Get your safe work procedures COR audit ready.
COR auditors check whether written safe work practices and job procedures exist for your identified hazards, and whether qualified workers helped develop them. SOP365 produces both the procedures and the evidence.
A Certificate of Recognition (COR) can earn BC employers an annual rebate of up to 10% of their WorkSafeBC premiums. In the COR audit, written safe work practices and job procedures for identified hazards are a scored element, along with worker involvement in writing them. SOP365 turns videos of real tasks into approved procedures, records who was involved and trained, and keeps a revision history.
What COR is and why it pays
COR is a voluntary program that recognizes employers whose health and safety management systems meet WorkSafeBC standards. Certification is done through a certifying partner, usually an industry safety association, and is verified by audit. According to go2HR's COR FAQ, certified employers can receive an annual rebate or credit of up to 10% of their WorkSafeBC premiums.
What auditors look for in written procedures
The audit asks whether safe work practices and job procedures have been written for the hazards you identified. Auditors compare a sample of your procedures with your hazard assessment. They also interview supervisors and workers to confirm that qualified people were involved in developing and maintaining them (go2HR COR Toolkit, Element 3). Audit tools differ between certifying partners, so confirm the exact questions with yours.
| What the auditor checks | How SOP365 helps |
|---|---|
| Written procedures exist for identified hazards | Turn a video of each hazardous task into a structured procedure in minutes instead of hours |
| Procedures match the hazard assessment | Hazards, controls and PPE are standard fields in every procedure |
| Qualified workers were involved | The worker who films and narrates the task is part of the record; reviewers and approvers are logged |
| Procedures are kept current | Version history shows each revision, date and approver |
| Workers know the procedures | Training assignments and acknowledgements show who reviewed which version |
A 30-day plan to close the gap
- Week 1: List the hazardous tasks from your hazard assessment and rank them by risk.
- Week 2: Film the top 10 tasks with the workers who do them. Let SOP365 draft each procedure.
- Week 3: Review the drafts with supervisors and your joint health and safety committee, then approve them.
- Week 4: Publish with QR codes at each workstation, assign the procedures, and collect worker acknowledgements.
Frequently asked questions
How much can COR save a BC employer?
go2HR states that COR-certified employers can receive an annual rebate or credit of up to 10% of their WorkSafeBC premiums. The amount depends on your assessable payroll and classification unit base rate.
Does SOP365 guarantee I pass a COR audit?
No tool can guarantee an audit result. SOP365 makes it faster to create, approve, update and train on written procedures, and keeps the records auditors usually ask to see.
Who issues COR in BC?
COR is offered through certifying partners, typically industry safety associations recognized by WorkSafeBC, which also sets the rules for the incentive.
Can SOP365 help with the training records part of COR?
Yes. You can assign procedures to workers and record their acknowledgements, so you can show who has reviewed each version.
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