CORESafety System: Training & Competence

This module includes:

  • Assessing training needs based on level, knowledge and skills required for each task.
  • Ensuring workers know how to do their jobs.
  • Ensuring workers know the hazards and risks of their assigned tasks.
  • Verifying worker competency through demonstrations.

Resources

Worksite Handbook
Worksite Handbook for module 5 – forms, check-lists and documentation for use on the job site.

Examples of participating company procedures and permits

Competence, Training and Awareness
This document establishes the process of ensuring the competence, training, and awareness of any person performing tasks for your company or on its behalf for the IMS related activities.

Compressed Gasses Safety
This document outlines the Standard Operating Procedures that provide guidelines for transport, storage, handling and use of cylinders containing compressed gas.

Cranes and Lifting Equipment
This document outlines the Standard Operating Procedures established for the safe operation of cranes or any other lifting or hoisting system.

Energy Isolation
This document outlines the Standard Operating Procedures for providing protection for people, equipment and the environment from the dangers of uncontrolled, unblocked, unlocked or unplanned releases of energy when tagging and locking the source of the energy can provide protection from these hazards.

Excavation and Trenching
This document outlines the Standard Operating Procedures for minimizing losses that may result from excavation and trenching activities.

Fall Protection Guidelines
This document establishes the requirements and procedures to protect employees and other persons conducting work from hazards associated with falling from one surface to another.

Hand and Portable Tools
This document outlines the Standard Operating Procedures to establish minimum standards for the tools used in the execution of the various tasks to ensure they are suitable, they are correct for the task, that they are in good condition and that they are used correctly in carrying out the work.

Haulage Conveyors
This document outlines the Standard Operating Procedures and provides guidelines that allow for a safe and productive work environment for personnel who work with and provide maintenance on haulage conveyor systems.

Hot Work
This document outlines the Standard Operating Procedures established for the purpose of ensuring and taking all necessary precautions to prevent accidents caused by any activity that generates spark, flame or ignition sources.

Ladders and Stairways
This document outlines the Standard Operating Procedures established to minimize the occurrence of falls from different levels involving personnel or materials while using stairways and ladders.

Motor Control Centers
This document outlines the Standard Operating Procedures to establish minimum safe operating procedures in electrical sub-stations and motor control centers

Safety Team – Minimum Performance Standard
This document provides minimum training guidelines and standards for the training process.

Scaffolding and Raised Platforms
This document outlines the Standard Operating Procedures and provides guidelines for personnel who work around or on stationary or mobile scaffolding or raised platforms.

Surface Maintenance Training
This document outlines the Standard Operating Procedures necessary to comply with appropriate regulatory and COMPANY requirements to ensure all employees within Surface Maintenance receive the best possible training to perform their jobs productively and safely by focusing on competency based training as well as overall employee productivity.

Vehicles, Mobile Equipment, and Transportation Safety
This document outlines the Standard Operating Procedures to establish minimum requirements for the operation of vehicles and equipment to ensure they are driven and operated in such a manner as to prevent accidents and incidents and provide for the safe transport of employees, visitors and contractors.

Working at Heights and Fall ProtectionThis document outlines the Standard Operating Procedures to help reduce the risk of accidents resulting from falls.