Health and safety program manual
Set up with your company name, logo, roles and responsibilities, and organized around the applicable health and safety program requirements identified in the agreed scope.
Compliance Safety Manual Package
A right-sized health and safety program for workplaces that aren’t pursuing COR, such as clinics, offices, condo corporations and non-profits. It is developed against the agreed Alberta, British Columbia or Saskatchewan requirements and the workplace information you provide, then finalized through worker and supervisor validation, employer approval and implementation.
Every package receives a professional review by John Duplessis, B.Sc., CRSP, a Canadian Registered Safety Professional, certified COR auditor and Energy Safety Canada external auditor. The employer remains responsible for site-specific validation, worker consultation, approval, training, implementation and ongoing verification.
What’s included
A Safety Program That Fits Your Workplace
A defined set of core documents to help a smaller workplace build and operate its health and safety program without an audit-driven binder. The final requirements depend on the governing jurisdiction, workforce, hazards, work activities and any special regulatory or contractual obligations.
Five formal hazard assessments
Drafted for five priority hazards using the hierarchy of controls, then reviewed against the actual work by knowledgeable workers and supervisors.
Up to 10 safe work practices
Drafted for selected tasks in plain language, with final steps and controls requiring validation against the work, equipment and manufacturer instructions.
Forms with your logo
Inspections, incident and near-miss reports, orientation, training records, safety meeting or committee minutes, emergency drills, and harassment and violence prevention. Forms support records, but completed forms alone do not prove that a control is understood or effective. Prefer to work digitally? We can also set up Site App Pro, our digital safety platform, so your team completes inspections and incident reports online or on a mobile app. It’s quoted separately after an initial review.
Committee or representative setup
Guidance based on the headcount, workplace and jurisdiction information you provide, with agenda and minutes templates. The employer must confirm the applicable threshold and consultation duties when staffing or operations change.
Emergency response plan
A draft for the identified workplace, with contacts, evacuation routes and muster points that the employer must verify through a site review, consultation and drills before relying on the plan.
Important scope limits
What the Package Cannot Do by Itself
The Compliance Safety Manual Package supports an employer’s health and safety system; it does not transfer the employer’s legal duties or guarantee compliance, an inspection result, contractor approval or audit outcome.
Workplace validation is required
Workers and supervisors who know the work must check the hazards, controls, procedures, emergency details and assigned responsibilities under actual or reasonably representative conditions. Changes must be resolved before approval and rollout.
Implementation needs evidence
The employer must provide resources, consultation, qualified supervision, training and competency assessment, then verify the program through records, interviews and workplace observations. A manual or signed form alone is not proof that a control is effective.
Pricing
How Your Price Is Set
One starting price for most small workplaces. We confirm your price in writing before any work begins.
| Your workplace | Price |
|---|---|
| One workplace with up to 20 workers | Starting at $1,995 + GST |
| More workers, several locations or higher-hazard work | Quoted in writing before any work begins |
Need more? Extra hazard assessments start at $195 each, extra safe work practices at $125 each and site visits at $750 per half day.
How it works
From Free Consultation to a Working Program
Free 30-minute consultation
We assess whether the package appears to fit your workplace, workforce, jurisdiction and intended use, and identify information or specialist work that may require a separate scope.
Meet with us or send your details
Choose a one-hour meeting with us, or complete our submission document on your own time. Remote input does not replace field validation, required worker consultation or specialist assessment.
We build your program
You receive a draft of your manual, hazard assessments, safe work practices and forms to review.
Review and delivery
We make the agreed changes and deliver editable files for final site validation, employer approval, worker communication, training and controlled rollout.
Keep it current
Our Manual Care Plan can review the manual each year against the agreed jurisdiction and scope. The employer must report operational changes and remains responsible for implementation and verification.
Know before you buy
Who It’s For and What’s Not Included
Who it’s for
- Clinics and other healthcare and community care workplaces.
- Condo corporations, property managers and other property and facilities employers.
- Offices, non-profits, retail and service businesses.
- Alberta employers with 20 or more workers regularly employed, who generally require a health and safety program under section 16 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, subject to the current OHS Code and any Director direction.
- Pursuing SECOR or COR? Our Starter Safety Manual Package or a COR Gap Review is a better fit.
Not included
- COR or SECOR audit or evaluation preparation.
- A full Violence and Harassment Prevention Plan, available starting at $695 + GST.
- Extra hazard assessments, safe work practices and site visits, unless they’re in your quote. Engineering, occupational hygiene, medical, legal and other regulated professional services are also outside scope unless expressly included.
- Training for your workers, available through our online courses.
Common questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does the Compliance Safety Manual Package cost?
It starts at $1,995 plus GST for one workplace with up to 20 workers. More workers, several locations or higher-hazard work are quoted in writing before any work begins.
How is this different from the Starter Safety Manual Package?
The Starter package is organized around what a SECOR evaluation checks. This package is organized around your province’s OHS requirements, for workplaces that don’t need COR or SECOR.
Is the manual generic?
It is not a name-and-logo template. The draft is developed from the information and access included in the scope, but knowledgeable workers and supervisors must validate the hazards, controls and work steps before employer approval.
Do we have to meet with you?
No. You can choose a one-hour meeting or complete our submission document, but follow-up information and workplace validation may still be required. Remote drafting does not replace consultation, observation or specialist assessment where those are needed.
Can we edit the manual ourselves?
Yes. You receive editable Word files and PDF copies to keep current as your work changes.
