Editorial Standards

At eSafetyFirst, our training exists to help Canadian workers and employers stay safe and compliant — so the accuracy of what we publish is not optional. Every course, lesson, and article we produce is built on current legislation and recognized safety standards, reviewed before it goes live, and updated as the rules change. This page explains how we do that.

1. Who creates and reviews our content

Our courses and articles are developed by the eSafetyFirst content team and reviewed by our internal subject-matter reviewers before publication. Course material is built to reflect the specific federal, provincial, or territorial requirements that apply to each topic, and legislation-related articles on our blog are written to answer the practical questions employers and workers actually ask.

Content is owned and maintained by eSafetyFirst as an organization. We do not publish anonymous, third-party, or AI-generated content that has not been reviewed by our team for accuracy against the applicable Canadian requirements.

2. The sources we rely on

We ground our content in primary and authoritative sources — never second-hand summaries alone. In order of priority, that means:

Primary legislation — the actual statutes and regulations that govern each topic, including federal law published on the Justice Laws Website and in the Canada Gazette, and the corresponding provincial and territorial occupational health and safety legislation.

National OHS authorities — guidance from bodies such as the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) and, for their respective areas, Health Canada and Transport Canada.

Recognized standards — applicable consensus standards, including those published by the CSA Group and other national standards bodies, where a course topic is governed by a technical standard.

Provincial and territorial regulators — the OHS regulator and legislation repository for each jurisdiction we deliver training in, used to confirm jurisdiction-specific requirements.

Where a topic is governed by more than one authority, we defer to the source that carries legal force in the relevant jurisdiction, and treat guidance and standards as support for how that law is applied in practice.

3. How we keep content current

Safety legislation changes, and out-of-date training helps no one. We keep our content current in two ways:

Regulatory-change monitoring. We track amendments to the legislation and standards that underpin our courses. When a relevant change is published, the affected course and article content is flagged for review.

Scheduled reviews. Independently of any single change, our content is reviewed on a recurring cycle to confirm it still reflects the current requirements and current best practice.

When a change materially affects what a course teaches, we update the course content — not just the marketing around it — so learners are always trained against the current requirements.

4. Our review process

Before anything is published or updated, it moves through a consistent process:

Draft against the applicable legislation and standards for the topic and jurisdiction.

Subject-matter review by our internal reviewers for technical and regulatory accuracy.

Editorial review for clarity, plain language, and consistency with the rest of our library.

Publish, after which the content re-enters the monitoring and scheduled-review cycle above.

5. Accuracy, independence, and scope

Our editorial decisions are made on the basis of accuracy and regulatory compliance. Commercial considerations do not override what the legislation requires — if the law says it, our training reflects it.

Our content is designed to provide accurate safety training and general information about the requirements that apply to a topic. It is not legal advice, and it does not replace an employer’s own obligation to assess their specific workplace and comply with the legislation that governs it. Where a workplace situation is unusual or high-risk, we encourage employers to consult the relevant regulator or a qualified professional.

6. Corrections

We want to know when something is wrong. If you believe any of our content is inaccurate or out of date, contact us at contact@esafetyfirst.com and tell us the course or page and what you think is incorrect. We review every report, correct confirmed errors promptly, and update the affected content.