The Policy, Regulation and Research Division (the PRRD) is releasing a discussion paper on proposed policy amendments to the Certificate of Recognition (COR) Program.
In addition, the Industry and Labour Services department is releasing practice materials on proposed program developments.
It is recommended the discussion paper, which contains the proposed policy amendments, and the practice materials be reviewed in the order they are presented below.
The consultation period for both the policy and practice materials will end on September 15, 2018. WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors (BOD) will consider stakeholder feedback before making a decision on policy amendments.
Proposed deletions of policy language is identified with a strikethrough and additions are identified in bold.
Practice materials have been developed based on feedback from stakeholder consultation. These documents provide an overview of the proposed practice changes to the COR Program along with detail on what is changing in the program, why it is changing, and what the changes will mean for stakeholders.
It is recommended that the practice materials be reviewed in the following order:
Public Consultation Introduction
Audit Standard Summary
Detailed Audit Standard
Audit Tools Summary
Auditors Summary
Certification Process Requirements Summary
Employer Categorization and Audit Scope Summary
Quality Management Summary
Equivalency and Reciprocity Summary
Financial Incentives Summary
A single PDF is also available for those who wish to review the practice materials as a combined package.
Please note that COCA will be submitting comments on behalf of members. If you are making a submission on behalf of your own organization or company or would like to provide input to COCA’s response, please email to dave@cocabc.ca.