WSIB Promotes Workplace Safety With Incentive Programs

No Such Thing as an Accident

The WSIB in Ontario has the strong belief that there is no such thing as an accident. By utilizing proper on-going workplace safety and injury prevention training programs and procedures, and by employees diligently implementing each, the WSIB states that all accidents are preventable.

According to the WSIB website, “A safe workplace is every worker's right. It's the employer's responsibility to provide proper training. It's everyone's responsibility to take it seriously.”

The Ontario Ministry of Labor and WSIB have regulations in place that provide for workplace safety, as well as workman compensation benefits in the event of injury. Non-compliance or violation of these regulations can result in fines of up to $25,000 per offense and up to 6 months jail time; and up to $100,000 per violation for corporate offenders.

WSIB Incentive Programs

To encourage employers to provide workplace safety and injury prevention training, for the purpose of reducing injury and the number of benefit claims, the WSIB offers incentive programs:

? New Experimental Experience Rating (NEER) Program – offering non-construction industry employers (who pay $25,000 per year or more in premium) rebates for promoting and maintaining a good health and safety record.

? CAD-7 – an incentive program for employers in the construction sector, who have been in business for at least 1 year and pay more than $25,000 per year in premiums. Premium rebates are earned by promoting and maintaining a good health and safety record.

? Merit Adjusted Premium (MAP) plan – for small businesses that pay between $1,000 and $25,000 per year in premiums. Premium rebates are offered for promoting and maintaining a good health and safety record.

Additional incentive programs include the Safe Communities Incentive Program (SCIP), the Safety Groups Program, and the Workwell safety evaluation program.

APCM – Offering Sensible Solutions

Whether a small business or large corporate employer, administering WSIB worker compensation insurance premiums, claims, regulatory compliance, and providing on-going workplace safety training are all tasks undertaken at considerable time and expense.

Advantage Prevention and Claims Management (APCM) offers sensible solutions for undertaking these tasks with expert professional consultation; administrative services, procedures, programs, products, and both on-site and on-line training.

Serving Ontario, all of North America, and the United Kingdom since 1995, APCM reduces costs of administering all aspects of WSIB issues, and increases employee productivity and bottom line profitability. Employers who enlist the services of APCM can rest at ease, knowing they will meet compliance with all aspects of the worker compensation law.

In the last ten years, APCM has saved clients over $25,000,000 in WSIB related costs, and qualified their clients for full WSIB rebate. When enlisting the services and products of APCM, new clients will be in full rebate within one year of implementation.

Start reaping the benefits of increased revenues through the reduction of administrative, training costs, and WSIB premium rebates. Eliminate fines for non-compliance violations, and reduce workplace injuries and claims.

Call APCM today at 905.891.3474 or e-mail us for more information. Aren’t your employees worth it?