1. Vendor Management
The Safety Qualification Package and You!
Section 4 – Safety Management Systems
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2. City of Fort Saskatchewan Safety Qualification Form
The focus of this particular slideshow is Section 4 – “Safety Management System”
City of Fort Saskatchewan Safety Qualification Form
Thank you for choosing to work with the City of Fort Saskatchewan!
This slide show is intended to help walk you through filling in the form and providing examples of what attachments will be required.

3. Section 4: Safety Management System
Safety Management Systems, also know as “Safety Programs”, are currently not a mandatory requirement under Alberta OH&S Legislation.
Having a SMS is however strongly encouraged and will become a requirement in the future for all City Vendors for employers with 20 or greater employees by 1 June 2018.
Vendors with a Certificate of Recognition (COR) or Small Employer Certificate of Recognition (SECOR) for safety management may be given a preference over those without one.
If you do not know what a Certificate of Recognition is, click here.
Section 4: Safety Management System
Do you have a Certificate of Recognition (COR or SECOR) for safety?
SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Does your company have a COR or SECOR in the Province of Alberta? Yes No
If “Yes”: Please attach a copy of the Certificate and table of contents. A copy of the SMS will be required after approval.
If “No”: Does your company have an existing SMS that meets (SE)COR requirements? Yes No
If “Yes”: Please attach a copy of table of contents. A copy of the SMS will be required after approval
If “No”: Please confirm if you have any parts of a SMS: a.
Corporate Safety Policy
No Yes b.
Roles and Responsibilities c.
Hazard Assessment Process d.
Planned Worksite Inspections e.
New Hire Orientation f.
Supervisor Training Program g.
Worker Competency Program h.
Safe Work Procedures i.
Safe Work Practices j.
Pre-Job meetings (safety is topic) k.
Environmental Practices l.
Incident investigation procedures m.
Emergency Response Planning
Reference to AB OH&S o.
Preventative Maintenance p.
Subcontractor Management
Has your company ever been issued a stop work order by or from a Government regulatory agency in the last 5
years? (if yes, please provide details)

4. Section 4: Safety Management System
If you do not have a safety management system with recognition for COR or SECOR, check “No”.
This does not remove you from consideration for work.
If you have a Certificate of Recognition for health and safety management, check “Yes”…..
….and attach a copy or your COR/SECOR certificate….
….and table of contents from the program manual….
Section 4: Safety Management System
Do you have a Certificate of Recognition (COR or SECOR) for safety?
SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Does your company have a COR or SECOR in the Province of Alberta? Yes No
If “Yes”: Please attach a copy of the Certificate and table of contents. A copy of the SMS will be required after approval.
If “No”: Does your company have an existing SMS that meets (SE)COR requirements? Yes No
If “Yes”: Please attach a copy of table of contents. A copy of the SMS will be required after approval
If “No”: Please confirm if you have any parts of a SMS: a.
Corporate Safety Policy
No Yes b.
Roles and Responsibilities c.
Hazard Assessment Process d.
Planned Worksite Inspections e.
New Hire Orientation f.
Supervisor Training Program g.
Worker Competency Program h.
Safe Work Procedures i.
Safe Work Practices j.
Pre-Job meetings (safety is topic) k.
Environmental Practices l.
Incident investigation procedures m.
Emergency Response Planning
Reference to AB OH&S o.
Preventative Maintenance p.
Subcontractor Management
Has your company ever been issued a stop work order by or from a Government regulatory agency in the last 5
years? (if yes, please provide details)
….and then move onto Section 5, you are done here. 
A full copy of the Health & Safety Manual will only be required upon awarding of a contract.

5. Section 4: Safety Management System
….and attach the table of contents from the program manual….
If you do not have a safety management system that meets COR or SECOR, check “No”.
This too does not remove you from consideration for work.
If you do not have COR or SECOR but you are working towards it and have a SMS that meets COR or SECOR requirements, check here…
Section 4: Safety Management System
SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Does your company have a COR or SECOR in the Province of Alberta? Yes No
If “Yes”: Please attach a copy of the Certificate and table of contents. A copy of the SMS will be required after approval.
If “No”: Does your company have an existing SMS that meets (SE)COR requirements? Yes No
If “Yes”: Please attach a copy of table of contents. A copy of the SMS will be required after approval
If “No”: Please confirm if you have any parts of a SMS: a.
Corporate Safety Policy
No Yes b.
Roles and Responsibilities c.
Hazard Assessment Process d.
Planned Worksite Inspections e.
New Hire Orientation f.
Supervisor Training Program g.
Worker Competency Program h.
Safe Work Procedures i.
Safe Work Practices j.
Pre-Job meetings (safety is topic) k.
Environmental Practices l.
Incident investigation procedures m.
Emergency Response Planning
Reference to AB OH&S o.
Preventative Maintenance p.
Subcontractor Management
Has your company ever been issued a stop work order by or from a Government regulatory agency in the last 5
years? (if yes, please provide details)
….and then move onto Section 5, you are done here. 
A full copy of the Health & Safety Manual will only be required upon awarding of a contract.

