Construction Safety Training System (CSTS)

All employees must have CSTS prior to being hired on

CSTS is a computer interactive video-based safety program and is compulsory in Alberta.

• You can elect to do the course from a remote location such as your home, union hall, library etc.
• CSTS course will take approximately 6-8 hours to complete.
• Does not need to be done in one continuous sitting
• Local 146 has ten (10) computers in our Edmonton training department should you choose to do the CSTS course here.
• The cost of the course is $55.00 and can be paid over the phone using a credit card or in person here at the hall.

The computer-based safety training courses are offered at the Boilermaker Learning Center. They are offered Monday through Friday. These courses are only provided for Members, Permits and Travel cards that have been dispatched through local 146.  If you have not been dispatched through this local and you would like to do CSTS you can contact the Alberta Construction Safety Association (ACSA) at 780-453-3311.

If you are a member of Local 146 or you are a Permit or Travel card that has been dispatched and you need to do safety training please follow the steps below:

Step 1: Contact Tanya by email at tmacleod@boiler­makers.ca or by calling our Training center at                 (780) 451-5992 Ext. 257.  You will need to provide the following:

• A valid e-mail address

• First name, last name and date of birth

Step 2: Following registration an e-mail will be sent to the email address that you provided with

a link to start your CSTS.

Step 3: Do the course and complete the Exam.

Step 4: Email or call Tanya (see contact info in Step 1) to advice her you have completed the exam.

Step 5: Tanya will email you a confirmation letter. You will need to bring this letter to the jobsite.

▪ All other safety courses are site and contractor specific and will be given on the jobsite upon being hired.