Ontario Safety Partners

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Ontario Safety Partners
The High Performance, Full-Service Safety Group

• Workplace Safety Insurance Board (WSIB) Rebate
  Incentive Program Opportunity

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What is the Safety Groups Program

• Voluntary, continuous improvement program and
  rewards firms that implement effective Health and
  Safety and Return to Work measures into their
  daily business
• Firms across Ontario from similar or different
  rate groups meet and network with a collective
  purpose to learn and gain from each others
  experience in implementing injury and illness
  prevention programs.

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Program Benefits at a Glance

• Eliminate workplace injuries and illnesses
• Reduce the burden of workplace injuries and
  illnesses when they do occur
• Achieve success by pooling resources, mentoring
  and sharing of best practices
• Manage your workplace health and safety risks
• Utilize the 5-Steps for Managing Health and
  Safety System to achieve success
• Comply with the Occupational Health and Safety
  Act (OHSA) and Workplace Safety and Insurance Act
  (WSIA)
• Attain a financial rebate by demonstrated
  achievement of your goals and improved injury and
  illness performance in addition to your NEER,
  MAPP or CAD-7 premium rebate/surcharge

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Other Benefits

• Improved public perception
• Increased productivity and quality
• Healthy and stable workforce
• Increased employee morale
• Access to Health and Safety resources
• Networking opportunities
• Improved rate group performance

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Program Eligibility

• Commitment from Owner or Senior Management to
  participate
• Be committed to creating or enhancing the safety
  culture in your workplace
• Be a Schedule 1 Firm
• Be in good standing with the WSIB
• Be committed in participating in the program for
  at least one full calendar year
• Participate in only one safety group at a time
• Not be a member of the Safe Communities Incentive
  Program (SCIP)

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Program Requirements

• Attendance at a minimum of 3 group meetings per
  year (sign-in required firms must attend full
  length of meeting unless prior arrangements have
  been made in advance with your Sponsor, OSP)
• Complete baseline and year-end assessments of
  your firms health and safety program strengths
  and weaknesses (will not affect status in
  program, only to assist you in the selection of
  your elements)
• Develop and implement an Action Plan of health
  and safety elements
• Keep your Sponsor (OSP) informed of your progress
  and ask for help when needed
• Submit a year-end achievement report documenting
  your accomplishments for the year
• Participate in WSIB Validation Audit Process if
  required

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Program Overview

• Each firm works on five health and safety
  elements throughout the year.
• Members are required to select one element from
  the Return to Work category, one element under
  the Leadership category and one Group element
  (chosen by consensus)
• The remaining elements are selected from the
  other available categories (Organization, Hazard
  Recognition Assessment and Control Activities)
• The WSIB provides firms with an extensive list to
  choose from for example, First Aid, JHSC,
  Workplace Inspections, Accident Investigations

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Program Overview

• Within one year, a firm must implement all five
  elements utilizing the WSIB core model, 5-Steps
  for Managing Health and Safety
• 1. Set Standards - create policies/procedures
• 2. Communicate - to everyone (all employees)
• 3. Training - for those applicable
• 4. Evaluate - is it working???
• 5. Acknowledge Success and/or Make Improvements
  - continuous improvement

Dont Re-Invent the Wheel We have Templates,
Checklists, Policies and Procedures for You!
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Financial Benefits

• Reduced lost time injuries
• 5,980,000 saved in New Claims costs (based on
  comparison group)
• Effective Return to Work programs
• Current future cost reductions benefit entire
  sector
• Potential WSIB administration cost savings
• Program rebates (5,000,000 for 2000)
• Up to 6 of group premium in rebate
• Receive individual and a Safety Group rebate
• Participants are Workwell exempt for one year

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Our Program, Our Success!

• We serve all business sectors manufacturing,
  industry, retail, services, grocery, convenience,
  construction, etc.
• Ontario Safety Partners is a high performance,
  full service safety group that experienced in
  2004 a 29 reduction in lost time injuries, 35
  increase in accident prevention and in the first
  year operating, experienced a 99.5 achievement
  rating.
• To date, OSP Members have received over half a
  Million Dollars in financial rebates

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Our Program, Our Success!

• PROOF IS IN THE PRINT

In 2004 this amount was shared amongst 35 firms
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Correlation between Workwell SG Program

• The Workwell Program Safety Groups Program are
  guided by the same principals and use an
  identical 5 Step Model Approach for building
  maintaining a sustainable health safety program

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Correlation between Workwell SG Program

• The 4 health safety core areas are managed
  using the 5 steps
• Each year, members will work on 5 health safety
  elements under the 4 core areas using the 5 step
  approach

• The safety group element requirement/criteria
  listing was developed after the Workwell program.
  Through safety groups, firms will also be
  fulfilling Workwell requirements.

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Value Added Services

• Two convenient meeting locations to choose from
  (Vineland and Burlington)
• Unlimited seating at all meetings (invite
  Representatives from your Company to attend with
  you Supervisors, JHSC members, etc.)
• Sample Health and Safety Policies and Procedures,
  Communication and Evaluation Tools
• Workwell and Safety Group Audit Templates
• Health and Safety PowerPoint Presentations
• Health and Safety Tools and Resources
• Facilitate annual Rebate Ceremony Celebration
• Produce Quarterly Health and Safety Newsletter
• Members Only password protected web portal
• Unlimited 24/7 support!

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Value Added Services

• Why are we different from the other Safety Group
  Sponsors????

• Our group is member driven! We are the only
  sponsor that conducts member visits year-round to
  provide program assistance and recommendations
  for your HS program over and above safety
  groups.
• We also attend all WSIB Sponsor meetings on
  behalf of our members and prepare firms for, and
  attend the spot-check process with our members
  (10 of group randomly selected)

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Rebate Formula

• Calculation example only, based on OSP 2005
  numbers
• No WSIB Rebate Cap for 2008 Skys the Limit!

• Group Premium 6,228,390.97
• Achievement Factor (97.5) - 3.90 (max. of 4)
• LTI Frequency (reduced 46.43) - 1.0 (max. of
  1)
• LTI Severity (reduced 35.76) - 1.0 (max. of
  1)
• Total Rebate - 5.90 (max. of 6)
• Total Group Rebate Example 367,475.06

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Service Fees
MONTHLY FEE
SIZE

• 75
• 100
• 125
• 150
• 200
• 250

• Less than 25
• 26 to 50
• 51 to 100
• 101 to 200
• 201 to 300
• 301 plus

Firms will be invoiced on a semi-annual basis
Sponsors Shared Risk Reward is 10 of the Safety
Group Rebate.
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50 William Street, St. Catharines, ON L2R
5J2 Tel [phone] / Toll Free
[phone] Facsimile [phone] Email
chrisb_at_theburkegroup.com For more information
please visit www.theburkegroup.com or
www.wsib.on.ca