ISNet RAVS Documents
Job Competency - Canada Industry Practice
A Job Competency RAVS is the written answer document that satisfies the job competency 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
A worker who is not competent for the task is a risk to the whole crew. A hiring client that configures this element wants to see that a contractor orients, verifies, and trains workers before they start.
This document states your company's job competency program in the structure an ISNetworld reviewer expects: the safety orientation, the orientation procedure and topics, record keeping, competency verification, and job-specific training. It is written to a national standard. 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 job competency 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 job competency program with purpose and scope
- A safety orientation for every new or transferred worker
- The orientation topics, including hazards, precautions, and emergency procedures
- Record keeping of orientations and training
- Verification of documented prior training before a worker starts
- A competency test by a competent person before regular duties begin
What is inside
The document sections
- Purpose, scope, and definitions
- Roles and responsibilities
- The safety orientation
- Orientation procedure and topics
- Record keeping
- Competency verification
- Job-specific training
- Reference standards
Regulatory references this RAVS is written to
- Reference framework
- Canada Industry Practice - written to a national standard
- Industry reference
- Construction Owners Association of Alberta - worker competency verification
- Federal framework
- Canada Labour Code, Part II - Occupational Health and Safety
Who it is for
Who needs this RAVS
This RAVS is for contractors whose hiring clients require the job competency element in ISNetworld, Avetta, or ComplyWorks. Because worker competency is a fundamental of any safety program, this element appears across construction, oil and gas, utilities, manufacturing, and the trades. If a hiring client's pre-qualification configuration flags job competency, this is the document the reviewer is waiting on.
Practical guidance
How to pass the job competency review the first time
- Orient every new worker. The document states every new or transferred worker receives a safety orientation before starting or within the first week. A reviewer expects that.
- Verify prior training. The document states new workers provide documented proof of prior training before they begin work. A hiring client audit will ask to see that verification.
- Test competency. The document states a competent person verifies the worker can perform the task before regular duties begin. A reviewer expects that step.
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Working in another province?
The same RAVS, written for other provinces
ISNetworld reviewers verify each answer against the legislation of the province the work is in. Pick the version that matches where your crews actually work.
Common questions
Questions about this RAVS
- What does the ISNetworld job competency RAVS include?
- It is a complete, pre-written job competency program written as an ISNetworld RAVS answer. It covers the safety orientation, the orientation procedure and topics, record keeping, competency verification, and job-specific training.
- 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.
- How is this different from the green hand program RAVS?
- Job Competency covers orientation, competency verification, and training. The Green Hand Program covers identifying new and inexperienced workers so the crew supports them. Hiring clients may configure either or both elements.
- 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.