Why join the Alliance?

More than 3,000 BC businesses choose Alliance training and services. We can help you too.

Safety is responsible business

Health and safety is a key factor in long term business sustainability. Yet more than 400 preventable injuries still happen on the job every day in BC.

In today’s competitive business environment, your commitment to a safe and healthy workplace has become a significant factor in employee retention and engagement, brand reputation, and financial performance.

With an effective health and safety program and training you can reduce workplace injuries—for lower insurance premiums, higher productivity, and a measurable return on your investment. 

That’s where the Alliance comes in.

Confidential health and safety support

The not-for-profit health and safety association for manufacturers and food processors in British Columbia, we exist to help companies like yours. 

Industry-driven, the Alliance supports more than 3,000 BC manufacturers and food processors with services and training, in 50 industries to date—from machine shops to wineries, trailer manufacturers to meat processing plants. Year over year, more industries become a member of the Alliance and benefit from specialized support to build a healthy safety culture.

If your industry classification unit is not already supported as a corporate member of the Alliance, independent membership gives you access to our qualified and specialized team of safety professionals for the specific help you need—to get compliant, build or improve your health and safety program, achieve COR / OSSE certification—whatever your health and safety goals may be.

Your dedicated team of safety professionals

Find the help you need

Set your compass with a needs assessment and action plan

Schedule an introductory GAP analysis (free to members) to assess your health and safety program, needs, and goals. Your Alliance safety advisor will use this to create an action plan—and continue to guide you, assessing your progress and next steps. 

Train your team—online, onsite, or in the classroom

Equip your team with catalogue of free or member-priced resources and training courses. Schedule your annual health and safety training, or specialized training on topics like ergonomics and MSI prevention, industrial storage racking, or combustible dust. Choose online, onsite, or classroom training for your team. 

Get specialized safety compliance and program-building support

Take advantage of member discounts on specialized services and consulting.  Call on our team of professionals to help resolve WorkSafeBC prevention orders or warning letters. Let us help you develop an effective safety management program, and guide your path to COR / OSSE certification.

Ask an expert

Get a professional risk assessment, management plan, and training to manage risks related to:  

  • Air quality and noise 
  • Industrial and office ergonomics and MSI prevention 
  • Combustible dust  
  • Machine safeguarding 
  • Industrial racking 
  • Confined spaces
  • Mental health consulting and coaching for employers

The Alliance has been an incredible resource for us over the past year. With the help of [our Alliance safety advisor], our program has flourished in so many ways. I am looking forward to years of collaboration with the Alliance.

— 2021 Member Survey —
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Get certified

(OSSE is the Certificate of Recognition (COR) program for the manufacturing sector). Your COR certifying partner, the Alliance will tailor your safety program support to your needs and timeline. Get the assistance of a qualified safety advisor to meet your program development or COR (the Occupational Safety Standard of Excellence, or OSSE for manufacturing) certification goals.  

The level of professional commitment offered by the Alliance staff is outstanding. The immediacy, and the depth of their reply to any inquiry I've ever made has been excellent - always!

— 2021 Member Survey —
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What membership looks like

The resources, training, and expertise you need in one place:

  • A free and thorough needs assessment and GAP analysis
  • A dedicated safety advisor and action plan
  • Member rates on our full course catalogue—or a custom training portal for your team
  • Compliance support to resolve WorkSafeBC prevention orders or warning letters
  • Expert guidance to build and improve your safety management program
  • Guidance to achieve COR / OSSE certification
  • Member rates on consulting services: air, noise, or combustible dust assessments, ergonomics consulting, fit testing, mental health program building, and more

Risk reduction rewards—valuable insurance rebates with OSSE/COR certification

Over time, your investment in health and safety will yield financial benefits, including:

  • Reduced WorkSafeBC premiums as your health and safety performance improves.
  • An annual 10% rebate on your WorkSafeBC premiums if you achieve COR / OSSE.
  • And an exclusive program through Alliance Associate Member and Marquis partner CapriCMS | Acera Insurance can net you an additional annual rebate of up to 15% of your net property premiums.

You’ll also see benefits in your company culture with improving employee morale, reduced turnover, and reputation as an ethical and people-centred employer.

You may already be a member

  • Is your industry already a member of the Alliance? Find out here.
  • Not a member yet? Reach out to find out your next step.

Corporate and Independent Member benefits

As a corporate or independent member, you are eligible for regular consultations with a professional safety advisor to assist you in developing and improving your occupational health and safety program.

Your advisory services typically begin with a complimentary safety needs assessment or a more in-depth gap analysis of your health and safety program. 

Schedule your first safety advisor meeting today >

Get discounts on health and safety training. Send team members to Open Learning classes offered throughout the year at various locations across the province or book training online 24/7 through the Alliance Online Learning Centre. Need to train a larger team? Book training courses tailored for your team at your facility. 

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As a member, gain access to a variety of online resources and tools, including OHS manuals and references, templates, databases, and safety videos.

Our newsletters, social media, and online publications bring you the latest news, information, and updates on safety topics and other issues of importance to members and manufacturing industry professionals.

The Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC holds many events during the year to serve our members and the health and safety community of Western Canada. You may be eligible for a discount on registration and exhibitor fees if you choose to attend any of these premier events.

Through our social media, website, the many events we hold during the year, and ongoing communication with our members, you will become a part of a network of like-minded businesses devoted to workplace health, safety, and employee well-being.

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We have all experienced the rising cost of benefits, while the value to our employees keeps shrinking with inflation. Together, we can reverse that trend. This unique program leverages the buying power of our collective member employee base to secure better, more comprehensive benefits for all of us—for less.  Learn more.

Benefits for Associate Members

Support the work of the Alliance through Associate Membership and expand your reach to the more than 3,000 companies the Alliance serves in the manufacturing and food processing industries.

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