Certificate of Recognition

The Certificate of Recognition program (COR™) is a Canadian occupational health and safety accreditation program. It verifies that participating employers' health and safety programs meet national standards. The primary benefits of obtaining COR include: 

• Safer, healthier workplaces 
• Reduced rates of incidents, accidents, and injuries
• Reduced financial and human costs associated with workplace injuries
• Savings on WCB / WSIB premiums
• Access to contracts where having COR is a pre-qualifying condition

COR certification is available to companies and not-for-profits in any industry or sector in Canada.

The COR is a document-intense accreditation program. Very specific policies, procedures, manual chapters, and other documents are required to pass a COR audit. A huge amount of time, effort, and expertise is required to research, develop, and maintain an organization's COR documents. POLICY PROTEC has helped numerous organizations overcome these barriers to obtaining the COR accreditation. 

POLICY PROTEC has developed complete folio of documents for employers who wish to obtain the COR certification. These documents include valid, comprehensive, and fully customized:

• Policies
• Safe operating procedures (SOPs)
• Emergency response procedures
• Safe work practices (SWPs)
• Health and safety system manual
• Safety records
• Formal hazard assessment documents
• Site-specific hazards and controls documents
• Training materials
• Forms, checklists, and templates
• Bulletin board postings
• and more

POLICY PROTEC documents are compatible with popular web-based health and safety management system applications.

For a full list of our COR documents, get our catalogue.

In Ontario, the IHSA has published COR 2020 standards that contain four new areas of compliance for employers. These new requirements are:

• Procurement and contractor management
• Change management
• Document control
• Record control

POLICY PROTEC COR documents are fully compliant with the new requirements set out by the IHSA.