Health and safety manual
Set up with your company name, logo and profile, and organized with the agreed jurisdiction, certifying partner and current evaluation criteria in mind.
Starter Safety Manual Package
A health and safety manual, hazard assessments, safe work practices and forms, set up for your company. Recommended for small employers working toward SECOR.
Every package is professionally reviewed by John Duplessis, B.Sc., CRSP, a Canadian Registered Safety Professional, certified COR auditor and external auditor with Energy Safety Canada. Calgary Safety Consultants holds its own SECOR, so we know first-hand what a small employer’s program needs. Your employer still reviews, validates and approves the documents, consults affected workers and supervisors, and implements the program in the workplace.
What’s included
Core Written Documents for a Starter SECOR Program
One fixed price covers a defined set of written documents to help a small employer start working toward SECOR. The package does not replace required training, consultation, implementation, records, field verification or the certifying partner’s evaluation.
Five formal hazard assessments
Drafted for five priority hazards identified from the information you provide. Affected workers and supervisors must verify the hazards, controls and hierarchy of controls against the work as actually performed.
Up to 10 safe work practices
Drafted for up to 10 main tasks in plain language. The employer must validate each practice under actual or reasonably representative conditions and add safe job procedures, permits or engineered controls where the work requires them.
About 18 forms with your logo
Inspections, field-level hazard assessments, incident and near-miss investigations, new-worker orientation, training records, safety meeting minutes, emergency drills, and harassment and violence prevention. Use them on paper, or have us set them up digitally in Site App Pro.
Job descriptions and org chart
Up to 8 job descriptions with safety responsibilities, plus an org chart showing who is accountable for what.
Equipment inventory
Up to 10 pieces of equipment listed in one place, ready for your inspection and maintenance records.
Emergency response plan
A basic emergency response plan for the main workplace. The employer must verify site contacts, alarm and communication methods, evacuation routes, emergency equipment, landlord or prime-contractor coordination, training and drills.
Audit evidence map
A map showing where the package documents and expected implementation records can be kept. The final evidence required depends on the current evaluation tool, your certifying partner and what is actually implemented.
One-hour meeting or submission document
Tell us about your company in a one-hour meeting, or complete our submission document on your own time. We use your answers to customize your manual.
Why start here
A Starter Manual Built for Your Company, Not a Generic Binder
- Set up for your company from day one. Your name, logo, roles, equipment and top hazards are in the manual when you receive it, at no extra charge.
- Professionally reviewed. John reviews every package against the agreed scope and relevant evaluation structure. Your employer retains responsibility for consultation, site validation, approval, implementation and keeping the program current.
- Built by a SECOR holder. Calgary Safety Consultants earned its own SECOR with Energy Safety Canada as certifying partner, so your starter program reflects recent, first-hand experience of the process.
- Yours to keep current. You get editable Word and PDF files, not a locked template.
- Ready to go digital. When you want to move off paper, we can set up your forms in Site App Pro, so crews complete them on a phone or tablet, even offline, and your records are kept in one place.
- Our warranties. We can’t guarantee that your company will obtain COR or SECOR, because your certifying partner makes that decision. Our COR and SECOR documentation warranty covers the written documents we deliver: if your first COR audit or SECOR evaluation within 12 months of delivery finds something missing from those documents, we’ll fix it at no additional charge. Every formal document we deliver also carries a 60-day errors and omissions warranty.
Want help running the program after it’s built? Our ongoing support packages keep records, inspections and corrective actions on track.
How it works
From Free Consultation to an Employer-Ready Draft
Free 30-minute consultation
We confirm the proposed scope, jurisdiction, industry, workforce, certifying partner and evaluation version, and identify any work that needs additional technical or professional input.
Meet with us or send your details
Choose a one-hour meeting with us, or complete our submission document on your own time. Either way, we gather your company profile, logo, roles, equipment and main tasks, and use them to customize your manual.
We build your program
Within one week of kickoff, you receive your manual, hazard assessments, safe work practices and forms to review.
Review and delivery
We make the agreed changes and deliver employer-ready files. Before use, your knowledgeable workers and supervisors must review the documents, verify them against actual or reasonably representative conditions, complete approvals and receive the required instruction or training.
Start building records
SECOR evaluation requires evidence that the health and safety management system is implemented and effective; completed forms alone are not enough. For ACSA, confirm eligibility, an active WCB-Alberta account, ACSA membership and required training, then implement the system and gather at least three months of health and safety documentation before the evaluation. See the current ACSA SECOR process. With Site App Pro, completed forms, signatures and corrective actions are stored together, so your records are easy to find at evaluation time. When you’re ready to submit, our SECOR Evaluation Prep reviews your records and evaluation first, starting at $999 + GST. Most Starter clients book it about three months after delivery.
Starter Safety Manual Package plus SECOR Evaluation Prep: from $2,994 + GST together, confirmed in writing before any work begins.
Know before you buy
Who It’s For and What’s Not Included
Who it’s for
- Alberta employers eligible for SECOR. With ACSA, that means no more than 10 employees at any time during the past 12 months, including everyone covered under the employer’s WCB-Alberta account such as owners, managers, administrative staff, part-time and temporary workers, family members and volunteers. Membership, training and other eligibility requirements also apply.
- Contractors whose clients now ask for SECOR or a written safety program.
