COR Resources

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Complete an ANNUAL self-assessment audit document and submit the document to the AMTA for review. A Commissioner for Oaths validation is not required in SECOR maintenance years

2. The employer must achieve a COR for each WCB account and industry code registered to be eligible for premium discounts linked to those operations.

1. Employers must register with WCB in Edmonton at (780) 498-7936.

2. There is no fee for registration and no penalty for not succeeding in the program.

3. Registration must take place prior to the end of a calendar year in order to be eligible the following year.

4. Once registered you do not need to re-register for three (3) years.

5. An employer must indicate their Certifying Partner on the registration form.

2. Achieving COR requires an external audit of an employer’s health and safety management system to demonstrate that it meets the required standards.

3. Yes, to maintain a COR the following is required:

Year 1 – Certification – Self-Evaluator (Small Employer) or External Auditor only (Large Employer)

Year 2 – Maintenance Audit – Conducted by a Self-Evaluator (Small Employer) External or Internal Auditor (Large Employer)

Year 3 – Maintenance Audit – Conducted by a Self-Evaluator (Small Employer) External or Internal Auditor (Large Employer)

Year 4 – Re-certification – Self-Evaluator (Small Employer) or External Auditor only (Large Employer)

A second maintenance audit (internal) conducted within the second calendar year after the COR issue date. Maintenance audits must be undertaken by a Certified Auditor (who may be an employee).

2. The discount would be paid to an employer at the end of the second year if a COR is achieved at that time, along with any discounts earned in the second year.

3. The 5% guaranteed discount for achieving a COR would not apply until the year that an employer acquires their COR.

There are benefits in selecting a Certifying Partner familiar with your industry. The transportation industry pays a levy to the AMTA through their WCB premiums. Transportation industries are considered automatic members with the AMTA. Refer to the WCB Employer Fact Sheet to see if your WCB industry code is a levy-paying member to the AMTA. Employers not paying the levy through WCB can pay an AMTA Carrier Member or Associate Supplier membership fee.

If you would like to change your Certifying Partner your first step is to discuss the change with the AMTA COR department. During this discussion, we will verify the appropriate training and discuss any additional steps. If you have health and safety management training from a different CP you can apply for equivalency for our Health and Safety Program Building course. Once that is in place you can contact one of our certified auditors and arrange for an AMTA certification audit.

Simple changes to your company’s COR (new legal name, WCB account number, or industry reclassification) will be processed by the WCB, and notification of these changes will be sent to the AMTA.

However, fundamental changes to your company’s operation may invalidate the original COR, since the certification audit would no longer be representative of the company’s operation and/or management structure. Examples of changes that may warrant re-certification of your health and safety management system include:

• Acquisition of another company

• Merger with another company

• Addition of another division with a different industry

• Addition of new facilities or

• Management restructuring

If your company has gone through a fundamental change, please download and fill in the COR amendment form and email it in to the AMTA. Once the form is received by the AMTA, you will be notified if a re-certification audit is required or your existing COR can be extended to cover the changes.