COR Benefits

The COR program has proven results!

A review in Alberta showed that employers with a COR had:

• 25% lower claims costs than those who did not
• A 40% reduction in Lost Time Claim Rates and Disabling Injury Rates
• 50% lower fatality rates than the provincial average

The Business Benefits for Employers

The COR program as a means to a healthy and safer work environment also carries with it significant business benefits for COR holders.

     1. Reduced Workplace Health and Safety Risk and Cost

The COR program provides an industry-specific template for a company to systematically address the risk and cost of worksite accidents and injuries including: lost company productivity, replacement worker training costs, property damage costs, investigation costs, and legal risk exposure.

     2. Provincial Financial Incentive (in Alberta and BC)

Because effective health and safety management systems are proven to reduce work-related injuries and illness, Alberta WCB and WorkSafeBC will offer rebates to companies participating in the COR program.

     3. COR as a Contractor Pre-Qualification Requirement

Operators can maintain and improve health and safety standards on their work sites by insisting all their contractors hold a COR as a condition of qualifying for work. For contractors, holding a COR ensures ongoing access to work sites where this is a bid prerequisite.