This online Prime Contractor – (COC) course is designed to help individuals understand the basic requirements surrounding roles and responsibilities of Prime Contractors in Alberta with a special focus on large employers such as the City of Calgary. It describes the basic requirements for designating or accepting Prime Contractor responsibilities for health and safety at construction sites.

The course explains the concepts of Prime Contractor, Owner, and Contractor as well as an explanation of the legal requirements of Prime Contractors. It discusses the responsibility to develop and implement a Work Site Safety Plan and how to assess whether a Prime Contractor is meeting its legal obligations with respect to the Work Site Safety Plan. It also focuses on how to assess the suitability of any contracted service provider to assume the role of Prime Contractor, and it guides organizations in functioning as the Prime Contractor.

This online Prime Contractor – (COC) course covers the following topics:

• Occupational Health & Safety specific terms (i.e. Owner, Prime Contractor, Contractor, Supplier, Employer, Worker, Joint Work Site Health and Safety Committee, Health and Safety Representative, and Work Site)
• The purpose and legalities of assigning a Prime Contractor to a work site
• The benefits and responsibilities of maintaining or transferring the role of Prime Contractor
• Roles and responsibilities associated with the Prime Contractor process
• The Prime Contractor selection process and how to select the appropriate contract service provider for each project
• The implementation of Occupational Health & Safety closed systems (The Corporate Management Framework EHS Integration document provided details the city’s closed-loop format)
• Monitoring and following up on the prime contractor’s occupational health and safety system

Approximately 3 hours

A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to pass this course. The course is able to be taken three times in efforts to achieve the pass mark.

Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing.