Quick Links
Customer Centres
How Do I?
Download Adobe Reader for free (required to view PDF files)
Courses and Certification for Construction
Courses
Construction Safety Association of BC- Star Courses
Construction Safety Network Courses (COR), (CSS), (TCP), and (CSTS)
WorkSafe Courses
British Columbia Safety Council - Construction Safety Courses
The School of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (UBC)
School of Health Sciences (BCIT)
School of Construction (BCIT)-Construction Safety Coordinator
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)-Personal Protecitve Equipment:The Basics
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington
Construction Safety Association of BC- Star Courses
CSABC Courses -- A Key Part of Due Diligence!
How do you educate yourself about safety and avoid injuries and costly WorkSafeBC penalties?
The CSABC has organized affordable, standardized and recognized training available for Owners/Senior Managers; Supervisors; and Workers. All training courses were selected or developed by a Technical Advisory Committtee made up of Construction Industry leaders.
Star COR
Star COR is a new safety training program developed in cooperation with WorkSafeBC. It provides expert, consistent safety training for BC's construction workers, supervisors, and owners. Some construction companies may qualify for a 5% rebate on their WorkSafeBC Base assessment upon completion of the COR program.
Read more about the WorkSafeBC Partners Program.
Construction Safety Network Courses 
The Construction Safety Network of British Columbia is a COR Certifying Partner Agency in the WorkSafeBC Partners Program.
The Construction Safety Network offers courses for the following:
- Certificate of Recognition
- Construction Safety Specialist
- Traffic Control Person
- Construction Safety Training Systems
WorkSafe Courses
WorkSafe education courses are offered by the WorkSafeBC WorkSafe Education Network -- training providers from all sectors that meet the criteria the Board has specified. Each of the six one-day WorkSafe courses enables employers and workers to achieve different objectives.
British Columbia Safety Council - Construction Safety Courses
The British Columbia Safety Council offers courses in the following construction-related topics
- Construction Safety Officer Certification (CSO) Course
- TSC/CSO Recertification Courses
- Traffic Control Person
- Standard Lift Truck Operator Certification Course
- Lift Truck Instructor Certification Program
- Supervising Forklift Operators
The School of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (UBC)
The UBC School of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene aims to help practitioners become knowledge enriched and to be technically current, through offering short courses and workshops that showcase new research and findings done by our faculty. Participants can expect to earn certification points from the American Industrial Hygiene Association and the Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists.
For more information about the courses, please contact Lydia Ma, Manager of Continuing Education and Outreach (ph: 604-822-9599; fax: 604-822-9588; email: ).
School of Health Sciences (BCIT)
BCIT's School of Health Sciences offers a variety of Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) training options. Options include a part-time and full-time certificate program, diploma program and specialty programs.
See the WorkSafe Magazine article: Flexible Training Options for the Construction Industry for more information about construction specific courses.
School of Construction (BCIT)-Construction Safety Coordinator
This practical hands on course is intended for experienced construction workers with an interest in safety management. The course will prepare participants to work as construction site safety coordinators, and upon completion, graduates may qualify for recognition as Construction Safety Officers in conformity with the building bylaws of Vancouver and other municipalities. Participants will examine hazards, applicable regulations, and safe work procedures relating to specific construction activities. Course activities will include case studies, simulations, guest presentations, site visits, reading and written work.
This course is recognized as a 6-credit elective course for the BCIT Health & Safety Certificate Program.
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
CCOHS is offering an e-Learning course Personal Protective Equipment: The Basics. The course provides a practical introduction to the most common types of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) used to protect against common workplace hazards, such as chemicals, noise and mechanical injury. The basics of PPE are covered, including practical tips for safe use, PPE programs, limitations and legal responsibilities. The target audience for the course includes: workers, managers, and supervisors working in an industrial setting, on construction or demolition sites, and in the forestry and mining industries, as well as Health and safety committee members in these sectors.
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington
"We are a dynamic department focused on discovering and analyzing the links between human health and the environment. The faculty is multidisciplinary and includes physicians, engineers, chemists, toxicologists, industrial hygienists, and other public health scientists. These diverse researchers share common goals - to understand and manage environmental safety and health risks, and to protect human health and well being. We invite you to explore our programs and activities."
Crane Operator Certification
Notice to Anyone Who Operates a Crane 
A WorkSafe Bulletin advising crane operators how to be in compliance with the OHS Regulation on and after July 1, 2007.
Source: WorkSafeBC 
* WorkSafe Bulletin
Reaching new heights (WorkSafe Magazine March/April 2007)
"Certification requirements will help ensure crane operators have the qualifications they need to keep themselves - and others - safe.".
* PDF (247 KB)
WorkSafeBC News Release dated January 12, 2007
"On July 1, 2007 WorkSafeBC will begin to enforce a Regulation requiring all operators of boom, tower, and mobile cranes in B.C. to hold a certificate proving competency. The Regulation, proclaimed January 1, 2007, gives current and new operators six months to move through the assessment process."
Read the full news release and related documents.
Read the campaign outline.
For more information please email
Guideline G14.34.1 Operator Certification
Crane Competency Profile Charts
The following Competency Profile Charts have been designed to assist you and
your company to meet the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation section 14.34.1 Operator certification.
Tower Crane Operator (PDF 148 KB)
Mobile Crane Operator (PDF 188 KB)
Boom Truck Operator (PDF 192 KB)
Source: WorkSafeBC and BCACS (BC Association for Crane Safety)
Questions & Answers: Crane Operator Certification
This Q&A document provides answers to common questions regarding how the new Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (effective July 1, 2007) affects crane operators.Source: WorkSafeBC
and BCACS (BC Association for Crane Safety)* PDF (47 KB)
Types of Cranes
Pictorial list of cranes which require certified crane operators.
Source: WorkSafeBC
* PDF (608 KB)
Crane Operator Registration
The BC Association for Crane Safety needs the information to help crane operators meet new regulations announced
January 12, 2007. As a crane operator in British Columbia, you must meet certification requirements by July 1, 2008.
Registration is the first step and must be returned to BCACS by July 1, 2007.
Source: BCACS (BC Association for Crane Safety)
Registration Form PDF (38 KB)
You can return to the Top of this page