COR audit readiness checklist
Walk your own program the way an auditor will, before the auditor does it for you.
- What it is for
- Finding your gaps while you still have time to close them
Free safety program templates
Last updated: Written by Blake Cowan, NCSO
Ten documents, all free, all direct downloads. No email required, no signup, no form. Take them and use them whether or not you ever speak to us.
Each one comes in two formats: a PDF laid out to print and put on a clipboard, and a DOCX you can edit to put your own company name and your own hazards in. Both are generated from the same source, so they say the same thing.
The library
Field level hazard assessment (FLHA) card
A one page card a crew will actually finish at the tailgate, before the work starts.
- What it is for
- Daily, on site, task and condition specific hazard assessment
Formal hazard assessment worksheet
The program level assessment of a task, with a risk rating and the control hierarchy applied properly.
- What it is for
- Assessing a task once, thoroughly, so the field level cards have something to reference
Incident and near miss report
An investigation form that pushes past worker error to the causes an auditor will ask about.
- What it is for
- Reporting and investigating incidents, near misses and property damage
Corrective action tracker
One register for every action from an inspection, incident, audit or worker concern, tracked to verified closure.
- What it is for
- Proving that what you found actually got fixed, and that somebody checked
Toolbox talk pack, five talks to start
Five short talks written to be read off the page in the yard, with an attendance sheet on each.
- What it is for
- Running a documented safety talk without preparing one from scratch
Site inspection form
A walk around inspection with deficiencies assigned and dated on the same page.
- What it is for
- Documented workplace inspections on your stated frequency
Worker orientation checklist
A specific orientation record rather than a signature on a generic page, which is what auditors look for.
- What it is for
- Orienting a new hire, and orienting anybody arriving on a new site
Equipment pre use inspection
A generic operator inspection that works across mobile equipment, with a defect and tag out path.
- What it is for
- Operator inspection before equipment is put to work each day
NSC daily trip inspection reference
A plain language reference on what a daily trip inspection covers and what a driver has to do about a defect.
- What it is for
- Briefing drivers on trip inspection duties under the National Safety Code
Questions people actually ask
Do I have to give you my email to download these?
No. Every file on this page is a direct download. There is no form, no signup and no confirmation email. That is unusual in this market and it is deliberate, because a gated link gets deleted from the Facebook groups and forums where safety people actually share things.
Can I put my company name on them and change them?
Yes. That is what the DOCX versions are for. Change the wording, add your own hazards, delete the sections that do not apply to your work, and put your logo on them. There is no licence restriction on these documents and you do not need to credit us.
Will these templates pass a COR audit on their own?
No, and be careful of anyone who tells you otherwise. A blank form is not a safety program. These give you the structure an auditor expects to see, but the content has to reflect the work your company actually does, and your certifying partner has its own audit protocol. Filling these in honestly is most of the work.
Are these specific to one province or certifying partner?
They are written to be generic across certifying partners, because the naming and numbering of audit elements differs between them. Check your own certifying partner's published protocol and adjust. Where a template depends on provincial legislation, such as the orientation checklist or the trip inspection reference, it says so and tells you what to confirm.
What format should I use?
Use the PDF if you are printing it and putting it on a clipboard or in a truck. Use the DOCX if you want to edit it first. Both contain the same content, generated from the same source, so they cannot drift apart.
If you would rather not fill these in yourself
We write the program inside the app and map the evidence to your certifying partner's audit elements. The templates stay free either way.