Programs & Initiatives

The COR® Process

Two COR® options are offered by the BCCSA, each having different requirements:

• Small COR®: for companies with 19 or fewer employees

  How to obtain a Small COR®

   

  1. Complete and submit a BCCSA COR® Application Form.
  2. Have a permanent employee complete BCCSA’s two–day COR® Internal Auditor Training course. After the employee has obtained their COR® Auditor Certificate, they will be qualified as the company’s COR® Internal Auditor.
  3. Ensure the company has a health and safety management system that meets the BCCSA Small COR® audit standard.
  4. Conduct a Small COR® Certification Audit and achieve a passing score (minimum 80% overall and at least 50% in each element).
  5. Submit the Certification Audit to the BCCSA for quality assurance review.
  6. If the Certification Audit meets the audit requirements, a Small COR® Certificate will be issued. The COR® is valid for three years, providing annual maintenance audit requirements are met.

   

  Maintaining Small COR®

  Maintenance Audits must be conducted and submitted to the BCCSA annually for quality assurance review. Small COR® Maintenance Audits can be conducted by the company’s qualified internal auditor.

  Re-certifying Small COR®

  In Year 4, a Re-certification Audit must be conducted and submitted to the BCCSA for quality assurance review. The audit must achieve a passing score of 80% overall (minimum) and at least 50% in each element. The Small COR® Re-certification Audit can be conducted by a BCCSA-qualified internal auditor.

  NOTE: A company may elect to hire a BCCSA-qualified External Auditor to conduct any of its COR® audits.

  The Small COR® Process

  for companies with 19 or fewer employees

  

  Apply for Small COR®

  by completing and submitting the BCCSA COR® application form

  

  Train an employee to become a Qualified Internal Auditor

  through the  

  

  Conduct a Small COR® Certification Audit

  Achieve a pass by scoring 80% or more overall (and at least 50% in each element)

  

  Submit the audit to
    

  for Quality Assurance

  

  
  Become COR® Certified

  Valid for 3 years subject to annual maintenance audits

  

  
  Conduct a Maintenance Audit

  Conducted by a BCCSA-qualified COR® Internal Auditor (option of using an External Auditor instead)

  

  Submit the audit to
    

  for Quality Assurance

  

  
  Conduct a Maintenance Audit

  Conducted by a BCCSA-qualified COR® Internal Auditor (option of using an External Auditor instead)

  

  Submit the audit to
    

  for Quality Assurance

  

  
  Conduct a COR® Recertification Audit

  Conducted by a BCCSA-qualified COR® Internal Auditor.

  

  Submit the audit to
    

  for Quality Assurance

   

   

  Continuous Improvement
• Large COR®: for companies with 20 or more employees

  How to obtain a Large COR®

   

  1. Complete and submit a BCCSA COR® Application Form.
  2. Ensure the company has a health and safety management system that meets the BCCSA Large COR® audit standard.
     NOTE: BCCSA recommends having a permanent employee complete BCCSA’s two–day COR® Internal Auditor Training course. After the employee has obtained their COR® Internal Auditor Certificate, they will be qualified as the company’s COR® internal auditor and have an understanding of the COR® audit standard.
  3. Hire a BCCSA qualified COR® external auditor to conduct a Large COR® Certification Audit and achieve a passing score (minimum 80% overall and at least 50% in each element).
  4. Submit the Certification Audit to the BCCSA for quality assurance review.
  5. If the Certification Audit meets the audit requirements, a Large COR® Certificate will be issued. The COR® is valid for three years, providing annual maintenance audit requirements are met.

   

  Maintaining Large COR®

  Maintenance Audits must be conducted and submitted to the BCCSA annually for quality assurance review. Large COR® Maintenance Audits can be conducted by the company’s qualified internal auditor.

  Re-certifying Large COR®

  In Year 4, a Re-certification Audit must be conducted and submitted to the BCCSA for quality assurance review. The audit must achieve a passing score of 80% overall (minimum) and at least 50% in each element. The Large COR® Re-certification Audit must be conducted by a BCCSA-qualified external auditor.

  The Large COR® Process

  for companies with 20 or more employees

  

  Apply for Large COR®

  by completing and submitting the BCCSA COR® application form

  

  Select a BCCSA-qualified External Auditor

  

  Conduct a Large COR® Certification Audit

  Achieve a pass by scoring 80% or more overall (and at least 50% in each element)

  

  Submit the audit to
    

  for Quality Assurance

  

  
  Become COR® Certified

  Valid for 3 years subject to annual maintenance audits

  

  
  Conduct a Maintenance Audit

  Conducted by a BCCSA-qualified COR® Internal Auditor (option of using an External Auditor instead)

  

  Submit the audit to
    

  for Quality Assurance

  

  
  Conduct a Maintenance Audit

  Conducted by a BCCSA-qualified COR® Internal Auditor (option of using an External Auditor instead)

  

  Submit the audit to
    

  for Quality Assurance

  

  
  Conduct a COR® Recertification Audit

  Conducted by a BCCSA-qualified COR® External Auditor.

  

  Submit the audit to
    

  for Quality Assurance

   

   

  Continuous Improvement