Safety

Leadership in safety ..... no one gets hurt in heavy industrial construction.

• Identify and facilitate resolution of emerging safety issues.
• Ensure safety best practices lead industry best practices and legislation
• Lead implementation and continuous improvement of the Canadian Model Alcohol and Drug Guidelines.
• Establish common safety training tools and practices.
• Promote COAA's position on safety and make it readily available on the COAA website.

Productivity

World-class productivity  in heavy industrial construction.

• Promote adoption of Workface Planning and Rework Reduction.
• Produce the Alberta Benchmarking Report.
• Develop a long-term strategy for benchmarking.
• Identify the next opportunities in productivity.

Workforce Development

The right skills in the right place at the right time.

• Collect, analyze and/or disseminate construction workforce supply and demand information.
• Develop strategies to influence key decision makers in order to increase the availability of construction workforce in Alberta.
• Identify and develop best practices that positively affect supply and effectiveness of the construction workforce.
• Influence and collaborate with others (including associations, governments and education institutions) to achieve COAA's goals.

Communication and Governance

Timely achievement of strategic objectives.

• Lead the planning, funding and delivery of the COAA mission.
• Ensure committees are aligned to strategic priorities.
• Consistent messaging on strategic issues and priorities.
• Increase industry use of COAA Best Practices
• Develop standardized construction contract templates that also facilitate the implementation of Best Practices.
• Host the annual Best Practices conference.