Canada Versions

After your training and kit have been edited, you will need to create Canada versions of both. The process for this Canada version will differ between trainings since not all of them will have Canada-specific standards. Creating the Canada version can range anywhere from one day to one week, so budget your time accordingly!

Presentation

Standards

To make our courses compliant with Canada, you will need to read through applicable Canadian standards. If you cannot read the actual standard, you cannot include it in your standards slide.

Begin the Canada version of your training by finding if your topic has any Canada-specific hazards. This can be somewhat difficult. Canada has few country-wide health and safety standards because most provinces have their own specific standards. 

1. Start by viewing the Canadian federal standards. These are free to use, so if you find a relevant standard, you may save it as a PDF in the kit folder. These are Canada's only regulatory standards, meaning they are enforceable by law.
   
   If you do not find any relevant standards, you can reference Canada Labour Code Part II Section 124, General duty of employer, which says, "Every employer shall ensure that the health and safety at work of every person employed by the employer is protected."
   
   
2. The CSA standards are not regulatory, but they are best practices. They are divided up by province, but you can search your topic and see if there are relevant Canadian standards. 
   
   
3. Another place to look through is the Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations. This is like the Canadian version of OSHA; however, most standards are very general, and the number of standards is limited. If there are any applicable standards, see if they differ from OSHA's regulations. If they do, you will need to update the information in your Canada training accordingly. 
   
   
4. You may also look through WorkSafe BC for potential standards. These are Canadian standards specific to British Columbia. However, you can reference them as "best practices" and include them on the standards slide.

Sai Global won't let you view specific standards, but it will tell you if the standard is current or not. Make sure they you are only including current, relevant standards.

Measurements

If you have any measurements in your training, make sure you include the Canadian equivalent in parenthesis (i.e. feet to meters, miles per hour to kilometers per hour, etc.). 

General Terms

Limit mentions of OSHA throughout your US version. Instead, use general terms like "Standards say..." This will make the transition from US to Canada much easier. This goes for other terms as well, such as the 8-1-1 number for underground utilities in the US (not Canada). If you cannot find a general term for information, make sure that you edit the Canada version to have the correct equivalent. 

Kit

Standards

Inside the standards folder, make sure you delete the OSHA-specific standards PDFs. Replace these with any applicable PDFs of Canadian standards you might have found from the Canadian Federal Standards website. 

Resources

You will have to find resources from Canadian websites in addition to US-specific websites. A great Canadian site to use is CCOHS. Another great resource is WorkSafe BC. Or, simply google topics with "Canada" attached to the end (i.e. "chainsaw safety Canada") and see what pops up!