A 19-interaction, 6-competency introduction that maps how the elements of a safety management system and COR connect to a worker's actual job, so audits and procedures read as a system they contribute to rather than paperwork imposed on them.
Safety-management-system and COR awareness for everyone in an organization pursuing or maintaining a safety program — workers, supervisors, managers and employers — with a lean toward those touching a Certificate of Recognition (COR / SECOR) program.
Equip everyone in an organization pursuing or maintaining a safety program to understand that a safety management system isn't a binder on a shelf — it's a living cycle: plan, do…
At a glance
Format: Online, self-paced and interactive
Length: about 1 hour, 5 modules
Pass mark: 80% on the final test
Certificate: QR-verified, valid for one year
Jurisdiction: Manitoba law and standards
Who this course is for
Workers being introduced to how their employer's safety management system and COR certification shape day-to-day work.
Workers, supervisors and managers in any organization that runs — or is building — a safety program, who need to understand what a management system actually is and how the safety activities they already do fit into one living cycle
Employers, owners and senior leaders responsible for a safety management system, who need their people to understand that the system is a repeating Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle, not a binder produced for a client, and that it is the engine of due diligence
Anyone in an organization pursuing or maintaining a Certificate of Recognition (COR / SECOR) who needs to understand what COR is — the audited proof that the system is real and lived — before the internal-auditor and leader tiers of this family
Safety coordinators, HSE staff and joint-committee members who administer the elements of a safety program (the committee, inspections, investigation, hazard identification, safe work procedures) and need to see them as elements of ONE system rather than separate boxes
What you will learn
Explain that a safety management system isn't a binder on a shelf — it's a living cycle (plan, do, check, act, and around again) — and the difference between HAVING a program and RUNNING a system
Describe the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle in plain language — PLAN (policy, hazard ID, objectives, roles), DO (implement — training, procedures, controls, communication), CHECK (inspect, audit, investigate, measure), ACT (review, correct, improve) — as the CSA Z1000 / ISO 45001 engine of due diligence
Name the elements of an OHS management system (leadership and commitment, hazard identification and control, inspections, investigation, training and communication, emergency preparedness, program administration) and see the organization's existing programs as elements of ONE system
Explain what COR / SECOR is — the audited Certificate of Recognition via SAFE Work Manitoba / CSAM (external audit plus internal audits; SECOR the small-employer variant) — and that COR is not the goal but the audit that proves the working system
Course outline
Not a Binder — a Cycle — A safety management system isn’t a binder on a shelf; it’s a living cycle.
Plan, Do, Check, Act — The Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle in plain language — the engine the living…
What Is COR? — What COR actually is — and the reframe that COR is not the goal.
The Elements Working Together — In a real management system the elements are GEARS that mesh, not separate…
A System You Can Prove — A system you can prove is one that runs AND leaves a trail.
Laws and standards covered
Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act (C.C.S.M. c. W210)
Criminal Code s.217.1 (Bill C-45 / the Westray amendment)
CSA Z1000 — Occupational health and safety management: the framework for a documented, managed safety system built on…
Certificate and renewal
Passing the final test issues a QR-verified certificate, valid for one year.
Common questions
How long does What Is a Safety Management System / COR? take?
About 1 hour online, over 5 modules, at your own pace. It ends with a final test that needs 80% to pass.
How long is the What Is a Safety Management System / COR? certificate valid?
One year from the day you pass. Orientra’s standard is for safety-management-system and COR awareness to be reviewed at least annually and whenever the organization, the work or the legal duties change — a new operation or worksite, a reorganization or new leadership, a new hazard or a change in the law, a COR / SECOR audit cycle, or a serious incident or near-miss all trigger a refresh.
Which laws and standards does What Is a Safety Management System / COR? cover?
Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act (C.C.S.M. c. W210); Criminal Code s.217.1 (Bill C-45 / the Westray amendment); CSA Z1000 — Occupational health and safety management: the framework for a documented, managed safety system built on…; and 5 more listed on this page.
Who should take What Is a Safety Management System / COR??
Workers being introduced to how their employer's safety management system and COR certification shape day-to-day work.