ALBERTA CONSTRUCTION SAFETY ASSOCIATION

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ALBERTA CONSTRUCTION SAFETY ASSOCIATION

• Best Practices in the Construction Industry
• Mexico City, Mexico
• Aug. 28, 2003

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Best Practices in the Construction Industry

• Education Training for Construction Workers as
  a means of preventing occupational accidents and
  diseases
• Our Association was formed in 1988
• Government Education and Enforcement
• Conditions were not changing, factored into the
  cost of the job
• The Industry wanted to change but didn't know how
  make it happen

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Best Practices in the Construction Industry

• The Associations approach has always been
  industry involvement.
• All courses and programs come from a request by
  the industry to address a particular issue that
  is evident on the job sites.
• Once identified our approach is to involve
  industry at every level to produce our programs

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Best Practices in the Construction Industry

• Owner Management commitment
• Principles of Health Safety Management
• Auditor Training
• Leadership in Safety Excellence

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Best Practices in the Construction Industry

• Train-the-Trainer Programs
• Workplace Hazards Material Information System
  (WHMIS)
• Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG)
• Flagperson Training
• Certificate of Recognition (COR)

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Best Practices in the Construction Industry

• Prime Contractor
• Construction Safety Administration
• Confined Space Entry
• Back Injury Prevention Program
• Substance Abuse Prevention Program
• Small Business Certificate of Recognition
• Effective Claims Management Course
• Safe Trenching, Excavating Ground Disturbance
• S.T.A.R.T.
• Fall Protection Awareness
• Safe Slinging Rigging Practices
• Advanced Crane Hoisting Safety

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Computer Based Training Programs (CBT)

• Construction Safety Training System (CSTS)
  administered for province
• Roadbuilders Safety Training System (RSTS)
  administered for province
• Confined Space Awareness
• H2S Awareness
• Homebuilders Interactive Video Program

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Best Practices in the Construction Industry

• 1988 LTC 12
• 1994 LTC 4.9
• 1999 LTC 4.5
• 2002 LTC 3.9

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Best Practices in the Construction Industry

• 2 Offices
• Edmonton (Head Office) 26 Staff
• Calgary (Branch Office) 8 Staff
• ACSA Advisors Experienced Safety
  Professionals (Trainers/Consultants)
• Administrative Support Staff (Secretarial/Account
  ing/Program Registration)

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Best Practices in the Construction Industry
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Best Practices in the Construction Industry

• Videos
• Posters/Web/Newsletter
• Certification/Smart Card

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ACSA Mission Statement

• To provide Quality Advice to construction
  Employers and Employees that will lead to reduced
  human suffering and financial costs associated
  with incidents in the construction industry.

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Alberta Construction Safety Association
Making Safety a Way of Life www.acsa-safety.org