Kingston Partners for a Safe Community
Safety Group
2012 Fall
CORE & SGAP Meeting
Carmela Coffa
Safety Groups Program
[email protected]
Fall 2012 Agenda
1.
2011 Rebate Formula and Group Results
2.
Review of Step 4 & Step 5
Evaluation and Acknowledge Success and Make
Improvements
4.
Review of Maintenance of Previous Year’s
elements
5.
Year End Reporting Requirements CORE and
SGAP firms
2011 Rebate Formula
5.72 %
3.96
Improvement 20.26% =1%
GROUP
REBATE
Performance
6% =
Max.
*Based on Group
premiums paid
13.70%=1%
up to
4%
+
For successful program
implementation
up to
1%
For improvements to
LTI frequency rate
+
up to
1%
For improvements
to severity rate
• Frequency & Severity improvement must exceed preset performance threshold.
• Achievement score is subject to a performance improvement threshold of 0.5/2 or rebate
reduced by half.
• Performance calculated by comparing the two most recent years with two prior years.
• An employer with a traumatic fatality in the program year will be disqualified from the Safety
Group rebate.
KPSC 2011 Rebate Results
42 Firms participated in total rebate of
$ 138,590.52 !
Congratulations ….Well Done
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Step 4 - Evaluate
Two Part Documented Process to
determine if Standard is working &
achieving the desired result
2. Compare
standard/programs to SG
Program requirements, law
level and your own company
requirements to ensure they
are up to date . Documented
evidence may include
1. Checking to see if what is
done in the workplace meets
the current company
standards and expectations.
Compare workplace
compliance to company
standards by documented :
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observations
interviews
inspections
job site audits
surveys
quizzes
third party assessment
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minutes of JHSC ( listing
standards reviewed, decisions
made, actions assigned etc )
management review and
analysis
third party assessments etc.
Review 16 and 17 of SG Employer
Guidelines for more information
Step 5 - Acknowledge Success
and Make Improvements
Based on results of your Evaluation:
• Make Improvements = Develop an action
plan to assign changes/updating of
programs and follow for completion
• And recognize everyone who contributed
to successful accident prevention
activities by meeting and surpassing
company standards
– performance evaluations, letter/memo from president, health &
safety awards, public recognition - i.e. coffee & donuts for JHSC
and/or employees, staff meeting, banquet, newsletter article, bulletin
board display
Maintenance of Previous SG Elements
 Annual Standards Review – date and sign review process
 Suggest to circulate policies & procedures for comments from front line and
supervisor staff, or assign to JHSC to add to agenda to review and include
in JHSC minutes
 Revisit communication
 Include in a tool box talk, staff meeting, newsletter, new postings
 Train new, transferred or returning staff as required
 Include in orientation
 Review training requirements that expire and ensure up to date
 Annual evaluation of elements – are standards being followed, up to
date and are being complied with ?
 Get senior management & JHSC involved
 Employee questionnaire or quiz
 Include elements in workplace inspection or company audit
Documentation for each step is required
• * All 5 Steps above must be completed by December 31st of calendar year (no carry
over of steps 4 and 5 to March 30th of next year. See page 54 of 4th Edition Employer
Safety Group Guidelines
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CORE Year-End Program Requirements
• Complete and ensure Sr Management sign
Year-end Achievement Report & Maintenance
Report(s) . Send to sponsor by due date
– have verification documentation available
• Complete/update your Workplace Assessment
• 10% of Safety Group participants will be selected for
Validation Audit in spring 2013. If selected, sponsor
will notify you prior to wsib makes direct contact to
select date.
• At time of audit, ensure all documentation for each
step (and all training records) are available at time of
audit.
SGAP Year-End Program Requirements
to sponsor
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SGAP Year-end Achievement Report completed with Sr
Management signature
In addition to the Year End Achivement Report, provide a
copy of the following:
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5.
Standard for HSMS
Internal Auditor Training Record
Completed HSMS with Sr Management signature
Continual Improvement Plan signed by Sr Management
RTW-Results of Work Reintegration Policy Review