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HEAlTH & SAfETY – CONT’D

managing safety with certiicate of

recognition (cor)

Certificate of Recognition, or COR as it is more commonly known, is a safety management system that

is recognized across Canada and helps organizations manage risks, establish controls, and minimize

the incidence of injury and illness to workers. This is accomplished through identifying, assessing,

and controlling risks to workers in all workplaces. The scope and complexity of the management

system vary according to the type of workplace and the nature of business. In some provinces it is

mandatory, such as Alberta and Nova Scotia, and in Ontario it is a voluntary requirement.

COR focuses on 19 key elements, including:
At Tomlinson, our President has directed all of
of Tomlinson’s divisions to achieve COR. As
1 health and policy Statement
COR is based on WSIB account numbers, we

2 hazard assessment, analysis and Control
already have a number of organizations that

3 Safe Work practices
can achieve this. They are:

4 Safe Job procedure
1 r W tomlinson Limited
5 Company rules
2 tomlinson environmental Services
6 personal protective equipment
3 tomlinson Waste management
7 preventative maintenance
4 Industrial Waste division
8 training and Communication
5 Industrial Waste Kingston

9 Workplace inspections
6 ontario trap rock

10 Investigations and reporting
7 tomlinson ready mix

11 emergency preparedness
8 norterra
12 Statistics and records
9 greenbelt
13 Legislation
10 Lystek
14 occupational health

15 first aid

16 health & Safety rep. and Joint h & S Committee
This system ensures we are either meeing or exceeding

17 Workplace Violence and harassment
our legal requirement through the ongoing audit process.

18 return to Work and re-employment
Perhaps most importantly, it also ensures a safe workplace
with reduced injuries or property damage and it improves the
19 management review
public percepion of the company. The biggest winner in this is

the workers, regardless of their posiion.
The process to achieve COR requires input and support

If it’s voluntary, why is COR from all workers right up to the execuive management group.
Without that input and support, the ceriicaion could never
certification important?
be achieved. Like the old saying goes,

Having a COR designaion informs everyone, including our

customers, employees, and the public, that we have a safety “your chain is only as strong as its
program that has been audited by a third party on an ongoing
WEakEst link.”
basis, and as safety is a core value it is only natural that we
achieve this ceriicaion.

10 TOMLINSON TIMES SUMMER 2016