{"author_name":"IHSA Safety Podcast","author_url":"https://art19.com/shows/ihsa-safety-podcast/episodes/19b117da-80f0-4e20-86e4-84cc732f649f","description":"<p>This episode of the IHSA Safety Podcast discusses IHSA’s Associate COR<a href=\"https://www.ihsa.ca/pdfs/cor/impact-evaluation-ihsa-cor-program-brief.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">®</a> Consulting Program and features IHSA’s Chris McKean along with health and safety consultants Mike Russo, Abe Khalil, and Chris Ring.</p><p>Chris McKean explains that the Associate COR® Consulting Program was developed to help Ontario workplaces achieve COR® certification and to promote collaboration and continuous improvement in health and safety practices among IHSA members. He states that COR®-certified companies are statistically safer than non-certified ones, and the program aims to extend that strong safety culture across more workplaces.</p><p>Mike, Abe, and Chris Ring share their motivations for joining the program, emphasizing the desire to support companies in navigating the COR<a href=\"https://www.ihsa.ca/pdfs/cor/impact-evaluation-ihsa-cor-program-brief.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">®</a> certification process, which can often feel overwhelming for some companies. They note that many organizations are already implementing effective safety practices; they just need help documenting and refining them, which is the purpose of the program.</p><p>They also discuss how the program helps close gaps in audit quality and member satisfaction, ensuring that companies receive consistent, competent guidance throughout their certification journey.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Free resources</strong></p><p><a href=\"http://www.ihsa.ca/cor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">IHSA – Certificate of Recognition (COR®)</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.maple.ca/safetyconsulting/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Maple Safety Consulting</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ohsps.ca/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Occupational Health &amp; Safety Prevention Services</a></p><p><a href=\"http://www.workbright.ca\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">WorkBright</a></p>","html":"<iframe src=\"https://art19.com/shows/ihsa-safety-podcast/episodes/19b117da-80f0-4e20-86e4-84cc732f649f/embed\" style=\"width: 720px; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" width=\"720\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"></iframe>","provider_name":"ART19","provider_url":"https://art19.com","title":"Supporting Safer Workplaces with IHSA’s Associate COR® Consulting Program","type":"rich","version":"1.0","width":720,"height":200}