6. Section 4: Safety Management System
If you do not have a safety management system but you have some processes or policies for health and safety, tell us what you do have.
Some areas are more critical to have and potential vendors must be willing to develop these areas or risk being declined a safety approval.
Section 4: Safety Management System
Hazard assessments are a must…
If you do not know what to do to develop these areas, please contact your City representative for assistance.
SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Does your company have a COR or SECOR in the Province of Alberta? Yes No
If “Yes”: Please attach a copy of the Certificate and table of contents. A copy of the SMS will be required after approval.
If “No”: Does your company have an existing SMS that meets (SE)COR requirements? Yes No
If “Yes”: Please attach a copy of table of contents. A copy of the SMS will be required after approval
If “No”: Please confirm if you have any parts of a SMS: a.
Corporate Safety Policy
No Yes b.
Roles and Responsibilities c.
Hazard Assessment Process d.
Planned Worksite Inspections e.
New Hire Orientation f.
Supervisor Training Program g.
Worker Competency Program h.
Safe Work Procedures i.
Safe Work Practices j.
Pre-Job meetings (safety is topic) k.
Environmental Practices l.
Incident investigation procedures m.
Emergency Response Planning
Reference to AB OH&S o.
Preventative Maintenance p.
Subcontractor Management
Has your company ever been issued a stop work order by or from a Government regulatory agency in the last 5
years? (if yes, please provide details)
…and workers must be working towards competency.
…Supervisors must be competent…
There must be methods for dealing with emergencies common to your business.

7. Section 4: Safety Management System
If you indicated that you use sub-contractors in Section 2, you should also have a process for screening and approving your sub-contractors similar to what you are doing with the City right now.
Section 4: Safety Management System
SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Does your company have a COR or SECOR in the Province of Alberta? Yes No
If “Yes”: Please attach a copy of the Certificate and table of contents. A copy of the SMS will be required after approval.
If “No”: Does your company have an existing SMS that meets (SE)COR requirements? Yes No
If “Yes”: Please attach a copy of table of contents. A copy of the SMS will be required after approval
If “No”: Please confirm if you have any parts of a SMS: a.
Corporate Safety Policy
No Yes b.
Roles and Responsibilities c.
Hazard Assessment Process d.
Planned Worksite Inspections e.
New Hire Orientation f.
Supervisor Training Program g.
Worker Competency Program h.
Safe Work Procedures i.
Safe Work Practices j.
Pre-Job meetings (safety is topic) k.
Environmental Practices l.
Incident investigation procedures m.
Emergency Response Planning
Reference to AB OH&S o.
Preventative Maintenance p.
Subcontractor Management
Has your company ever been issued a stop work order by or from a Government regulatory agency in the last 5
years? (if yes, please provide details)

8. Section 4: Safety Management System
If your organization has ever been issued an order to stop work, use a separate page to provide details on what the incident was and what the resulting corrective actions were.
These are different from the incidents listed in Section 3.
Section 4: Safety Management System
SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Does your company have a COR or SECOR in the Province of Alberta? Yes No
If “Yes”: Please attach a copy of the Certificate and table of contents. A copy of the SMS will be required after approval.
If “No”: Does your company have an existing SMS that meets (SE)COR requirements? Yes No
If “Yes”: Please attach a copy of table of contents. A copy of the SMS will be required after approval
If “No”: Please confirm if you have any parts of a SMS: a.
Corporate Safety Policy
No Yes b.
Roles and Responsibilities c.
Hazard Assessment Process d.
Planned Worksite Inspections e.
New Hire Orientation f.
Supervisor Training Program g.
Worker Competency Program h.
Safe Work Procedures i.
Safe Work Practices j.
Pre-Job meetings (safety is topic) k.
Environmental Practices l.
Incident investigation procedures m.
Emergency Response Planning
Reference to AB OH&S o.
Preventative Maintenance p.
Subcontractor Management
Has your company ever been issued a stop work order by or from a Government regulatory agency in the last 5
years? (if yes, please provide details)

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