New! Safety Group Advantage Program (SGAP) extended to 2012
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) recently approved that the 2012 Safety Groups program be extended and available to Safety Group Advantage Program (SGAP) members for one more year. With this extension, all Safety Group members with five or more years of Safety Group experience can now continue in the program and be eligible for financial rebates.
For more information on SGAP participation or Safety Group membership, please contact safetygroups@wsps.ca
WSPS Safety Group Program
The WSPS Safety Group Program brings together like-minded, safety-conscious firms to build health and safety across their businesses, reducing workplace illness and injury, and lowering their premiums.
Safety Groups are a performance-based rebate program developed by the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). The program offers firms participating in Safety Groups the opportunity to receive rebates of up to 6% on their WSIB premiums if they can collectively improve their health and safety performance.
Participation in safety groups can:
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Help your company build a sustainable health and safety program
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Reduce risk of workplace injury
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Earn a potential premium rebate of up to 6% of your annual WSIB premiums (based on safety group achievement and improved performance)
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Allow you to achieve success through networking, pooling resources and sharing best practices
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Leverage WSPS’s health & safety expertise through ongoing coaching, programs and consultant visits
Learn more about WSPS Safety Group Program
NEW! Northern Ontario Safety Group
For 2012, the four safety associations (IHSA, PSHSA, WSN & WSPS) operating under the Health & Safety Ontario (HSO) banner, have created a Northern Ontario Safety Group to better serve the needs of the North. This group will consist of Schedule 1 businesses in all WSIB rate groups in communities from Huntsville, Ontario to the Manitoba border. Registration and other information can be found at Northern Ontario Safety Group.
Safety Group Associate Membership
Associate membership is intended for firms that have completed their five-year safety group program and wish to continue to benefit and participate in developing and improving their workplace health and safety program. Associate membership includes:
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Participation in five Safety Group meetings per year as organized by WSPS
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Participation in Safety Group networking activities, access to WSPS’s member’s only Safety Group website and online chats
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Copies of all e-binders, chapter materials and other related safety group resources
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10% discount on selected courses, conferences, workshops and consulting services
Associate members are not required to participate in any reporting, audits or additional program requirements and are not eligible for a WSIB rebate.
Check out our 2010 Safety Group Results!
WSPS proudly announces that its 2010 Safety Groups (manufacturing and service sectors) received a combined rebate of more than $7 million from the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB). The rebate is a reflection of the significant progress its Safety Group members made in successfully implementing health, safety, and healthy workplace practices into their workplaces.
Manufacturing Sector: Firms that took part in our WSPS Safety Group-Manufacturing (formerly IAPA Safety Group) in 2010 collectively achieved:
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17.12% drop in lost-time injury rates
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21.55% drop in severity rates
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total premium rebates of more than $7.12 million
What’s more, our results have been getting better every year.
Service Sector: Firms that took part in our WSPS Safety Group-Services (formerly OSSA Safety Group) in 2010 collectively achieved:
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20.73% drop in lost-time injury rates
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26.56% drop in severity rates
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total premium rebates of more than $510,846
Your success through the WSPS Safety Group program puts premium rebates back into your pockets. More importantly, it provides you with the tools and resources necessary to make your workplace safe.
Contact Information
For further information, contact:
WSPS Customer Care
T 905 614 4272
TF 1 877 494 WSPS (9777)
email: safetygroups@wsps.ca
To find out more about the WSIB’s Safety Groups Program, visit www.wsib.on.ca