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Safety Pinnacle Award nominee submissionsSafety Pinnacle Awards | Image Upload As we are preparing to celebrate the safety achievements of you and your company at this year’s Safety Pinnacle Awards Gala, please use this form to submit images and video to help us promote your achievements. Send us a scalable company logo (in EPS or AI format if possible). […]
Fatigue Management | IntroductionFatigue is more than feeling tired and drowsy. Work fatigue is mental or physical exhaustion that reduces a person’s ability to work safely and effectively. This course explores fatigue-related risks in manufacturing, factors that influence fatigue, and solutions to mitigate the risks.
Safety and Health Week Training | Public ClassesSafety and Health Week Training MAY 5-15, 2025 Join us for Safety and Health Week public classes around the Lower Mainland in May. Schedule annual training for your JHSC or book a seat for a new safety committee member. Or choose topics for supervisors, managers, and safety reps. Book Now Book Seats Lower Mainland Public […]
Certification is Only the BeginningOn the Path to Continuous Improvement Tofino-based Creative Salmon raises organic, indigenous Chinook salmon in the waters of Clayoquot Sound. Their team first heard of the value of COR certification through an industry association meeting. To keep up with other fisheries in the region who were pursuing certification, Creative Salmon started looking into what they […]
Leadership Visibility: A Simple but Powerful Mental Health StrategyYears ago, I worked at a national company headquartered in Vancouver. I didn’t report to the president directly, but I watched him do something simple and powerful: every morning, he’d walk through the office and check in with people, everyone from the custodian to the temp admin to the VPs. He’d remember small details, ask […]
Training for tomorrowCreating a safe work environment cannot occur without training our teams—which is the reason safety education is the cornerstone of our service to our manufacturing members. In this issue, we look at orientation and job training best practices for the employees among the most at risk in your organization: new employees and workers learning a […]
People Leader SupportLeadership Training and Coaching Management training, coaching, and advice for people leaders at all levels: Supervisors and managers Business owners, and executives People leaders play a crucial role in promoting employee mental health and well-being by fostering respectful workplaces where everyone feels safe and supported in their work. Leaders have a responsibility to identify and respond […]
Membership BenefitsWhy 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, […]
Open Learning ClassesPublic Safety Training Classes Book a seat (or seats) in an Open Learning class Getting employees out of the workplace reduces distractions and can lead to out of the box thinking—and with Open Learning, you can purchase training by the seat for any number of participants. In sessions with students from multiple companies, employees also […]
Finding a passion for injury preventionBill Bowman was only 19 years old when his life changed forever. He had just found a summer job at a rail car manufacturing plant in Hamilton that paid three times what he had previously made as a maintenance man. On that fateful day he was tasked to work with a small brake press, adjusting […]
Making the case for safety: Safety programs lead to cost savings​Three years ago, when Laura Spiers was first hired as the safety specialist for West Coast Reduction Limited (WCRL), the company had already made the decision to pursue COR certification to the Occupational Safety Standard of Excellence (OSSE). In addition to helping build up the company’s safety management system, Spiers was tasked to make a […]
De-energization and LockoutFor workers and supervisors: understand what hazardous energy is and identify it in your workplace. Learn to apply the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (OHSR) requirements for lockout and de-energization to prevent the release of hazardous energy to prevent injuries and property damage.