Protect your workers and their families from the suffering and costs caused by workplace injuries. Protect your business from the high cost of injuries.
AS A BUSINESS OWNER, DID YOU EVER WONDER?
- What are my health and safety responsibilities as an Employer?
- Am I doing everything I’m suppose to be doing?
- What are my workers’ rights and responsibilities?
- What do I do if an accident happens?
- How can I prevent accidents from occurring in my workplace?
- What does this prevention mean to me in terms of cost savings?
- Where can I go for help?
DID YOU KNOW?
The average lost-time injury in Ontario costs $59,000. WSIB costs account for nearly $12,000 of that figure. Indirect costs to the company make up the rest of the total costs, including:
- Property damage
- Lost production
- Manager and supervisor time
- Compliance costs associated with Ministry of Labour orders
- Lowered employee productivity while on light or modified duties
WOULDN’T IT BE NICE TO HAVE SOME HELP TO:
- Assess your company’s current health and safety situation
- Identify the elements of an effective safety management program specific to your business
- Develop and implement action plans for effective health and safety management
- Integrate health and safety into your business plans and daily operations
WHAT ARE YOUR OPTIONS?
- Learn the laws and your duties and responsibilities as an employer and do your best to develop and implement Health and Safety programs?
- Designate one of your existing trusted employees or colleagues to develop and implement the required programs in addition to their regular duties?
- Hire a health and safety professional with wages and benefits and associated costs?
- Use a consulting firm on an as required basis with no on-going effort towards the program and sporadic maintenance?
- Instead, try our Shared Service approach to bridge the gap between “hiring the professional” and “using a consultant”
The WHSN Shared Services Approach
OUR 7 STEPS APPROACH to H&S SUCCESS for a SAFE WORKPLACE & LEGAL COMPLIANCE
- The Commitment
- The Audit and Legal Register
- Hazard Analysis and Control
- Training and Awareness
- Creation of the “Safe” Culture
- Documentation and Record-Keeping
- Review and Revision
TIME-SHARE OF A HEALTH AND SAFETY PROFESSIONAL
- Allotment of time geared to size and complexity of the organization
- Specialist involvement as required
- Gradual transition to internal resource or continued service options
- Agreement of Mutual Understanding outlines expected commitments and results
INTENSIVE COMPLIANCE EFFORT
- Operations review
- Regulatory review
- Agreed upon action plan with flex schedule: Start point, Key Risk Indicators, Objectives, Key Productivity Indicators, Key Results Indicators
PROGRESSIVE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
- Agreed upon timelines to ensure success
- Regular review, evaluation, and verification
- Continuous improvement cycle approach
- Scheduled to “fit” the productivity requirements of the organization
- Evaluation and verification of programs before introducing additional requirements
REGULAR PROGRAM INTERVENTION
- Agreed upon frequency of visits
- Arrangements for value added services: for example, training, industrial hygiene monitoring
- Shared service rates conversant with requirements
- Call-out approach to immediate needs
- Maintenance of day-to-day requirements without the associated costs
REPRESENTATION OF EMPLOYER
- Joint Health and Safety Committee
- Workplace Safety & Insurance / Workers’ Compensation Board Claims assistance
- Ministry of Labour and other Legislative authorities interaction
- Culturing partnerships and networking opportunities
- BATEA (best available technology economically available) approach to bulk buying and cost-sharing opportunity
CONTINUAL REVIEW AND IMPROVEMENT
- Management of change: Organizational, Regulatory, Next steps / Program Evolution
- Keeping the program “organic”, a living and breathing part of the organizational culture
- Constant move to “Safe” culture
