Penta Protective Coatings Ltd. is the only spray foam insulation company in Manitoba to achieve The Certificate of Recognition (COR™), a nationally recognized occupational health and safety accreditation program.
I place tremendous importance on a safe workplace. I’m very pleased that our safety practices and training means we have met the highest national standard of safety recognition.
The certification means Penta is part of an elite – and rare – group of companies in the Manitoba construction sector. There are currently only 248 (of a possible 7,200) with COR™.
COR™provides industry employers with a system to reduce incidents, accidents and injuries as well as their associated human and financial costs. It also verifies a company’s comprehensive commitment to safety. It is endorsed by participating members of the Canadian Federation of Construction Safety Associations (CFCSA). In order to become COR™ Certified, Wedge led the company through the completion of four training modules and a company safety manual, the implementation of a company safety program, an audit approximately six months after the implementation of the safety program, an audit by the Construction Safety Association of Manitoba (CSAM), and a final independent audit. Once certified, the company faces an internal audit every year with an external audit every three years.
Penta achieved a 95% score on their external audit, all the more impressive when you take into account that in order to pass a minimum score of 80% is required. Tara Zukewich of Construction Safety commented that this was outstanding and that Penta should be very proud of their accomplishment.
We had to get our heads wrapped around the documentation and make sure we were maintaining accurate records. We also had to get buy in from our field staff which meant working with them to develop safe work practices.
COR™ Certified is frequently used as a pre-qualification and/or condition of contract by public and private project owners across Canada. Although Wedge is pleased that being COR™ Certified will open up doors as far as bidding opportunities, it ultimately comes back to the importance of having a safe workplace.
It’s all about due diligence. Say what you are going to do and do it.
