Course Description

The Certificate of Recognition (COR) program is an initiative that recognizes employers who implement and maintain a health and safety management system that meets established provincial standards. The COR process requires employers to develop and implement a health and safety program that meets provincial standards. This process results in improved worker safety, reduced costs due to lost productivity, replacement worker training, property damage and incident investigation as well as reducing legal risk exposure.

This course is designed to assist employers in understanding the audit process with an emphasis on the Enform Audit Protocol and will provide students with information on:

  • The difference between audits and inspections.
  • Certifying partners.
  • Internal maintenance audits vs. external certification audits.
  • Audit elements, requirements and guidelines.
  • Scoring.
  • Action plans.

Instructor Title

Angela Hatt

My dedicated career in the occupational health and safety field began in 2005.Having spent 5 years as an emergency medical dispatcher, I found the move from “reactive” to “preventative” challenging and rewarding.Experiencing workplace incidents and accidents from an emergency medical responder’s point of view assures my passion for educating workers and assisting employers to create positive safety cultures.In 2009, I completed the Health, Safety & Environmental Processes Certificate Program with the University of New Brunswick.Early in 2010, I became certified as an external auditor for Enform and the focus of my career since then has primarily been in the completion of certificate of recognition audits.To date I have completed over 120 certificate of recognition audits as an external auditor utilizing the Enform Certificate of Recognition Health and Safety Audit Protocol, and the eCompliance audit tool.The audits performed involve contractors providing services within the oil and gas industry, but encompass a vast range of services, and include: Pipeline Vacuum Truck Services Gravel Truck Services Power Tong Services Fuel Distributors Oilfield Electric Secondary Containment Rig Moving Heavy Equipment Operations Log Hauling Helicopter Services Picker Truck Services Service Rigs In September of 2013 I accepted a contract teaching position with Northern Lakes College to instruct individuals enrolled in the Oilfield Operator Training Program in safety theory and practice.I held that position until May of 2016.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Course Objective

    • Course Objective

  • 2

    What is a Health and Safety Audit?

    • What is a Health and Safety Audit?

  • 3

    Certificate of Recognition (COR)

    • Certificate of Recognition (COR)

  • 4

    Certifying Partner

    • Certifying Partner

  • 5

    The Audit Cycle

    • The Audit Cycle

  • 6

    Internal vs. External Auditors

    • Internal vs. External Auditors

  • 7

    The Audit Process

    • Audit Activities

    • Audit Timelines

    • Audit Protocol

    • D-I-O

    • Audit Scoring

  • 8

    Action Plans

    • Action Plans

  • 9

    Resources

    • 2013 Enform Audit Protocol

    • Directive Documents List Required For Review

    • Directive Documents Information Gathering

    • Records List Required For Review

    • Records Review Information Gathering

    • Senior Managers Interview Questions

    • Middle Managers Interview Questions

    • Supervisors Interview Questions

    • Workers Interview Questions

    • Contractors Interview Questions

    • Visitor Interview Questions

    • Observation Reference Tool

    • Observations Information Gathering