1st Quality Small Business Safety Grant
Introduction:
Are you a small business ready to take safety seriously—but not sure where to start? The 1st Quality Small Business Safety Grant is here to support your growth by giving you the tools, structure, and guidance to build a strong, legally-compliant safety program—tailored to your unique operations.
What’s Included:
- A customized, legally-compliant Health & Safety Manual (policies, hazard assessments, SWPs, SJPs)
- Relevant safety forms
- A Safety Orientation PowerPoint
- Safety orientation to be facilitated for your team by 1st Quality Safety
- A 12-week Safety Roll-Out Plan
- Designed to align with SECOR/COR requirements
- 12 month subscription to Site App Pro
Eligibility Requirements:
To be eligible, the business must:
- Be based in and actively operating in Alberta
- Be a registered business (sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation)
- Have 25 employees or less
- Earn less than $500,000 in active business income during the taxation year (as defined by the Government of Alberta)
How to Apply:
Interested businesses (or nominators) must fill out a form providing:
- Business and nominator info
- A short write-up on why the business deserves the grant
- Consent confirmation from the nominee
Deadline to Apply:
May 14, 2025
Winner Announced:
June 3, 2025
terms & Conditions:
- Only one grant recipient will be selected unless otherwise announced.
- A second-place winner may be contacted and offered the grant should the original recipient fail to follow through with the program implementation.
- The grant holds no cash value and is non-transferable.
- Businesses must be able to demonstrate active operations within Alberta and meet the defined small business criteria.
- The winning business agrees to participate in a short post-program interview or feature, which may be used in promotional materials.
- By applying or being nominated, you confirm that the nominee has consented to the submission.
- 1st Quality Safety is not responsible for any costs associated with additional initiatives, such as training, SECOR/COR audits, or further safety-related program development beyond what is included in the grant.
- Safety program development alone does not guarantee SECOR/COR.
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