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Many benefits come along with being a SAFE Certified Company:
Effective health and safety programs reduce injuries. Becoming a SAFE Certified Company is proof that your company’s heath and safety program meets the sector’s safety standards. SAFE Companies will provide safe worksites for their employees.
In the near term, SAFE Companies certification will improve your company’s ability to bid on work in the province. In the long term it will help secure your business future in BC's forests.
Since the program’s introduction, many forest sector leaders and organizations have stepped up in support of SAFE Companies and have declared that for future business activities, being a SAFE Certified Company will be a prequalification for doing business.
“We consider the SAFE Companies initiative of the Forest Safety Council to be key. By ensuring that companies, large and small, have all the required safety programs in place and that these are verified and audited will significantly change how we view and deliver safety. Through this program we will ensure that only companies with certified safety programs will be working on our operations. “
-Communiqué , BC Forestry Executives, Our Commitment to Safety, December 2, 2005
"As we go forward, unless you are qualified as a safe company, you won't get the bid [for timber]," Coleman said. "We're going to be part of the solution, not part of the problem. It won't be just B.C. Timber Sales that is affected," Coleman said. "Any company that doesn't meet the safety standards won't be working on the province's land base," he said. – Minister Coleman, Vancouver Sun Article
In cooperation with WorkSafeBC’s Certificate of Recognition Program (COR), SAFE Certified Companies will become eligible for COR rebates on their WCB premiums.
WorkSafeBC has approved the COR Program with the proposed following rebates:
- Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) COR: 5%
- Return to Work/Disability Management (RTW/DM) COR: 2%
- Performance Improvement (company or sector) Rebate: 1-8%
Total employer rebates can range from 5-15% above and beyond the experience rating benefits.
As WorkSafeBC finalizes their COR program, more information will be available.
SAFE Companies will, of course, save the direct costs of lost time and production due to worker injuries. They will also save on the indirect cost of incidents. These indirect, and uninsured, costs associated with workplace incidents far out weigh the direct, insured costs (see the pdf "Impacts on the Employer's Bottom Line" for more info.)
Indirect costs can include impacts on families and communities, damage to corporate image, downtime for staff to cope, production downtime, overtime costs, reduced morale, incident investigation and reporting costs, training for replacement worker, claims processing, and recordkeeping costs. In the forest sector, these indirect costs are estimated to be 4-5 times the direct costs.
Forest companies also have the legal obligation to maintain a safe workplace. Certifying as a SAFE Company ensures that your company can demonstrate due diligence – a key factor when dealing with WorkSafeBC penalties or, in the worst case, prosecution in the event of a workplace injury or fatality.
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Benefits of being a SAFE certified company - LINK |
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The Cost of Unsafe (pdf) - LINK |
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SAFE Companies: Six Month Audit Submission Requirements (pdf) - LINK |
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Request for Extension form (pdf) - LINK |
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SAFE Companies Application Form (pdf) - LINK |
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Guide to SAFE Company Registration (pdf) - LINK |
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Large Company - LINK |
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Booking a Student Auditor - LINK |
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Small Company - LINK |
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Tips for Submitting a Good SEBASE Audit - LINK |
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Independent Companies - LINK |
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Individual Owner Operators (IOO) - LINK |
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Certification Timelines by Licencee - LINK |
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Registration - Request for Status Change Form - LINK |
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List of Certified External Auditors - LINK |
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Auditor Code of Ethics (pdf) - LINK |
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Notice of Audit Activities Form (pdf) - LINK |
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Declaration of Dependent Contractors Form - LINK |
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Individual Owner Operator SAFEty Course - LINK |
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External Auditor Training - BASE Audit - LINK |
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Internal Auditor Training -LINK |
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OHS Small Employer Training - LINK |
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Basic Forest Supervisor Course - LINK |
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Large Employer
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Small Employer
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Tips for Submitting a Good SEBASE Audit - LINK |
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An Explanation of the SEBASE Audit Questions (pdf) - LINK |
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Individual Owner Operator (IOO) SAFEty Log - LINK |
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Safe Companies Update Newsletter - LINK |
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Safety Advocates - LINK |
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SAFE Companies Questions Answered - LINK |
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List of SAFE Certified Companies (pdf) - LINK |
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BC Forest Companies Registered for SAFE Companies (pdf) - LINK |
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Maintaining SAFE Certification - LINK |
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SAFE Companies / COR Rebates - LINK |
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