Calgary Safety Consultants helps employers prepare for COR certification, maintain audit-ready safety programs, close documentation gaps, and strengthen the systems needed to meet client, contractor, and certification requirements.
Whether you are pursuing COR for the first time, preparing for an audit, responding to corrective actions, or trying to keep your program current, we help you understand what is required, what is missing, and what needs to happen next.
COR requirements must be applied to the actual work being performed. A construction company, transportation company, manufacturer, maintenance contractor, and oil and gas service provider may all need a safety program, but the hazards, records, procedures, training, and audit evidence can look very different.
Calgary Safety Consultants helps employers adapt COR and safety program requirements to real operations, including field work, shop work, driving, equipment use, contractor management, maintenance, warehousing, and client site work.
We start by learning about your company, your certification goals, your current safety program, your audit timeline, and any client or contractor requirements you need to meet.
We review your safety manual, policies, procedures, hazard assessments, inspection records, training records, emergency response documents, incident reports, meeting records, and corrective action tracking.
We identify what is missing, outdated, unclear, duplicated, or not aligned with COR, SECOR, audit, or client expectations.
We develop a practical action plan that outlines what needs to be created, updated, organized, implemented, or verified before the audit or certification review.
We help update the required documents and guide your team on how to use them in daily operations.
We help your team prepare for the audit by organizing evidence, reviewing records, clarifying responsibilities, and identifying remaining gaps before submission or review.
After the audit or certification process, we can help maintain your program so documentation, inspections, training, and corrective actions stay current.
Hear from businesses that have partnered with Calgary Safety Consultants to improve their workplace safety. Our clients share their experiences and the positive impact our COR audits, safety assessments, and tailored consulting solutions have had on their operations.
Getting COR certified isn’t just about safety (though it does help make your workplace safer and cut down on injuries). It can also save you big—up to 20% off your WCB industry rate! Plus, having COR opens doors to bid on projects with major clients. It’s a win-win for your team and your bottom line.
Here are some of the big wins that come with COR certification:
If you’re looking to level up your business, COR is the way to go. Safety, savings, and better opportunities—it’s a win-win-win!
The timeline varies based on the complexity of your business, but the process typically includes a consultation, assessment, report, and implementation over several weeks. Once you have COR, the process becomes a three cycle with two maintenance audits and an external audit.
Yes! An OH&S consultant can guide you through the entire process of obtaining and maintaining COR certification. They can assess your current safety culture, design and implement customized OH&S programs, provide training, conduct internal audits, and ensure continuous improvement of safety practices. Consultants bring expertise and ensure that your business meets COR requirements efficiently.
Keep records of training, hazard assessments, incident reports, safety inspections, and emergency plans. These documents are essential to prove compliance during an inspection.
The timeline depends on the condition of your current safety program, the number of employees, the amount of documentation already in place, and the audit deadline. Some employers need targeted record review and organization, while others need a more detailed program development and implementation plan.
We can help you through the process. Before conducting an audit, there are numerous prerequisites that need to be met. Additionally, conducting a COR Audit does not guarantee that you will obtain a COR. We recommend completing the Free Consult form on our website and providing us with information about your current stage with COR. Have you begun the process? Is there a Safety Manual available? Do you have COR? Who is the partner you are certified with? If you answer these questions, we can maximize the benefits of your free consultation.
Common records include safety policies, hazard assessments, inspection reports, training records, meeting minutes, emergency response documentation, incident investigations, maintenance records, corrective action records, safe work procedures, and evidence that the safety program is being used in daily operations.
COR is generally intended for larger employers, while SECOR is commonly used by smaller employers that must meet similar safety management expectations through a simplified audit process. The exact requirements depend on the certifying partner or jurisdiction.
Yes. We can help maintain your safety program between audits by reviewing documentation, updating policies and procedures, organizing training records, improving inspection and hazard assessment processes, tracking corrective actions, and preparing for maintenance audits.
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Calgary Safety Consultants provides practical occupational health and safety consulting, safety training, COR support, safety program development, and regulatory compliance support for employers across Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan.
We help organizations strengthen worker training, improve documentation, manage workplace hazards, prepare for audits, and build safety systems that support compliance, productivity, and operational due diligence.
