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Secor Process – How it Works
Published on: August 16, 2022

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Secor Process – How it Works

Thanks for dropping by Calibre Business Solutions Inc. In this article, we want to share with you how our health and safety programs work. We believe that everyone should be aware of the risks associated with their work, and that’s why we make sure that all of our employees are fully briefed on all the hazards that they may come across. By providing them with the necessary training and resources, we’re ensuring that they’re able to stay safe and healthy while they’re on the job. Thanks again for reading!

shiw 02SECOR Process

The Secor Process is a system used by businesses to ensure that their employees are fully briefed on all the hazards they may come across. The process begins with an assessment of the specific risks faced by each employee and then proceeds to provide them with the necessary training and resources to avoid those risks. By doing this, we’re ensuring that our employees are able to stay safe and healthy while they’re on the job.

shiw 03Steps to Take

To take advantage of the Secor Process, you first need to assess the specific risks faced by your employees. This can be done through a risk assessment questionnaire or by talking to each employee individually. Once you have a clear understanding of each individual’s risk profile, you can begin providing them with the necessary training and resources to avoid those risks.

The Secor Process is an effective way to ensure that your employees are safe and healthy while on the job.

shiw 04About SECOR

The Secor health and safety programs are recognized health and safety program that is managed by the worker’s compensation program in your province. You must meet standards in worker training, hazard assessments, equipment maintenance, incident investigations, and recordkeeping.

shiw 05Small Employer Certificate of Recognition (SECOR®)

The SECOR Small Employer Certificate of Recognition (SECOR®) is an internationally recognized certification that confirms that a health and safety program meets the high standards set by the Secor organization. The Secor Small Employer Certificate of Recognition (SECOR®) is beneficial to businesses because it demonstrates to customers, employees, and regulators that a business takes health and safety seriously.

shiw 06SECOR Program

The SECOR Program is a Canadian health and safety program that helps businesses reduce the risks of injuries, illness, and fatalities in their workplaces. The secor Program provides resources and training to help businesses implement effective health and safety programs.

shiw 07Steps to achieving SECOR®

The Secor Program has four steps that you must complete in order to achieve the SECOR® certification:

  1. Submit an application for the SECOR Small Employer Certificate of Recognition (SECOR®).
  2. Join the appropriate certifying partner that is set up for your industry if there is one.
  3. Take all training courses that are required by the certifying partner.
  4. Build a health and safety program from examples your certifying partner gives you when you take the initial training course. (Calibre Business Solutions Inc. builds these custom programs for our clients all the time)
  5. Collect documentation for the minimum amount of time (usually 3 months for a new program)
  6. Submit a certification audit for your company to your certifying partner.
  7. Make the appropriate corrections as suggested by the certifying partner and you are certified for Secor in your province.

shiw 08SECOR Assessor

The Assessor is the person who has taken the appropriate training course through the certifying partner and is deemed qualified as your company auditor for the Secor Program. You must take the course every three years to remain eligible as the auditor.

shiw 09Why was COR/SECOR developed?

The COR/SECOR program was developed in response to the need for a health and safety certification system that is specific to small businesses. The SECOR Program was designed specifically with small businesses in mind, by providing resources and training to help businesses implement effective health and safety programs.

shiw 10To Achieve SECOR

The SECOR certification is the result of completing four steps:

  1. Submit an application for the Secor Small Employer Certificate of Recognition (SECOR®).
  2. Join the appropriate certifying partner that is set up for your industry if there is one.
  3. Take all required training courses from your certifying partner, including initial and annual refresher courses.
  4. Collect documentation for at least 3 months in order to maintain certification eligibility

shiw 11To Maintain SECOR

The Secor Small Employer Certificate of Recognition (SECOR®) is the result of completing four steps:

  1. Submit an application for the Secor Small Employer Certificate of Recognition (SECOR®).
  2. Maintain documentation from your certifying partner that confirms you have completed all required training courses, including annual refresher courses.
  3. Take all required training courses from your certifying partner, including initial and annual refresher courses.
  4. Maintain documentation from your certifying partner that confirms you are still in good standing and have met all certification requirements.

shiw 12Certifying Partner

There is not one certifying partner for all industries. A Secor Small Employer Certificate of Recognition (SECOR®) can be obtained from a certifying partner that has been specifically designed for the health and safety certification needs of small businesses. There are certifying partners for Agriculture, Construction, Forestry, Manufacturing, Transportation, and even one for the Hotels and hospitality industry, and even a general one that is a catch-all for industries that are not represented.

shiw 13Eligibility

Anyone who has an active WCB account is eligible to obtain a cor or Secor health and safety program. Even if you are not going to get back rebates it is always a good idea to have procedures in place and safe work practices for all the jobs. Orientations are actually mandatory in all provinces whether you have a safety program or not.

shiw 14What is a Secor?

Secor is an acronym for the Secor Small Employer Certificate of Recognition. The SECOR® is a national program that recognizes and rewards employers who have successfully implemented health and safety programs. The rewards are a substantial discount on your WCB Premiums.

shiw 15What is Secor certification?

This is the process of applying to a certifying partner, meeting all the criteria, and finally passing your certification audit with at least 80% overall and no less than 50% in each section of the audit.

shiw 16How many employees is a Secor?

The maximum number of workers rotates from 10 in some provinces to 20 in other provinces. 20 is the maximum anywhere in Canada.

shiw 17What is a Secor safety Audit?

This is a Protocol that asks questions that you answer and show proof through the documentation you gather. They want samples, not your whole program. You would send in one item per quarter to show you are compliant. This audit is completed by the individual who has the training course for your company. Audits are due each year on the anniversary that you got certified. For example, if your secor has an expiry date of November 29, 2022 you would submit the audit each year before this date.