Newfoundland and Labrador Employers Council Fall Conference November 16, 2004 Brenda Greenslade Dire

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Newfoundland and Labrador Employers
CouncilFall ConferenceNovember 16,
2004Brenda GreensladeDirector Prevention
Services
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PRIME Criteria 1 4

• Occupational Health and Safety Policy and Program

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PRIME

• The first letter in PRIME is P for Prevention
• PRIME recognizes and rewards employers for their
  
• commitment to safety
• implementation of an effective OHS program

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OBJECTIVES

• Mandate of Commission
• How Prevention Services contributes to that
  mandate
• PRIME Practice Incentive Criteria
• What constitutes an OHS Policy
• What constitutes an OHS program
• Process to determine compliance

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Mandate of the Commission

• Promoting workplace safety, injury prevention and
  RTW programs
• Managing claims of injured workers
• Collecting revenues from employers in the form of
  assessments

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Prevention ServicesEducation Awareness

• Priority Employer ProgramBased on trend analysis
  (actuarial rankings of employers)
• Industry Champion Model Caseloads assigned by
  industry sector
• Ergonomic Education Assessments

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Prevention ServicesEducation Awareness

• OHS Committees / WHSRepresentatives
• Enhanced Prevention Tracking System
• Revised OHS Committee Minute Form
• New Employer Orientation Program
• Referral System to Dept. G.S.

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Its working! Heres the proof

• Performance Indicators (2003)
• 5.2 reduction in the number of new lost-time
  injuries
• 15.8 reduction in new health care only claims
• 8.3 reduction the lost-time incidence rate
• 2.8 reduction in the soft tissue incidence rate
• Priority employers saw (2003)
• 10.9 reduction in number of claims
• 3.3 reduction in soft tissue injuries
• 3.1 million in claim cost reduction since
  program started in 2001

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More proof

• OHS Committees/WHS Representatives
• 35.5 increase in OHS committees registered
• 47.7 increase in firms with WHS Representative
  trained
• 39.8 increase in OHS Committee/WHS
  Representative Training
• Network of 158 private and corporate health and
  safety trainers

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PRIME Practice Incentive Criteria s 1 and 4
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What constitutes an OHS Policy?
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What is an OHS Policy?

• employers written commitment to workplace health
  and safety
• clearly states the health and safety goals of the
  organization
• outlines roles and responsibilities as they
  relate to health and safety

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Example of OHS Policy Criteria

• policy statement signed and dated by current
  highest ranking official in the business (could
  include CEO, president, regional manager)
• identifies the OHS roles and responsibilities
  of
• senior managers, management, and supervisors
• workers
• the OHS committee or WHS representative
• statement posted in the workplace

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What constitutes an OHS Program?
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Elements of an OHS program

• Leadership Administration
• OHS Committees
• Education and Training
• Communication
• Safe Work Practices and Procedures
• Hazard Recognition, Evaluation and Control
• Workplace Inspections
• Accident/Incident Investigation
• Emergency Preparedness
• Disability Management

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Example of OHS Program Criteria

• Workplace Accident/Incident Investigation
• A standardized accident/incident form must be
  available and must contain recommendations for
  preventative measures. Completed forms should
  also be available for review where claims have
  been submitted to the WHSCC.

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Whats the difference?

• Current Prevention Practices
• vs.
• PRIME practice incentive criteria

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Requirement by small employers to have an OHS
Policy
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Requirement by large employers to have an OHS
Program
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Validation of Criteria

• Self-reporting
• Prevention Performance Tracking System
• Established OHS Committees/WHS Representatives
• Committee/Rep. Training
• Audit Tracking
• OHS Program Review
• Based on random selection
• Assigned to industry advisor
• Goal is to demonstrate program implementation and
  continuous improvement.

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• Questions?