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 benefits of getting 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. To pass a COR audit, you need very specific policies, procedures, manual chapters, and other documents. A huge amount of time, effort, and expertise is required to research, develop, and maintain an organization's COR documents.

POLICY PROTEC provides all the documents required to achieve COR certification.

This includes:

• 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

For a full list of COR documents we provide, download our catalogue.

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

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

Our COR documents are fully compliant with the requirements set out by the IHSA.