HRPA CHRP-KE - CHRP Knowledge Exam

HRPA’s health and safety program guidance emphasizes risk-based auditing. The frequency of safety audits should reflect: (1) changes in operations such as the introduction of new equipment or processes; (2) the inherent risk of the work/type of work; and (3) the organization’s incident history, including near-misses. These factors ensure audits are timely and targeted to the highest risk. While legislation sets minimum compliance requirements, audit frequency is primarily driven by operational risk and change rather than resource availability or organizational size alone.

Relevant HRPA references: HRPA Professional Competency Framework – Health, Wellness, and Safe Workplace (risk assessment, audits, and continuous improvement); HRPA Study Guide – OHS Management Systems (audit planning based on risk, change, and incident trends).

HRPA’s Labour and Employee Relations competencies emphasize principled, efficient dispute resolution and proper preparation for arbitration. A best practice is for the parties to prepare an agreed statement of facts, narrowing the issues in dispute, clarifying evidence, and focusing the arbitrator on the matters requiring adjudication. While counsel (A) and logistics (B, D) may be appropriate, they do not substitute for the substantive efficiency gained by agreeing on facts in advance.

Relevant Framework Reference (HRPA): Collective agreement administration; grievance and arbitration processes—case preparation, evidence management, and issue-narrowing practices (HRPA Professional Competency Framework; HRPA Study Guide—arbitration procedures and advocacy preparation).