetworld® (ISN®)
- ISNetworld® is an online contractor management database which collects health, safety, procurement, quality, and regulatory information designed to meet governmental record keeping and client requirements. Using Review and Verification Services (RAVS®), ISNetworld’s subject matter experts review contractors’ reported data.
- Management System Questionnaire (MSQ)
- The MSQ is a standard questionnaire used by ISNetworld® clients. A client must complete the full questionnaire once with quarterly updates as required.
- Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
- A data sheet that must accompany all hazardous materials in the workplace.
- Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)
- OHS is a multi-faceted discipline concerned with protecting the safety, health, and welfare of people engaged in work-related duties. In other words, the goal of OHS is to prevent disease or injury that is a direct result of the workplace.
- Pacific Industrial Contractor Screening (PICS)
- Avetta is a contractor prequalification company working in a wide array of industries, including oil and gas, construction, and mining.
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- PPE refers to clothing, helmets, goggles, or other equipment that is used to protect the worker’s body from injuries when involved in work related activities.
- Review and Verification Services (RAVS)
- An ISNetworld-offered service for conformance verification. Safety related data is reviewed by experts who verify accuracy and legitimacy.
- Safety Manufacturers Associations (SMA)
- The SMA is composed of 34 electric arc furnace steel producing companies and 129 steel industry suppliers. SMA members compile monthly reports on the number of recordable cases, lost workday cases, days lost, and hours worked. These reports are then circulated to other members within the SMA.
- Safety Measurement System (SMS)
- SMS works within the framework of the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) model. The role of SMS is to quantify the on-road safety performance of carriers and drivers to indentify candidates for interventions, determine the specific safety problems the carrier or driver exhibits, and to monitor whether safety problems are improving or not.
- Saskatchewan Construction Safety Association (SCSA)
- The SCSA, an industry-funded organization, provides cost-effective, accessible safety training and advice to the construction industry in Saskatchewan.
- Small Employer Certificate of Recognition (SECOR)
- A program offered to smaller employers (having 10 or less employees) that allows them to reach Certificate of Recognition requirements, given their limited resources.
- Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Act
- An act to promote public safety during the transportation of dangerous goods, established in 1992.
- Workers Compensation Board (WCB)
- The WCB is a government-created organization with the mandate of providing cost-effective disability and liability insurance. The organization is employer-funded.