Safety templates for municipalities and public works
For municipalities, counties, districts and settlements, and the contractors who run municipal operations, wherever in Canada you are. One manual written for public works, with the law and each jurisdiction’s confined space, excavation, work zone and operator rules side by side, and the exposure control plans the work calls for.
The manual · All provinces and territories
Municipal and public works safety manual
For municipalities and public works across Canada: confined spaces, trenches and locates, road crews, water and wastewater chemicals, arena ammonia, snow and ice, parks and waste, with every jurisdiction’s rules side by side.
- Editable Word (.docx) file, US Letter
- Written for public works, utilities, parks, arenas and waste crews
- Every province and territory, and federal workplaces, in section 15
- Laid out on the 14 national COR elements, all 74 documentation questions cross-referenced
- 20 safe work practices, 8 safe job procedures and 38 print-ready forms
- Lifetime updates at no extra charge
- Instant download, and re-download any time
Written for the hazards of the work
A general manual leaves these to you. This one has a practice, a procedure or a permit for each.
Confined spaces
Manholes, lift stations and wet wells, with a permit.
Trenches and locates
Water main breaks, shoring and hand exposing.
Road crews
Work zones and pothole patching in live traffic.
Chlorine
Cylinder changes and chemical rooms.
Arena ammonia
An alarm response that keeps people out.
Snow and ice
Night plowing, fatigue and check-ins.
Needles
Safe pickup in parks and public spaces.
Council and the CAO
A policy adopted by council and funded.
Exposure control plans for this work
Each plan comes in 14 editions, every province and territory and federal workplaces, in English and French, in one purchase.
Sewer gas in manholes, lift stations and wet wells.
$119.95
Equipment, compactors, saws and arena plants.
$119.95
Buy the manual and plans in one order and the multi-template discount comes off the whole order: 10% off 2, 15% off 3, 20% off 4 or more.
Who it is for
Municipalities, counties, municipal and regional districts, First Nations and Métis settlement public works, and contractors running municipal operations.
Your crews follow the law of the province or territory where the municipality is.
Questions
Does it cover water and wastewater operators and arena plants?
Yes. Section 15 sets out, for each jurisdiction, who certifies water and wastewater operators and who regulates arena refrigeration plants, alongside the confined space, excavation, locate and work zone rules. Where we couldn’t confirm a rule in the official text, it tells you who to check with.
Is it laid out for COR?
Yes, on the 14 national elements every harmonized COR audit shares, with all 74 documentation questions cross-referenced. Each province’s certifying partner uses its own audit tool, so check the manual against the one you are certifying with. No template can promise a pass.
Do the exposure control plans cover every province too?
Yes. Every plan comes in 14 editions, one for each province and territory and one for federal workplaces, each in English and French, all in one purchase.
Do you discount the manual and plans together?
Yes. Two or more templates in one order take the multi-template discount automatically at checkout: 10% off 2, 15% off 3, 20% off 4 or more.
Can you tailor it for us?
Yes. Our safety advisors can fit the manual to your departments, your facilities and your council’s policies. Contact us at info@trustarsafety.com.

