Safety Wallet vs CCOHS Safe Work

NORCAT’s Safety Wallet provides you with instant access to your NORCAT training credentials right on your own smartphone. The Safety Wallet provides you with updated proof of training to present as required when on-the-job. Relevant safety resources such and reference guides and updated content are unlocked pertinent to the training in which you have participated in. Stay up-to-date with health and safety news through news alerts which are delivered regularly to through the app. The Safety Wallet includes Safety Snippets, which are short video safety clips that focus and re-enforce common health and safety issues. Topics included in the Safety Snippets include, slips trips and falls, lifting techniques, ladder safety and others. The short safety snippets work to re-enforce safety principals and techniques, acting as a refresher to common safety issues. Watch for new Safety Snippets regularly in the app. For companies, the Safety Wallet app can transform your contractor management system by providing you with a real-time contractor training compliance tool for in-the-field record verification. Through NORCAT’s Learning Management System and participation with a NORCAT establish contractor training program (additional fees apply) a company can set training requirements for workers based on a contract number and the worker’s particular job associated with a contract. The company can then run compliance reports utilizing the Safety Wallet app on the job site to ensure each worker is compliant in their health and safety training.

The goal of the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is to advance health and safety in the workplace. CCOHS offers a wide range of credible and relevant tools and resources to help organizations raise awareness, assess risks, implement prevention programs, and improve health, safety and well-being. The CCOHS Safe Work app provides access to health and safety information to help workplaces operate safely and protect workers. It now includes access to our collection of over 700 OSH Answers fact sheets covering a wide variety of topics such as hazards, chemicals, mental health, diseases, ergonomics, and health promotion. The app also includes current guidance and resources on respiratory infectious diseases, travel health and safety, and zoonotic diseases, developed in partnership with the Public Health Agency of Canada. Get access to fact sheets, tip sheets, infographics, videos, and more to help support health and safety in your workplace. Search resources by topic, title, or keyword, save your favourites, and share with colleagues. Once it’s downloaded to your device, you can access the resources offline in areas where there is limited or no internet connectivity.