About the Construction Safety Network
The Construction Safety Network is a not-for-profit society that helps BC's construction industry reduce the number and severity of work place injuries and illnesses.
The Construction Safety Network is British Columbia's leading construction safety association since 2001. Located in Vancouver, BC we serve over 32,000 construction companies throughout B.C. with safety training and resources. Learn about the history of our organization and our vision and mission. Our Board is made up of owners and CEOs of construction companies. Click here to see who is on our Board of Directors. For a directory of our staff members, click here.
Membership
CSN is funded primarily by premiums paid by construction employers to WorkSafeBC. If you work in the BC construction industry and your company pays a construction rate to WorkSafeBC, as part of the classification units listed below, then you are automatically a member of the CSN. Most of our products and services including courses are available to members free of charge.
We service the following Classification Units as designated by WorkSafeBC:
Construction
Sub-Sector 7210 – General Construction: CU's 721001-721058
Sub-sector 7220 – Heavy Construction: CU's 722001-722011
Sub-sector 7230 – Road Construction or Maintenance: CU's 723002-723010
Aggregate
Sub-sector 7040 – Oil & Gas or Mineral Resources: CU 704008 Quarry
Ready-Mixed Concrete
Sub-sector 7120 – Manufacturing Metal and non-metallic mineral products: CU's 712004 Cement Manufacture, 712006 Concrete Product Manufacture, and 712033 Ready Mix Concrete Manufacture and Delivery
Programs
Our industry-specific health and safety programs have been carefully designed to help save time, money and lives. Visit these pages to learn about the Certificate of Recognition (COR) program, Traffic Control Person (TCP) standardized training, the Construction Safety Specialist (CSS) designation and the Construction Safety Training System.
New Small business Certificate of Recognition (COR) program. Click here to register for the Small Business Certificate of Recognition (COR) program and save up to 15% on your WorkSafe BC premiums
New Construction Aggregate Workplace Safety workshop. Click here to register for an upcoming workshop being held in various locations throughout the province.
Tool Box Initiatives
Designed to help employers, supervisors and health and safety representatives to successfully meet their continually changing roles and responsibilities with ease. Learn about our New Worker Orientation Package, Construction Safety Toolkit, Safe Supervisor Toolkit and Tool Box Talk Organizer.
Best Practices
It can be a challenge to design, implement and evaluate the safest and most effective way to get a job done right. Thanks to the work of committees made up of CSN Safety Advisors, WorkSafeBC representatives and countless construction safety professionals, we have come up with industry-accepted Best Practices that have been tested and proven to work.
Click here for information on Rock Scaling, Alternate Products for Removing Asphalt from Paving Equipment, Traffic Control for Slow Moving Work Zones, and precautions to take when using Concrete Fibre Board.
Resources
The CSN is your one-stop construction safety resource. Here you will find archives of our newsletters, as well as customizable forms to help you manage and document your health and safety work. In addition, we can assist you with locating relevant publications and links to other safety organizations.
