Contractor Orientation & On-Site Coordination trains supervisors and coordinators through 12 interactions on orientation, scope boundaries, shared-hazard hand-offs, and ownership, validating 5 competencies so multi-employer safety obligations don't fall through the cracks.
For prime contractors, supervisors, and coordinators who run contractors once they are on site. Selecting a good contractor is only the start — the day the crew arrives is when your coordination duty really begins. This course goes deep on the orientation and on-site coordination stage of the contractor lifecycle: how to give an arriving contractor crew a site-specific ORIENTATION before they start work (the hazards on THIS site, the site rules and safe-work requirements…
Give prime contractors, supervisors, and coordinators the ability to run contractors safely once they are on site: deliver a site-specific orientation before work starts, align the contractor’s scope to the hazards through a hazard / JHA hand-off, control…
At a glance
Format: Online, self-paced and interactive
Length: about 50 minutes, 6 modules
Pass mark: 80% on the final test
Certificate: QR-verified, valid for three years
Jurisdiction: Manitoba law and standards
Who this course is for
Site supervisors, project coordinators, and prime-contractor representatives who orient contractors and coordinate multi-employer worksites.
Prime contractors and contractors coordinating a multi-employer worksite day to day
Site superintendents and supervisors who receive and oversee contractor crews
Safety coordinators who deliver contractor orientation and run on-site coordination
Anyone who signs off high-risk-work permits or sequences overlapping trades
Anyone with the authority to stop a contractor’s unsafe work on the site
What you will learn
Deliver a site-specific contractor orientation before work starts — site hazards, rules, emergency procedures, sign-in, and who coordinates
Align the contractor’s scope of work to the hazards it brings and will meet through a hazard / JHA hand-off
Explain how permits and high-risk-work sign-off apply to hot work, confined space, lockout, and similar activities on a shared site
Coordinate a multi-employer worksite — control of shared areas, sequencing overlapping trades, and communication / toolbox talks
Exercise daily control, spot-checks, and stop-work authority when a contractor is working unsafely
Course outline
Getting Them On Site Is the Start, Not the Finish — Why getting a contractor on site is the start of coordination, not the finish — the on-site stage of the contractor lifecycle (orient →…
Site-Specific Orientation — Before They Start Work — The site-specific contractor orientation given before work starts — the hazards on THIS site, the site rules and safe-work requirements…
Aligning Scope to Hazards — The Hazard / JHA Hand-Off — The hazard / JHA hand-off that aligns a contractor’s scope to the hazards — confirm the real scope, have the contractor hand off the…
Permits and High-Risk-Work Sign-Off — How permits and high-risk-work sign-off apply on a multi-employer site — high-risk activities (hot work, confined space entry, lockout…
Coordinating the Multi-Employer Worksite — Coordinating a multi-employer worksite day to day — controlling who owns each shared area and equipment, sequencing overlapping trades so…
Daily Control, Spot-Checks and Stop-Work — Daily control, spot-checks, and stop-work — on-site coordination is not a one-time setup but daily work: walking the site, spot-checking…
Laws and standards covered
Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act (C.C.S.M. c. W210)
Manitoba WSH Regulation MR 217/2006
COR / SAFE Work Manitoba
CCOHS — contractor safety and multi-employer workplace coordination
Certificate and renewal
Passing the final test issues a QR-verified certificate, valid for three years. Contractor orientation and on-site coordination knowledge is best refreshed every 3 years, and sooner when the organization takes on a new prime-contractor role, when site…
Common questions
How long does Contractor Orientation & On-Site Coordination take?
About 50 minutes online, over 6 modules, at your own pace. It ends with a final test that needs 80% to pass.
How long is the Contractor Orientation & On-Site Coordination certificate valid?
Three years from the day you pass. Contractor orientation and on-site coordination knowledge is best refreshed every 3 years, and sooner when the organization takes on a new prime-contractor role, when site conditions or the mix of trades change materially, or after a contractor incident or near-miss involving overlapping work.
Which laws and standards does Contractor Orientation & On-Site Coordination cover?
Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act (C.C.S.M. c. W210); Manitoba WSH Regulation MR 217/2006; COR / SAFE Work Manitoba; and 1 more listed on this page.
Who should take Contractor Orientation & On-Site Coordination?
Site supervisors, project coordinators, and prime-contractor representatives who orient contractors and coordinate multi-employer worksites.