The core competency behind every Alberta safety program — identify hazards, assess risk, apply the hierarchy of controls, and document it so it holds up in a COR audit. Self-paced, any device, instant certificate.
Straight answers on Alberta's most fundamental legislated training requirement — so every worker on your crew can recognize hazards, assess risk, and apply the right controls.
Yes. Alberta's OHS Act Section 3(1) requires every employer to ensure the health and safety of workers, which includes identifying existing and potential hazards, assessing the risk, and implementing controls. Workers must be trained to recognize and report hazards. For COR-certified companies, documented hazard identification training is audited under Element 3 (Hazard Identification & Control).
Every worker, supervisor, JHSC member, and health and safety representative benefits from this course. It is especially important for anyone new to a worksite, anyone participating in formal inspections or FLHAs (Field Level Hazard Assessments), and any supervisor accountable for hazard controls on their crew.
The full hazard management cycle: how to identify physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic, and psychosocial hazards; the difference between a formal hazard assessment and a site-level FLHA; how to assess risk using severity and probability; the hierarchy of controls (elimination, substitution, engineering, administrative, PPE); how to document assessments so they hold up in a COR audit; and how to communicate hazards and controls to the crew.
COR audit Element 3 (Hazard Identification & Control) is one of the highest-weighted elements. Auditors look for documented training records showing workers can competently identify hazards, complete assessments, and select appropriate controls. Completion of this course provides direct training evidence and strengthens interview scores when auditors question workers on the process.
Approximately 60 minutes. It is fully self-paced on any device, and the certificate is issued instantly on successful completion of the final assessment.
Yes. The course is delivered through BIS Safety, used by over 2 million workers across Canada and accepted by ACSA, AASP, Energy Safety Canada, and other COR Certifying Partners. Certificates include the worker's name, course, date, and a unique verification ID that auditors can confirm.
A 3-year refresher cycle is standard, with earlier refresher triggered by a change in job scope, introduction of new equipment or processes, a significant incident, or gaps identified during a formal assessment or audit.
Yes. Volume seats are the most cost-effective option for teams of five or more and include a completion dashboard so you can see who has finished and when refreshers are due. Contact us at 403.830.4382 to set up group access.