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COR FAQ’s
Can I do internal maintenance audits for a company if I don’t work for that company? No. For large employers, the person doing the internal audit must be a permanent employee of the company. For small...
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What Does Naturally Aligned Classification Unit Mean?
Have you ever wondered why not all trucking-related companies are certified for COR through SafetyDriven-TSCBC? Don’t all trucking companies certify via SafetyDriven-TSCBC? Yes. No. It depends… For...
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The Road to Success is Paved with Failure
Failure is a good thing. No? Don’t think so? Let me rephrase that. A certain degree of failure is a good thing . You’ve probably noticed as you went along through life that you learned the most, and...
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The Trinity
Auditing. So many questions. And they repeat. One asks whether you can locate a particular document. The next asks if you can see it posted. And another asks you to ask some other people if they know...
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Means to an End – Audit Techniques
This blog is about audit techniques. You know… ones like the kihon document ploy, ushiro observation stance, and lest we forget, the Domo Arigato interview exit strategy. Seriously though. Auditing...
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A Matter of Timing
What’s that I hear? Can it be? It sounds like… Nooooooooooo… Christmas music. Yup. Halloween has been packed up and it’s ho, ho, ho all the way to the end of the year. Now, the end of the year is a...
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Distractions May Cause a Lapse in COR Certification
Our general blog theme this week is distractions. Now I ruminated for a while and determined that I couldn’t come up with a whole lot of specific distractions that relate to COR. The ruminating was...
View ArticleSafetyDriven-TSCBC announces the appointment of Michelle Byun to the position...
SafetyDriven -TSCBC is pleased to announce the appointment of Michelle Byun to the position of Certificate of Recognition (COR) Advisor, where she will administer the council’s Certificate of...
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My safety program is my safety management system (HSMS), isn’t it?
Let me start by apologizing for my British English…but I am what I am and still learning the local lingo. OK so on the face of it, it sounds like a pretty simple and straight forward question to which...
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What’s that called?
Reprinted from February 19, 2016 Did you know that the COR program is also called the Partners Program? Technically, it’s called the Partners in Injury and Disability Prevention Program. WorkSafeBC has...
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Check, Check, Check – Are You Sure You’re Done?
Many people think that a COR Audit is just a process of following industry Standards and Regulations. While this is the goal, a COR Audit really should be an opportunity to look at how well your health...
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The Importance Of Being COR Certified
What does being COR certified mean? COR stands for Certificate of Recognition and employers need health and safety programs that meet industry standards in order to qualify. Below, I’ve listed some of...
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When is an appropriate time to carry out an audit?
previously posted June 2016 Although El Nino has made it feel like summer for a significant portion of the spring, Monday, June 20 is the first day of summer. Ahh… The ebb and flow of the seasons....
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The Audit Cycle – Keeping Your COR
The COR audit runs on a three year cycle and has several points where timing is key. Initial certification is in year one. Years two and three are maintenance audits. The cycle starts over in year four...
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What Will Make You Decide To Get COR?
One of the big questions employers face is: should safety come before productivity? COR certified Companies might just answer ‘both.’ Let’s explore why. COR companies often see the benefit of: Reduced...
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Did you know that there are processes and deadlines associated with COR, and it is important you understand and follow them? You could put your certification at risk without realizing it, simply by...
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Safeguarding Your Investment
You are your own boss. You own your rig and bid for contracts, you do the driving, paperwork, taxes … As you wear all the hats at your small business, what are you doing to stay safe? If you get hurt,...
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Getting SAFE Just Got Easier
If you work in or aasround the forest industry you are probably aware of the SAFE Companies certification. SAFE requires companies to meet a pre-qualification to an established safety standard before...
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Congratulations to Our New COR Certified Companies!
Congratulations to our new COR certified companies: Par Bhullar Trucking Ltd. and Stk’Emlupsemc – Arrow Transportation Limited! Both have achieved a Certificate of Recognition through SafetyDriven –...
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Healthy Drivers are Safer Drivers – Right?
There is a lot of talk in commercial trucking these days about driver wellness. You’ve heard it; phrases such as ‘sitting is the new smoking’, or ‘drivers have terrible diets’. It’s important to...
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