- New businesses setting up their first health and safety program.
- Small employers in British Columbia or Saskatchewan that need a starter manual reviewed against the agreed provincial requirements and scope. SECOR eligibility, certifying-partner criteria and any sector-specific requirements must be confirmed separately.
Not included
- The SECOR courses your certifying partner requires. With ACSA, that’s Principles of Health and Safety Management for SECOR plus one industry course.
- Certifying partner registration, membership or review fees.
- Your SECOR evaluation itself. Our SECOR Evaluation Prep reviews it before you submit, starting at $999 + GST.
- Extra hazard assessments (from $195 each), extra safe work practices or procedures (from $125 each), and site visits or field validation (from $750 per half day). We confirm these in writing before any work begins.
- Legal opinions, engineering, occupational hygiene or medical assessment, technical rescue design, equipment certification, and specialist plans or procedures unless expressly included in the written scope.
- Employer approval, worker or committee consultation, training delivery, supervision, implementation, ongoing inspections, corrective actions and recordkeeping unless expressly included.
- Digital setup of your forms in Site App Pro, quoted separately after a short review.
- Employers with more than 10 workers, who need a full COR program. We quote those after a COR Gap Review.
Common questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the price fixed?
Yes. The Starter Safety Manual Package is $1,995 plus GST for the scope on this page. If you need more, extra hazard assessments start at $195 each, extra safe work practices at $125 each and site visits at $750 per half day. We confirm add-ons in writing before any work begins.
Does this package get us SECOR?
We can’t guarantee that your company will obtain SECOR. The package provides a defined set of written program documents. You also need to meet your certifying partner’s eligibility and training requirements, consult workers, validate the documents against actual work, implement the system, retain objective evidence and complete the required evaluation. With ACSA, at least three months of health and safety documentation is required before the SECOR evaluation. Our COR and SECOR documentation warranty covers the written documents we deliver: if your first COR audit or SECOR evaluation within 12 months of delivery finds something missing from those documents, we’ll fix it at no additional charge. Every formal document we deliver also carries a 60-day errors and omissions warranty.
What do your warranties cover?
We can’t guarantee that your company will obtain COR or SECOR, because your certifying partner makes that decision. Our COR and SECOR documentation warranty covers the written documents we deliver: if your first COR audit or SECOR evaluation within 12 months of delivery finds something missing from those documents, we’ll fix it at no additional charge. Every formal document we deliver also carries a 60-day errors and omissions warranty.
Who qualifies for SECOR in Alberta?
With ACSA, SECOR is for employers with no more than 10 employees at any time in the past 12 months, counting owners, managers, part-time and temporary workers and volunteers. Other certifying partners set their own rules, so check with yours.
What if we have more than 10 workers?
For ACSA, an employer that exceeds 10 employees is not eligible for SECOR and should confirm the appropriate COR route. Thresholds and counting rules vary by province and certifying partner, so we verify the applicable program before recommending next steps. We quote larger program work after a COR Gap Review, starting at $1,995 plus GST.
Is the manual generic?
No. We customize the manual from the information you provide. Your knowledgeable workers and supervisors must still verify that the hazards, controls, roles and work practices match the work as actually performed and identify anything outside the package scope.
Do we have to meet with you?
No. You can choose a one-hour meeting with us, or complete our submission document on your own time and send it back. We use either one to customize your manual.
Can we edit the manual ourselves?
Yes. You receive editable Word files and PDF copies. Keep document control, approvals and revision history current, consult affected workers when changes matter, and reassess the documents after incidents, legal or equipment changes, new hazards, audit findings or evidence that a control is not effective.
Can our crews fill out the forms on a phone or tablet?
Yes. Your forms come as editable Word and PDF files you can use on paper, or we can set them up in Site App Pro, a digital safety platform with a mobile app that works offline. Crews complete forms on site, and your records are kept in one place. Site App Pro setup is quoted separately after a short review.
How long does it take?
We deliver the draft package within one week of project kickoff. Kickoff is your one-hour meeting with us, or the day we receive your completed submission document. You then review it, we make the agreed changes and deliver employer-ready files. Allow time for worker and supervisor consultation, field validation, approval, training and implementation. With ACSA, at least three months of health and safety documentation is required before the SECOR evaluation.
Start your SECOR program
Get Your Starter Safety Manual Package
Tell us about your company and we’ll confirm the package scope, jurisdiction and certifying partner before any work begins. $1,995 plus GST, delivered within one week of project kickoff, professionally reviewed and backed by our documentation warranty. Employer review, validation, approval and implementation remain required. Want your forms on your crew’s phones? Ask about Site App Pro.
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.
Client reviews
What Clients Say About Their Safety Manuals
We needed help developing a safety manual for our company, and the final product was excellent. It was clear, professional, and tailored to our workplace rather than copied from a template.
Very practical and professional service. Calgary Safety Consultants helped us update our safety manual so it actually matched the work we do instead of being a generic document sitting on a shelf.
We appreciated how easy they made the process. Instead of giving us a complicated safety system, Calgary Safety Consultants helped us develop procedures our team could actually follow.
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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Need help with a safety manual, COR audit preparation, OHS order, hazard assessment, training, or ongoing safety support? Complete the form below or book a free 30-minute consultation. We will review your situation, identify the next practical step, and explain how Calgary Safety Consultants can help.