Safety Info

Health and Safety Binder

All the health and safety policies for Karson Builders Ltd. This must be available to all KBL employees at all times, download or print for anyone without internet access.

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Alberta Legislation

OH&S Act, Regulation and Codes which need to be available to all employees at all times. Updated for June 1, 2018 version. Must be downloaded if working in an area without cell/internet coverage.

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MSDS Package

MSDS needs to be available to all workers on sites for all chemicals being used or stored on site. If the product being used is not in the package, please download and print.

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Site Safety Sheets

Site safety sheets package downloaded for starting a new site or for most situations encountered on the jobsite.

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Safe Work Practices

Safe Work Practices describe the safest way to use a tool or process, these need to be accessible for all employees at all times.

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Safe Job Procedures

Safe Job Procedures are developed for specific tasks and detail a plan for the safe execution. Need to be accessible at all times.

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Tool and PPE Manuals

Tool & PPE manuals should be referenced so that both are used and maintained per the manufacturer's specifications.

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Additional Legislation

Additional legislation package, helpful reference for most work sites and compliance to other applicable codes.

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Situational Instructions

This page has common situations encountered on the job site and the appropriate safety procedures and forms for each.

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Karson Safety App

Our safety app has been developed so that the workers have access to the basic safety sheets while on site and in an effort to reduce paper.

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Download Package - Contents List

Health and Safety Manual

The Health and Safety Manual Package contains: The company policies for Safety, Hazard Assessment, Safe Work Practices, Safe Job Procedures, Inspections, Preventative Maintenance, Company Rules, Personal Protective Equipment, Emergency Reporting and Training and Communications.

Alberta Legislation

The Alberta Legislation Package contains: The Occupational Health and Safety Act, Regulations and Code. By law, workers need to have access to these documents at all times. Please allow anyone access to a computer if they need to reference it while on a job site.

MSDS Package

Listed: 3m Neautral Contact Cement, 3m Super 77 Spray Adhesive, Acetone, Anti-Freeze, ArmorAll End Cut Preservative, Armstrong Floor Sealer, Crane Composites Fast Grab, DAP Alex Plus, Dow Spray Foam, Duraseal Renovator, Fast Set Repair Mortar, GE SCS1000 Silicone, Goof Off 2, Goof Off, Henry Bakor Blueskin Adhesive, Hydraulic Water Stop Cement, Lepage Contact Cement, Lepage PL Premium, Lepage PL300 Adhesive, Lepage PL400 Adhesive, Mapei Planicrete Latex Adhesive, Methyl Hydrate, Clear Wood Preservative, Copper 2 Green Preservative, End Cut Preservative, Kerosene, Laquer Thinner, Linseed Oil, Paint Brush Cleaner, Stainless steel cleaner, Sanded Tile Grout, Varathane Diamond-Finish, WIndshield Washer Fluid, Nitryl-Varnish Laquer, Non-shrink Structural Grout, Proform Wax and Grease Remover, Quikrete Acrylic Cure and Seal, Quikrete High Early Concrete, Quikrete Ready-Mix Concrete, Quikrete High-MPa Concrete, Quikrete Bonding Adhesive, Quikrete Quikset Concrete, Laquer thinner, Redgard Waterproofing, Gloss Spray Paints, Rustoleum Ultra-Cover Spray Paints, Clear Acrylic Sealers, Quikrete Self-Levelling Topping, Xylene, ALuminum Spray Paints, Enamel Spray Paints, Versabond LFT Tile Mortar, WD40, WD40 3-in-1 Lithium, Windex, Zep Commercial Bleach, Quikrete Core-Fill Masonry Grout.

This is meant to be a basic package of some products common to the site, ensure you have the proper MSDS when using chemicals or products and make sure that sub-trades have or send the MSDS for the products they will be using on KBL job sites.

Site Safety Sheets

The Site Safety Sheet Package contains: Hazard Assessments: Field Level Hazard Assessment, Start-Up Hazard Assessment, Close Out Hazard Assessment, Pre-Job Hazard Assessment, Vehicle Hazard Assessment, Hoisting Hazard Assessment, Concrete Demo Hazard Assessment, Drywall Demo Hazard Assessment, Exploratory Demo Hazard Assessment, Finish Hardware Hazard Assessment, FRP Hazard Assessment, Hand Excavation Hazard Assessment, Hoarding Erection Hazard Assessment, Scissor Lift Work Hazard Assessment, Temp Fencing Hazard Assessment, Welding Hazard Assessment, Winter Conditions Hazard Assessment, Accident Investigation Sheet, Corrective Actions Sheet, Defective Tool /Tag-Out Sheet, Fall Protection Plan Sheet, PPE Requirements, Scaffold Inspection Sheet, Site Inspection Sheet, SubTrade Monitor Sheet and the Tool Box Meeting Sheet.

Safe Work Practices

Safe Work Practice package includes: Abrasive Disc Cutting, Access and Egress, Aerial Work Platforms, Air Tools, Angle Grinder Work, Backfilling, Bandsaw, Batteries Charging, Biscuit Jointer, Care and Handling of Propane Cylinders, Cell Phone Usage, Chain Saws, Circular Saws, Cleaning With Solvents, Compund Saw, Compressed Air, Concrete Foundations, Concrete Mixer, Confined Space Entry, Defective Tools, Drill Press, Winter Driving, Electrical Safety, Electrical Systems Lock-Out, Equipment Activity Near Overhead Powerlines, Excavating and Trenching, Excavating to Expose Services, Extension Cords, Fabrication Work, Fall Protection, Fire Extinguishers, Gas Cylinders, Handheld Router/Plunge Router, Hazard Control Signage, Hazardous Material Transport, Manual Lifting and Carrying, Office Safety, Operation of Man-Lifts and Scissors, Piling Installation, Planned Lifts and Suspended Loads, Portabnle Ladders, Powder Actuated Tools, Power and Hand Tool Use, Rebar Protection, Refuelling Equipment, Restricted Work Areas, Rigging, Scaffolding, Sovents, Spray Painting, Table Saws, Thawing of Frozen Ground Using an Artificial Heat Source, Towing, Traffic Control, Repiratory Equipment Use and Care, Use of Portable Fire Extinguishers, Gas Powered Motors, Tiger Torch Use, Welding/Hoisting/Shoring, Working Near Underground Powerlines, Working With Snow Fence.

Safe Job Procedures

Safe Job Procedures package includes: Applying FRP, Barricading Sidewalk Traffic Downtown, Changing Shop Table Saw Blade, Concrete Demo With The Large Chipping Hammer, Cutting Steel with an Angle Grinder, Cutting Aluminum with a Carbide Blade, Cutting MDF Sheets, Cutting and Sanding Drywall, Fastening with the Nail Gun, Glazing Frames Hoist, Heaters Transported To and From Storage, Hoisting Material to the Shop Mezzanine, Plywood Hoarding, Powder Fastening Stair Treads to Steel, Setting and Using a Baker Scaffold, Towing the Blue Trailer, Trailer Hook-Up, Transporting GreenLee Job-Boxes in a Half-Ton Truck, Transport Ladders, Welding With The 120V Hobart, Winter Conditions Heaters Set Up, Working Near Underground Power Line, Steel Erection on Roof Tops, Towing Equipment.

If you are unsure of a task you are looking to complete and you cannot locate the corresponding SWP or SJP. Do not complete the task until this has been developed with the safety program.

IT IS THE DUTY OF ALL KARSON BUILDERS EMPLOYEES TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS ACCESS TO THESE FILES AT ALL TIMES ON THE JOB SITE.