About the course
What this course covers.
A supervisor is the person the law looks to first when something goes wrong on a worksite. Alberta OHS legislation expects supervisors to be competent, to understand their own responsibilities, and to actively manage the hazards their crew is exposed to. Leadership for Safety Excellence is the course that gets a new or existing supervisor to that standard without pulling them off the job for two days.
The course is built around the four jobs a supervisor actually does on the safety side: knowing what the law puts on their shoulders, finding and controlling hazards before work starts, running inspections that hold up, and investigating incidents so the same thing does not happen twice. Each one is a self-contained module with worked examples, so a supervisor finishes able to do the task, not just describe it.
Companies use LSE to bring new foremen up to standard quickly, to give experienced supervisors a documented refresher, and to close the gap an auditor flags when supervisor competency is not written down anywhere.
Pass mark 80%
Score the pass mark to earn the certificate.
BCRSP CEU eligible
Eligible for 0.8 Continuing Education Units toward the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP) Continuing Professional Development program.
Course outline
4 modules, start to finish
Each module ends with a short knowledge check before you move on.
The supervisor's role
Safety responsibilities, safety-related tasks, the responsibilities the law assigns to a supervisor specifically, and the part a supervisor plays in the company's safety culture.
Hazard identification, assessment, and control
How to recognise hazards on a worksite, assess the risk each one carries, and apply controls in the right order so the hazard is dealt with before work begins.
Formal workplace inspections
How to plan and run an inspection that finds real problems, the difference between an inspection and a hazard assessment, and how to document findings into usable recommendations.
Accident and incident investigation
When and why an investigation is required, how to run one step by step, and how to turn the findings into corrective actions that stop a repeat.
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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
We bring on new foremen every season and could not keep sending them to a two-day classroom course. This covers the same ground - their legal responsibilities, hazard assessment, inspections, investigations - and they finish it around the work.
Brett H.
HSE Lead
Our COR auditor wanted documented proof that supervisors were trained in their responsibilities. This course gave us exactly that, for every supervisor, on file and easy to pull.
Megan R.
Safety Manager
I had been supervising for years but never had the responsibilities laid out this clearly. The incident investigation module changed how our crew handles near misses.
Sukhdeep G.
Construction Supervisor
Who it is for
Built for the people running the work
- New supervisors and foremen stepping into their first leadership role
- Experienced supervisors who need their training documented for an audit
- Site superintendents and managers who oversee front-line leaders
- Crews in oil and gas, construction, transportation, and manufacturing
- Any company that needs supervisor competency on file for COR or a contractor pre-qualification platform
What you walk away with
Able to do the job, not just describe it
- Explain the responsibilities Alberta OHS legislation places on a supervisor
- Identify, assess, and control worksite hazards before work starts
- Plan and document a formal workplace inspection that holds up to review
- Carry out an incident investigation and turn it into corrective actions
- Show an auditor documented evidence that your supervisors are trained
Pricing
One seat or the whole crew, priced fairly.
A single seat is $99.99 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
$499.95
Individually with code ONTRACK10
10% off, applied at checkout
$449.96
Through a free corporate account
20% off every course, first three months
$399.96
A corporate account saves you
$99.99
on 5 seats of Leadership for Safety Excellence
No setup fee. The account also tracks every certificate and expiry date for you.
Certificate and format
How the course runs
Your certificate
The supervisor passes the course at an 80 percent mark, then immediately downloads and prints a Leadership for Safety Excellence certificate of completion. The certificate does not expire, though the course is recommended to be retaken every three years from the completion date to keep the training current and the audit file fresh.
- Fully online and self-paced - work through it in one sitting or several
- Mobile-friendly - start on a laptop, finish on a phone
- Instant access as soon as the course is purchased
- Roughly 8 hours of content across four modules
- Certificate available to download the moment the course is passed
Why it matters for compliance
Alberta's Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation requires that supervisors are competent and understand their health and safety responsibilities. Leadership for Safety Excellence is widely used to meet that expectation and to provide the written training record a COR auditor looks for under the management and supervision element.
Training outside Alberta?
This version of Leadership for Safety Excellence is built around Alberta supervisor expectations. Operators training supervisors outside Alberta can take the generic Leadership for Safety course, which carries the same core principles without the Alberta-specific framing.
Common questions
Questions buyers ask
How much does the Leadership for Safety Excellence course cost?
- The course is 99.99 CAD per seat. Use code ONTRACK10 at checkout for 10 percent off an individual purchase. A free On-Track Safety corporate account brings 20 percent off every course for the first three months, which is the better route for any company training more than two or three supervisors.
How long does the course take?
- The course is about 8 hours of content across four 2-hour modules. It is fully self-paced, so a supervisor can complete it in one day or spread it across several shorter sittings without losing their place.
Does the Leadership for Safety Excellence certificate expire?
- The certificate of completion does not expire. The course is recommended to be retaken every three years from the completion date so the training stays current and the COR audit file stays fresh.
Is this the same as the two-day classroom LSE course?
- It covers the same four core areas - the supervisor's role, hazard assessment, formal inspections, and incident investigation - as a self-paced online course rather than a two-day in-person session. It is the practical option when pulling a supervisor off the job for two days is not workable.
Will this course satisfy a COR auditor?
- Leadership for Safety Excellence provides documented evidence that your supervisors have been trained in their health and safety responsibilities, which is what an auditor looks for under the management and supervision element. The course is one piece of a COR program, not the whole program.
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.