About the course
What this course covers.
A construction worker should expect to go home unhurt at the end of the day. Accidents and injuries are preventable - they happen because of unsafe conditions and unsafe acts. This orientation course gives a construction worker the basic safety rules to recognise both and stay out of the way of an injury.
The course covers the job hazards common to a construction site and how to protect against them, choosing and using tools and equipment safely, the fall protection measures to take when working at height, and the ways to minimise the hazards of excavations and confined spaces. It is built specifically for construction workers and is divided into concise, practical chapters.
Companies use the course as a construction-specific safety orientation for new and existing workers and to give a documented training record.
Pass mark 80%
Score the pass mark to earn the certificate.
Course outline
4 modules, start to finish
Each module ends with a short knowledge check before you move on.
Job hazards
The job hazards common to a construction site and the basic safe practices that protect against them.
Tools and equipment
Choosing and using tools and equipment safely on a construction jobsite.
Fall management
The fall protection measures to take when working at height on a construction site.
Excavations and confined spaces
Recognising and minimising the hazards of excavations and confined spaces.
Developed to meet Canadian and provincial standards
What every course includes
Printable and mailed certificates
Digital wallet and wall-sized certificates print the moment the course is passed.
Standards compliant
Built on Canadian federal and provincial legislation, safety standards, and industry best practice.
Self-paced
Unlimited access to the training material. Pause and resume the course any time.
Live student support
Real support is available seven days a week if a learner gets stuck.
Unlimited exam attempts
The exam can be retaken until the learner reaches a passing grade.
Record of training
Training records are stored securely for three years and pulled on demand from the account.
What learners say
Trusted by Canadian crews
This is the first thing a new hand does before they set foot on site. It covers the whole landscape - hazards, tools, heights, excavations - in twenty minutes.
Mark T.
Construction Superintendent
Concise chapters, easy to assign, and the documented orientation record is exactly what our auditor checks for.
Jasmin R.
Safety Coordinator
Good construction-specific orientation. It sets up the hazard-specific courses we assign after.
Cory W.
Site Foreman
Who it is for
Built for the people running the work
- New construction workers
- Workers moving onto a construction jobsite
- Construction crews needing a documented safety refresher
- Supervisors onboarding construction hires
- Any company that needs a documented construction orientation record
What you walk away with
Able to do the job, not just describe it
- Recall the basic safe practices of a construction jobsite
- Choose and use tools and equipment safely
- Apply fall protection measures when working at height
- Recognise the hazards of excavations and confined spaces
- Recognise unsafe conditions and unsafe acts before they cause injury
Pricing
One seat or the whole crew, priced fairly.
A single seat is $79.99 CAD. Buying one at a time, code ONTRACK10 takes 10 percent off at checkout. Training more than two or three people is cheaper through a free On-Track Safety corporate account, which also tracks every certificate and renewal date for you. Move the slider to see the difference.
- Free corporate account, no setup fee
- 20 percent off every course for the first three months
- Automatic certificate and expiry tracking for your whole team
Team pricing
What it costs to train your crew
Individual purchases
One seat at a time, list price
$399.95
Individually with code ONTRACK10
10% off, applied at checkout
$359.96
Through a free corporate account
20% off every course, first three months
$319.96
A corporate account saves you
$79.99
on 5 seats of Construction Safety Orientation
No setup fee. The account also tracks every certificate and expiry date for you.
Certificate and format
How the course runs
Your certificate
A mark of 80 percent earns the certificate, and the course can be taken up to three times to reach the pass mark. On completion the worker downloads and prints a certificate of completion. A printable student manual is available as a reference.
- Fully online and self-paced - about 20 minutes of content
- Built specifically for construction workers
- Includes a printable student manual
- Mobile-friendly - start on a laptop, finish on a phone
- Pass mark is 80 percent, with up to three attempts
Why it matters for compliance
Occupational health and safety legislation places a duty on employers to orient workers to the hazards of a worksite before they start. This course supports a construction-specific safety orientation and provides the documented record a COR auditor looks for.
Common questions
Questions buyers ask
How much does the Construction Safety Orientation course cost?
- The course is 79.99 CAD per seat. Use code ONTRACK10 at checkout for 10 percent off an individual purchase, or set up a free On-Track Safety corporate account for 20 percent off every course for the first three months when onboarding a crew.
How long does the course take?
- The course is about 20 minutes of content and is fully self-paced, so a new worker can complete it in a single short session, and a printable student manual is available as a later reference.
Does the certificate expire?
- The certificate of completion does not carry an expiry date. Many employers reassign the orientation or move workers onto hazard-specific courses as the role requires.
Who is the course for?
- It is built specifically for construction workers - new hires and workers moving onto a construction jobsite who need a grounding in the basic safety rules before they start.
Does this replace hazard-specific construction training?
- No. It is a general construction orientation. Workers still need the hazard-specific training their role requires - fall protection, confined space, equipment operation, and the rest.
Get your team trained, on the record.
Enrol one person now, or set up a free corporate account and train the whole crew at 20 percent off with every certificate tracked for you.