- Current Status: Status
- Development Stage: Published
This new General Safety Orientation (GSO) Guideline has been developed by Industry for industry. This new guideline will provide the opportunity for employers to choose the way they deliver a general safety orientation to their workers. This guideline replaces IRP # 16 and describes the industry expectations and the regulatory requirements for employers to provide a general safety orientation to new, young and inexperienced workers; the guideline outlines the three western provincial (BC, AB, SK) requirements.
The intent of the GSO Guideline is to describe a streamlined process to reduce the number of redundant orientations and provide companies in the industry to greater opportunity to focus on site specific hazards.
The responsibility for work site safety is a shared responsibility, however the regulations place specific responsibilities on the owner, operating companies (lease holders), and the Prime Contractor. The responsibilities require them to ensure that new, young, inexperienced and transferred workers have received a general safety orientation prior to accessing any active work site. To provide those organizations with assurance that workers are receiving the required orientation that addresses the OHS requirements.
Currently the Canadian Oil and Gas Industry recognize that workers that have completed any one of the follow general safety orientation programs and have been made aware of and informed the general safety expectations across the industry.
- Petroleum Industry Training program (PST) from Enform
- Construction Safety Training System (CSTS) from the Alberta Construction Safety Association
- Pipeline Construction Safety Training Course (PCST) from the Construction Sector Council
NOTE: For some Oil Sands Operations the following general safety awareness video is required viewing: Oil Sands Safety Awareness Video (OSSA) from the Oil Sands Safety Association
NOTE: It is up to the owner or prime contractor to accept any of general safety orientations provided by employers and their contractors.
For more information, please contact Carole Sterenberg, Enform, Industry Initiatives at 403.516.8015.
Available Formats:
click here to access General Safety Orientation Guideline