In 2021, a total of 4,448 COR and SECOR certificates were issued by ACSA, and included these audit activities:
Certification
Certification or recertification (external) audits conducted
1,849
COR
608
SECOR
Maintenance
Maintenance (internal) audits performed
1,135
COR
501
SECOR
COR Action Plans approved
367
Plans approved
TLC issued
Temporary Letters of Certification (TLC)
157
COR
67
SECOR
Auditor
self-audits
1,551
submitted for certification
COR program
COR is a voluntary program, run in partnership with the GoA and is available to all ACSA members and associate members. COR and SECOR verifies that the employer’s HSMS has been evaluated by a certified auditor and meets provincial standards.
Maintaining a COR or SECOR ensures an ongoing review of an employer’s HSMS so that any gap can be identified and rectified. It is based on a continuous improvement model. A COR or SECOR provides employers with a certificate issued in partnership with the GoA, recognizing a company’s achievement in maintaining a healthy and safe workplace.
ACSA is proud to manage a Peer Program, which is done on a “pay-it-forward” basis. Peer auditing is selected by companies who prefer peers perform their audit at no cost and to reciprocate audits to their peers. For those who do choose to hire outside resources, they may hire an external consultant auditor.
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Seven out of 10 workers within an ACSA WCB-Alberta industry code work for a COR holder.
COR shows an employer’s HSMS has been evaluated by a certified auditor and meets provincial standards. These standards are established in partnership with Alberta Occupational Health and Safety.
4,448 active CORs and SECORs achieved and maintained through ACSA.
In 2021, of the almost 11,000 active certificates, 3,339 CORs and 1,109 SECORs, were achieved through ACSA—that’s 40.4 per cent of the certificates issued by all 10 CPs.
“The COR action plan was a great addition to the process.”
— from a COR holder responding to ACSA’s 2021 stakeholder engagement survey
