What is the WSIB Health and Safety Excellence Program?
Participants of the WSIB Health and Safety Excellence Program are eligible for financial rebates, recognition, and a healthier, safer work environment. The program is designed to help identify gaps in your workplace’s health and safety framework and creates a system of practices, policies, and procedures where controls are needed.
How does Sofvie help with the WSIB Health and Safety Excellence Program?
Sofvie simplifies the process of completing your initial health and safety assessment and provides a clear vision of where your highest health and safety gaps are. As you progress through the program, Sofvie captures your efforts and advancements, and keeps track of the data related to your action plan.
Once the initial steps are complete, Sofvie also assists in conducting audits and reviews and is a vital tool in your ongoing Plan, Do, Check, Act cycle.
PLAN
Level 1
✔ Leadership and commitment
✔ Health and safety participation
✔ Health and safety responsibilities
✔ Recognition of hazards
✔ Risk assessment
Level 2
✔ Health and safety accountabilities
✔ Control of document
✔ Legal and other requirements
✔ Health and safety objectives
Level 3
✔ Corporate social responsibility
DO
Level 1
✔ Health and safety communication
✔ Control of hazards
✔ Emergency prevention and preparedness
✔ Emergency response
Level 2
✔ Competency
✔ Health and safety training
✔ Control of documents
✔ Control of records
✔ First aid
✔ Return-to-work program requirements, forms, and tools
✔ Return-to-work roles and responsibilities
✔ Accommodation and return-to-work plans
✔ Pre-use inspections
✔ Preventive maintenance
✔ Contractor management program
Level 3
✔ Workplace health promotion
✔ Change management and procurement
CHECK
Level 1
✔ Monitoring, measurement and analysis
✔ Review health and safety trends
✔ Internal audit
✔ External audit
✔ Management review
ACT
Level 1
✔ Injury, illness, and incident reporting
✔ Incident investigation and analysis
Level 2
✔ Corrective action
Level 3
✔ Health and safety continual improvement planning