Getting CoR Means Savings for City

Tuesday, February 22, 2011 03:55 AM

Prince George, B.C- The City of Prince George has received a Certificate of Recognition (CoR) status with Work Safe B.C. In fact,Prince George is one of only five communities in the Province to receive CoR.

There is more to this than just something that can be put in a frame and hung on a wall at City Hall.

To achieve CoR, a municipality has to review its health and safety management system, identify strengths and weaknesses, and make recommendations to continually improve and develop the system. The process also requires an external audit. The City of Prince George scored 85% and achieved “CoR status.

That means the City is now entitled to a 10% rebate in its WorkSafeBC premiums, that means a savings of about $60 thousand dollars a year based on 2010’s figures. Those savings will carry through for this year, 2012 and 2013. If the City receives CoR re-certification in 2013, further rebates will be available

As well as identifying strengths, the audit identified areas for improvement which the City must address to obtain CoR re-certification. Scott McMillan, Health and Safety Advisor, has provided an Action Plan to BCMSA and to managers concerning the areas for improvement. During the next two years, prior to the external CoR re-certification audit, the internal audit team will assist managers to address the issues.

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Posted on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 03:55 AM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: hartbooks on February 22 2011 8:25 AM

Who were the other communities that received CoR status?

Posted by: acrider54 on February 22 2011 9:08 AM

Nobody moves nobody gets hurt

Posted by: gus on February 22 2011 3:39 PM

Here are the communities listed in the association's newsletter:

http://www.bcmsa.ca/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2011/02/News-Feb-2011.pdf

In fact, there appear to be six total by the end of year 2010. So PG + 5 others.

Posted by: metalman on February 22 2011 5:29 PM

In a rare moment of clarity, Worksafe BC actually endorsed the idea of CoR, which really does lead to savings in premiums paid for workplace accident insurance.
This assumes of course, that the costs of implementation and maintenance of the CoR program do not exceed the savings in premiums. There is a fair amount of administration involved in the process of registration and recognition, plus each and every employee and manager taking the training is being paid of course, and being in training means loss of production. Does CoR training actually prevent or reduce workplace accidents?
Maybe. As with everything, it all depends on human nature. We all leave these and similar safety training sessions better informed and with a renewed sense of awareness, but how long does that last?
I guess it is better than the days I can remember when safety instructions were in general: "don't hurt yourself"
metalman.