The process
Gap assessment
A 45-minute review of your current program against all 14 elements, with a written, scored report. It is free, and it is how we quote accurately rather than guessing.
Program build
We interview your supervisors and write the documented system around how your crews actually work: policy, procedures, forms, training matrix and document control. Your people review and sign off on the result.
Registration and training
We register you with IHSA and book the required courses, including the four for the employee you designate as internal auditor. We help you choose a person likely to hold the role for the full certification cycle.
The monthly cycle
Each month we issue toolbox talk content, distribute and collect inspection forms, track training expiries, follow corrective actions to closure, and file every record against the element it supports. When paperwork is late, we follow up with your supervisors directly.
Audit preparation
We assemble the evidence package, run mock audits, prepare your internal auditor, and brief your crews on the questions external auditors ask. We also handle documentation requests from general contractors during prequalification.
Maintenance
Certification runs on a three-year cycle, with internal maintenance audits in years two and three and a full external audit in year four. The monthly work continues at a reduced scope, and we carry you through each maintenance submission.
Division of work
A COR program cannot be outsourced entirely. The external auditor visits your sites and interviews your workers, so part of the program must be carried by your own team. The split below is set out in every engagement before anything is signed.
BidStanding handles
Documentation & administration
- Gap assessment scored against all 14 elements
- Writing the full health and safety program
- Facilitating and documenting hazard assessments and safe work procedures
- IHSA registration and course booking
- Monthly toolbox talk content
- Inspection form distribution, collection and follow-up
- Training expiry tracking
- Corrective action tracking to closure
- Document version control
- Evidence assembly mapped to each element
- Mock audits and internal auditor preparation
- Responding to GC prequalification requests
Your team handles
Cannot be outsourced
- Designating a permanent full-time employee as internal auditor and sending them to IHSA training. The role cannot be filled by us or by any other outside firm.
- Carrying out the site inspections
- Running the toolbox talks
- Answering the external auditor's questions on site
- Management attendance at review meetings
- Telling us how the work is actually done, so the documents are accurate
Where our work stops
We do not conduct site inspections, approve or certify anything, act as your internal auditor, or guarantee an outcome. The reasoning behind each limit is set out on the FAQ.