General Information

Energy Safety Canada strives to satisfy the combined requirements of three provincial jurisdictions. This manual and its associated procedures, guidelines and forms will be reviewed and adjusted as provincial standards change and the COR program evolves. These published documents represent all finalized Energy Safety Canada standards specific to the administration of the COR Program but wherever a topic is not addressed, provincial standards will apply.

• Outlines of Roles and Responsibilities 
• SAC MNL-001 Department Manual
• SAC PRO-001 Glossary of Terms
• SAC PRO-002 MECOR Procedure
• SAC PRO-003 SECOR Assessment Quality Assurance Review  
• SAC PRO-004 SECOR Assessor Audit Registration 
• SAC PRO-006 SECOR Audit Conducted by An External Auditor
• SAC PRO-008 SECOR External Audit Quality Assurance Review
• SAC PRO-013 Action Plan
• SAC PRO-014 COR Equivalency (PASE) Program
• SAC PRO-015 COR Audit Quality Assurance Review 
• SAC PRO-016 COR Audit Registration
• SAC PRO-018 Extending Audit Scope to Out of Province Temporary Work Sites
• SAC PRO-019 Extensions
• SAC PRO-020 Injury Management-Return-to-Work Audit
• SAC PRO-021 Limited Scope 
• SAC PRO-022 Maintenance Audit 
• SAC PRO-023  Out of Province COR 
• SAC PRO-024 Roll Up Audit
• SAC PRO-025 Safety Survey 
• SAC PRO-026 Site Specific 
• SAC PRO-027 Team Audit  
• SAC PRO-028 Use of Corporate Audits for COR Maintenance 
• SAC PRO-029 National or International Standard Equivalency
• SAC PRO-030 One Year Certificate of Recognition
• SAC PRO-035 Auditor Prerequisites
• SAC PRO-036 Auditor Certification
• SAC PRO-037 Auditor Recertification
• SAC PRO-039 Use of Corporate Auditors
• SAC PRO-040 On Site Audit Review  
• SAC PRO-051 Audit Sampling
• SAC PRO-052 Auditor Notes

The Energy Safety Canada COR program is delivered under the direction of a number of provincial COR program standards. These include:

• Government of Alberta Partnerships in Injury Reduction 

• The Certificate of Recognition Program: Standards and Guidelines (WorkSafeBC)

• A series of Joint Industry Committee documents (WorkSafe Saskatchewan)

Energy Safety Canada maintains a list of all employers that have used Energy Safety Canada as a Certifying Partner and are presently valid COR holders. This list includes COR and Small Employer Certificate of Recognition (SECOR) holders in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and other jurisdictions.

• Energy Safety Canada COR Holders
• Government of Alberta COR Holders in Alberta (updated weekly)

• WorkSafeBC Searchable Database of COR Holders in British Columbia

For a more detailed, legal breakdown of the roles and responsibilities for all parties involved in the COR certification process, view Energy Safety Canada's Outline of Roles and Responsibilities.

• COR Program Statistics - November 2018
• COR Program Statistics - October 2018
• COR Program Statistics - September 2018

Types of Certificate of Recognitions

We offer three Certification of Recognition (COR) audits, depending on the size of your business:

SECOR

Small Employer Certificate of Recognition – for companies with less than 11 employees

MECOR

Medium Employer Certificate of Recognition – for companies with 10 to 19 employees

COR

Certificate of Recognition – for companies with 20 or more employees
 

Three-year COR

The standard COR certification is issued for three years. In the first year, you will receive a certification audit by an external auditor. Then, maintenance audits will be performed during the second and third years.

Three-year SECOR

If your company has less than 11 employees, your company is eligible for a SECOR certification. The SECOR is issued for three years and follows the same three-year cycle as the COR, but the audit protocol and requirements are different. Learn more about the SECOR process. Learn More 

Three-year MECOR

The MECOR is designed for growing SECOR certified companies or new companies to the COR program who have 10-19 employees. Over the course of a three-year cycle, employers transition from a SECOR to a COR-based certification. Learn more about the MECOR process. Read More about the MECOR process.

One-year COR

A one-year COR may be issued when an employer is new to the COR program and their safety management system is less than a year old. Both provincial governing bodies and Energy Safety Canada must jointly approve a One-year COR. One-year CORs may also be issued in other unique circumstances as needed.

Six-month COR

A six-month COR may be granted in special situations, such as when an existing COR is about to expire and, for a number of reasons, there are no worksites available to audit. In these situations, an administrative audit may be performed, which is limited to reviewing documentation and interviewing employees at the administrative site.

Partnership Audit Standard Equivalency (PASE)

If a large company has a developed safety program with well-established health and safety management systems, the employer may apply to Energy Safety Canada for participation in the Partnerships Audit Standard Equivalency (PASE) program. The employer must meet specific criteria to qualify for participation in the program.

Types of Audits

Baseline Audit

A baseline audit determines the extent and limitations of an employer's current safety program. This audit provides information concerning areas of the safety program that require upgrading.

Certification Audit for COR – External Audit

The external audit for COR certification audits an employer’s safety program. The audit needs to be conducted by an Energy Safety Canada certified auditor who is not an employee of the company being reviewed. An external audit must be conducted on three-year intervals to renew an existing COR.

Maintenance Audit for COR – Internal Audit

In the second and third year of a three-year COR cycle, a maintenance audit must be performed. This audit may be conducted by an Energy Safety Canada certified internal auditor who is an employee of the company.

Certification Audit for SECOR – Conducted by a SECOR Assessor

The SECOR program allows a small employer to submit information and health and safety management system documents to Energy Safety Canada for review to obtain SECOR certification. The SECOR program requires a representative of the company to complete a two-day training course.

Administrative Audit

In the event that a company is required to perform an audit for re-certification purposes, but does not have active worksites available to audit, an administrative audit may be performed and a six-month COR may be issued. Documentation and interviews are still conducted, but observations are limited to the available administrative site.

Injury Management/Return-to-Work Audit

An Injury Management/Return-To-Work (IM/RTW) audit measures a company's management system. The official IM/RTW audit program with WorkSafeBC is currently suspended, but maintenance IM/RTW audits will be accepted at this time. Learn more about the program changes below.

IM/RTW Program Changes

COR Logos

You earned your COR, be proud of it! The logo can be used on your website, letterhead, or other internal documents to demonstrate that you have achieved COR or SECOR status. Please refer to the PDF Guideline document below for proper use and placement of the COR logo.

The COR logo was developed as part of a campaign led by the Alberta Construction Safety Association and other industry safety groups, in partnership with Alberta Human Services. Energy Safety Canada is proud to be a sponsor of this campaign.

Should you have any questions, please call the toll-free COR Call Centre at 1 800 667 5557 ext. 3 or email us at CORInfo@EnergySafetyCanada.com

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