Field notes & tools · Canada
Resources for safer task planning
Practical starting points for writing and reviewing job safety documentation. Use them to structure a conversation, then adapt every detail to the work, people and site in front of you.
JSA template
A downloadable spreadsheet with space for task steps, hazards, controls and review.
How to write a JSA
A practical sequence for breaking down work and checking controls with the people doing it.
JSA, JHA and SWMS
Understand the terms and the important Australian SWMS distinction.
Alberta hazard assessment requirements
In Alberta, every employer needs a written hazard assessment before work begins.
BC: what WorkSafeBC expects from your hazard assessment
BC doesn't have a single section that says "write a hazard assessment", but the law expects you to find and control hazards, run an OHS program and coordinate safety on shared sites.
Field level hazard assessment (FLHA) template
An FLHA is the quick, on-the-spot hazard check a crew does before starting work and whenever conditions change.
Ontario construction: what supervisors and constructors must document
On an Ontario construction project, the constructor, each employer and each supervisor carry separate legal duties, and several of them have to be written down.
Start with the work
A document is only useful when it matches the job.
These materials are educational and illustrative. They are not approved or compliant templates, and they do not replace your organisation’s process, site instructions, risk assessment or competent review.
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