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COR® & SECOR® Audit Requirements

Verification of the implementation of your safety and health management system is assessed through a series of formal audits which includes observations of the workplace, reviewing documentation, and interviewing employees using the audit tool and process approved by CSAM.

Your safety program is audited annually to confirm the CFCSA National COR® Accreditation Standard or that the SECOR® provincial standard is met . Audits are to be completed by a qualified and competent auditor and must follow the prescribed audit instrument of the Construction Safety Association of Manitoba. For an audit to be successful, it must achieve at minimum, a score of 80 per cent overall and 50 per cent in each element.

The company must ensure the following prior to submitting an audit:

  • The company must have representative active worksites for the audit to proceed, at minimum, one active worksite and 50 per cent of peak workforce must be available at the time of the audit(s).
  • A full-time employee (or employees) of your company must have the required training competencies.
  • It is the employer’s responsibility to ensure that a full and complete self-audit is submitted by a current or new registered auditor applicant.

Privileges associated with the COR® accreditation program are dependent on performance and will be revoked by CSAM if required standards are not maintained.

For further details, please review CSAM’s Quality Assurance Program for Safety and Health Audits.

 

Audit Cycles

CERTIFICATION YEARS

The company must submit a complete and successful company self-audit. In addition, the company must pass an internal audit by CSAM and an independent audit. The independent audit must be conducted by credited safety personnel whose credentials are approved by CSAM, but who are completely out of scope for the CSAM program.

Upon successful completion of the final independent audit, a COR® certificate and letter of good standing are issued to the company. COR® Certification is valid for a period not exceeding three years and must be validated annually with a Letter of Good Standing that verifies the training, auditing, and national standards are maintained.

The certification audit cycle repeats on year 4, 7, 10, etc.

CSAM will also notify the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba (WCB) of your achievement of COR® Certification and your eligibility to receive the WCB Prevention Rebate (15 per cent of your assessment premium).

MAINTENANCE YEARS (SECOND AND THIRD AFTER CERTIFICATION YEAR)

Prior to the first day of your anniversary month of the company COR® Certification, the company must submit a successful company self-audit. A CSAM verification review will then be completed. Upon successful completion of the verification review, a Letter of Good Standing will be issued.

*Effective November 1st, 2021: Supporting documentation for maintenance year audits is no longer required if the audit is completed by a registered auditor.

CSAM will also notify the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba (WCB) of your continued maintenance of COR® Certification and your eligibility to receive your WCB Prevention Rebate (15 per cent of your assessment premium).

Confidentiality

All audit reviews, audit instruments and supporting documentation submitted to CSAM are strictly confidential and will be kept on file with CSAM for a minimum of one (1) year. These findings will not be released to anyone, except as legally required.

Audit Fees

Fees associated with safety audits are required annually. This annual fee offsets independent audit costs for accreditation, with the balance of the costs being absorbed within the current CSAM operating budget. All CSAM internal audit costs performed prior to the independent audit will still be absorbed from within the CSAM existing program budget. Note: Audit fees and structure depend on membership type.

COR®/SECOR® Certification requirements and costs

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