How do we keep it current?
Our Manual Care Plan can review the manual each year against current official sources for the agreed jurisdiction and scope, starting at $750 plus GST per year. It is not a legal opinion, and the employer must report workplace changes, approve revisions, communicate them and verify implementation.
Get your program in place
Get Your Compliance Safety Manual
Tell us about your workplace and we’ll confirm the package fits before any work begins. Starting at $1,995 plus GST for one workplace with up to 20 workers, reviewed by a Canadian Registered Safety Professional.
Comparing options? See all of our safety manual packages, including the Starter Safety Manual Package and the Manual Care Plan, with a quick guide to which one fits your business.
Before you reach out
Quick answers about working with us
- Which areas do you serve?
- Calgary Safety Consultants is a Western Canadian health and safety consulting firm. We support employers across Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan, on site and online.
- Who will we work with?
- Projects are led by John Duplessis, B.Sc., CRSP, President and Principal Health & Safety Consultant, who has more than 30 years of occupational health and safety experience. He is a Canadian Registered Safety Professional, a certified COR auditor, an Energy Safety Canada external auditor and a member of Health and Safety Professionals Canada and the Alberta Society of Health and Safety Professionals.
- How do we get started?
- Book a free 30-minute consultation on our calendar, call 1-888-231-0358, or use the form below. We talk through your situation first, then send a written scope and quote before any work begins.
- What does it cost?
- Our Starter Safety Manual Package, recommended for SECOR, is $1,995 plus GST, and Custom Safety Training built from your own procedures starts at $1,499 plus GST. Online courses are priced per learner, starting at $24.99, and 10% comes off automatically at checkout when you buy 10 or more seats of the same course. Other consulting is quoted per project after a free 30-minute consultation, so you know the scope and cost before any work begins. See all our packages and prices.
- Do you work with small businesses?
- Yes. Many of our clients are small and mid-sized employers without a full-time safety department, including contractors, manufacturers, non-profits and clinics.
- Can you help with COR, audits and training too?
- Yes. We conduct COR audits and help with COR and SECOR preparation, safety manuals, hazard assessments, compliance audits, emergency response plans, incident investigations and contractor prequalification in ISNetworld, Avetta and ComplyWorks. We also offer online courses including WHMIS, TDG and OH&S leadership, and custom safety training built around your own hazards and procedures. We can’t guarantee that you’ll obtain COR or SECOR, but we stand behind our work: every formal document we deliver carries a 60-day errors and omissions warranty, and our COR and SECOR program builds include a documentation warranty through your first audit or evaluation within 12 months of delivery.
How we work together
A Partnership, Not a Hand-Off
We work with employers who want to improve. The best results come when owners, managers and supervisors take an active part in the work, rather than handing it to an outside consultant and waiting for a finished binder. We bring the expertise, the structure and the follow-up. You bring leadership, time and a commitment to act on what we find.
If you only want paperwork that sits on a shelf, we're probably not the right fit. If you want a safer workplace, a program your workers trust and an audit you can walk into with confidence, we'd like to work with you. We'll talk about this openly during your free 30-minute consultation, so we both know it's a good fit before any work begins.
What We Commit To
- Direct access to a senior professional. John Duplessis, B.Sc., CRSP, leads every engagement himself, from the first conversation to final delivery.
- Quick replies. We answer emails and calls within 2 to 4 hours during business hours, or by the next business day after hours and on weekends. Every client question matters to us, and we treat it that way.
- A written scope and price first. You know what's included and what it costs before any work begins, and nothing outside that scope goes ahead without your written approval.
- Work built for your operation. Practical, plain-language deliverables that fit your work and your province's legislation, not a generic template.
- Clear timelines. We agree on delivery dates at kickoff and tell you early if anything puts them at risk.
- Confidentiality. We handle your records, incident details and worker information as set out in our Privacy Policy.
What We Need From You
- Leadership involvement. An owner or senior manager stays involved from kickoff to final review, approves the work and backs the changes. Workers can tell whether leadership means it, and so can auditors.
- A main contact with time and authority. Someone who can make decisions, get answers and keep things moving on your side.
- Complete, honest information. Your documents and records, and a true picture of how the work is really done, including near misses, shortcuts and what isn't working.
- Hands-on participation. Your supervisors and workers take part in interviews, site walks, hazard assessments and reviews. A program your people help shape is a program they'll use.
- Timely review and sign-off. You review drafts, give feedback and approve documents within the timeframes we agree on.
- Follow-through. You put the recommendations into practice and keep the records that show your program is in use.
Your Legal Responsibilities Stay With You
As the employer, you keep your legal duties under OHS legislation. We advise, organize and support. You make the decisions and direct the work. Our work makes your supervisors, internal safety coordinator, and safety committee or representative more effective. It doesn't replace them.
Timelines Depend on Both of Us
Our delivery dates start at project kickoff and assume your information, feedback and approvals arrive when agreed. If they're delayed, the schedule moves with them. If a project stalls, we'll raise it with you directly and agree on a plan to get it back on track, or pause it until you're ready.
Straight Answers, No False Promises
We'll tell you what you need to hear, not just what you want to hear. Audit, certification and inspection decisions belong to your certifying partner or regulator, so no consultant can guarantee the outcome. What we can promise is practical, credible work and honest advice about what it will take.
Our services are not an emergency response service. If someone is seriously hurt or in danger, call 911 first, then make any reports your provincial OHS regulator requires. Once the scene is safe, contact us and we'll help you with next steps.
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