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Behavior Based Safety Job Observations - Canada Industry Practice RAVS
A Behaviour Based Safety RAVS is the written answer document that satisfies the behaviour based safety and job observations element of the ISNetworld RAVS questionnaire. This Canada Industry Practice version is written to a national standard so it serves contractors working across provinces or for federally regulated hiring clients. You add your company name, confirm the company-specific details, and upload it to your ISNetworld account.
- Pre-written answer aligned with Canadian regulatory references
- Upload to ISNetworld, Avetta, or ComplyWorks
- Word format — add your company name and customise in minutes
- Written by Canadian safety professionals
- Instant download after purchase
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Overview
What this RAVS document does
Most incidents involve the behaviour of a worker as a key contributing factor, and a behaviour based safety program addresses that directly. A hiring client that configures this element wants to see that a contractor observes work, recognizes safe and at-risk behaviour, and acts on the trends.
This document states your company's behaviour based safety program in the structure an ISNetworld reviewer expects: the purpose and application, the observation program, observer training, the observation procedure and feedback, trend analysis and action planning, and the human-factors states that lead to at-risk behaviour. The file arrives in editable Word format - add your company name, confirm the company-specific details, and upload.
What the reviewer verifies
What ISNetworld checks
ISNetworld does not just check that a behaviour based safety answer exists. A reviewer verifies the document addresses each requirement the hiring client has configured. For this element, that typically means confirming the document covers:
- A written behaviour based safety program with purpose and scope
- An observation program that recognizes both safe and at-risk behaviour
- Observer training and how observations are conducted
- Constructive feedback to the observed worker, with no use of observations for discipline
- Trend analysis and action planning from observation data
- The human-factors states that raise the chance of injury
What is inside
The document sections
- Purpose, scope, and application
- Roles and responsibilities
- The observation program and key concepts
- Observer training
- The observation procedure and feedback
- Trend analysis and action planning
- Human-factors states and behaviours
- Reference standards
Regulatory references this RAVS is written to
- Reference framework
- Canada Industry Practice - behaviour based safety best practice
- Federal framework
- Canada Labour Code, Part II - Occupational Health and Safety
- Industry reference
- Construction Owners Association of Alberta - behaviour based safety best practice
Who it is for
Who needs this RAVS
This RAVS is for contractors whose hiring clients require the behaviour based safety or job observations element in ISNetworld, Avetta, or ComplyWorks. It applies to construction, oil and gas, industrial, and maintenance companies whose hiring clients expect a structured observation program. If a hiring client's pre-qualification configuration flags behaviour based safety, this is the document the reviewer is waiting on.
Practical guidance
How to pass the behaviour based safety review the first time
- Keep observations non-punitive. The document states job observations are never used to discipline workers. A reviewer expects that principle to hold in practice.
- Keep your observation records. The document states observations are documented and trends are analyzed. A hiring client audit will ask to see those records and the action plans.
- Close out action plans. The document states action plans address at-risk behaviour trends and are followed up to completion. A reviewer expects that follow-up.
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Common questions
Questions about this RAVS
- What does the ISNetworld behaviour based safety RAVS include?
- It is a complete, pre-written behaviour based safety program written as an ISNetworld RAVS answer. It covers the observation program, observer training, the observation procedure and feedback, trend analysis and action planning, and the human-factors states that lead to at-risk behaviour.
- Is this a Canada Industry Practice document?
- Yes. It is written as a Canada Industry Practice RAVS to a national standard, so it serves contractors working across provinces or for federally regulated hiring clients rather than being tied to one province.
- Are job observations used to discipline workers?
- No. The document states job observations are never used to discipline workers. They are intended to recognize safe behaviour, identify at-risk behaviour, and help workers find the safest way to do their work.
- How long does it take to complete and upload?
- Most companies finish in 15 to 30 minutes. You add your company name, confirm a few company-specific details, then copy the content into your ISNetworld RAVS questionnaire.