Partners In Injury and Disability Management Partners Program

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Partners In Injury andDisability Management
Partners Program
BCFPA Certifying Partner Safety Council Support
January 2007
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Why the Partnership Program and COR

• Partnerships in Health and Safety Program is
  based on the premise that when employers and
  workers voluntarily build effective health and
  safety programs in their own workplaces, the
  human and financial costs of workplace injuries
  and illnesses will be reduced.  Worksafe BC and
  the BCFPA believe that supporting health and
  safety programs leads to larger reductions in
  injuries than regulatory compliance alone.

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What is a Certificate of Recognition

• A Certificate of Recognition (COR) is given to
  employers who participate develop a health and
  safety management system/s that meet established
  standards. Certificates are issued by Certifying
  Partners and are co-signed by Worksafe BC.
  Achieving and maintaining a valid COR is required
  to earn a financial incentive through the
  Worksafe BCs Partners in Injury Disability
  Prevention program.

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Participation Benifits

• Management system for health and safety return
  to work
• Management commitment
• Education and training standardization
• Audit process in place
• Meet and or Exceed OHSR requirements
• Improve HS culture and environment
• Financial incentive (5-15) rebate potential

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Background and Pilots

• Alberta employer incentive 1990
• BC Road Builders 2002
• Oil and Gas 2004
• BCFSC (forestry) became a certifying Partner in
  Nov 2006
• Construction expansion 2005
• Presently five Industry C.P.s in BC

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Development / Consultation Process

• Consultation with internal and external
  stakeholders began in April 2005
• Partner Program advisory group
• Establish Partners Program / COR section of
  WorkSafe BC website

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WorkSafe BC BOD Decision

• Worksafe BC Board of Directors Approved the
  Partners Program in March 2006 with roll out to
  all Industries.

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What is a Certifying Partner

• A designation of Certifying Partner is given to
  Partners who are responsible for assessing the
  quality of health and safety programs in BC, and
  issuing Certificates of Recognition to employers.
  Worksafe BC administers the Certification process
  for Partners.

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Certifying Partners

• Award Certificate of Recognition
• Develop and administer audit program
• Select, train and certify auditors
• Coordinate COR education/training courses
• Maintain COR data base and records

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Why BCFPA Safety Council

• Board criteria requires that an Industry
  Association has an autonomous safety body to
  coordinate and administer the Partners program.
• BCFPA would like the Food Industry to support a
  Safety Council as the Certifying Partner for the
  Food Industry and enable the process to move
  forward

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Partners Program Elements Rebate

• Certifying partners
• COR Health safety (5)
• COR Return to work (2)
• Performance management (1-8)
• Program standards
• Quality assurance

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Partner Program Funding

• COR program costs aggregate
• Safety association and Rebates CU level

The cost of developing and maintaining the Safety
Council infrastructure will be 0.06/100
accessible payroll added to the base rate. The
15 rebate would represent Aprox. 0.30 to 0.90
cents per 100. accessible payroll based on a
2.00 and 6.00 base premium rate respectively.
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COR program elements for HS and RTW management
system

• Education and training
• Auditor training
• Internal and external audits
• Certification
• Financial incentive

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Health Safety Audit Elements(5 incentive)

• Management and Leadership
• Safe Work Procedures and Written Instructions
• Training and Instruction of Workers
• Hazard Identification and Control

• Inspection of Premises, Equipment, Workplaces and
  Work Practices
• Investigation of Accidents
• Program Administration
• Joint Health and Safety Committee

Require 80 overall and 50 within each element
to pass audit
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Return to Work Audit Elements(2 incentive)

• Management and Leadership
• Education and Training
• Early intervention and first aid
• Reporting, documentation
• Return to Work Planning

• Legislation
• Coordinated Approach
• Communication
• Outcomes

Require 80 overall and 50 within each element
to pass audit
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Performance Management

• Automatically enrolled in PM program once firm
  has obtained HS and RTW COR
• Sliding scale from 1-8
• Self improvement 10-24 decease in claims costs
• Industry leader 20-90 better than industry
  average
• Rebate based on highest score

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Performance management
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Standards and Guidelines

• Roles and responsibilities
• Audit standard and audit process
• Quality assurance
• Employer size considerations
• Encourage reciprocity

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Audit Quality Assurance Framework

• Multi-level mitigation
• Auditor training
• Qualified Auditor
• Certifying Partner
• WorkSafeBC
• Complaint management

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Partners Program Proposed Rebates
Total Rebate up to 15
Performance Management 1 to 8
COR HS 5
COR Return to Work 2
Experience Rating (100 to -50)
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By achieving COR you are eligible for rebate

• Certificate
• Meet or exceed COR requirements
• HS or RTW management system
• Courses/Training
• Audit

• Rebate
• Must be in good standing with WorkSafeBC

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• Example
• Firm ACB Poultry, payroll 1M
• ERA 90 surcharge
• Achieve HS and RTW COR (52 rebate)
• Achieve 15 improvement in claims costs by 2007
  (3 rebate)
• Total rebate 10 1,780 using base rate
  1.78
• ERA net improvement 10 by 2009

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• Example
• Firm XYZ Dairy Beverage, payroll 20M
• ERA 4 surcharge
• Achieve HS and RTW COR (52 rebate)
• Achieve 20 improvement in claims costs by 2007
  (6 rebate)
• Total rebate 13 117,260 using base rate
  4.51
• ERA net improvement 6 by 2009

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Moving Forward

• Build on pilot success
• Partnership Program standards established
• Industry Supported
• Sharing of best practices rewards

Our Vision Workers and workplaces safe and
secure from injury, illness, and disease.
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Questions?