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Part of building a culture of safety is about keeping our members and strategic partners informed. At CSABC, we do all we can to keep you up-to-date on important information, news and events. From this page you can read the latest news about our association. Browse through our Safety Star Newsletter or check out our news releases. The calendar of events shows where and how CSABC is participating in industry events. You can also find information and images about our safety campaigns. Sign up for our e-news to find out what’s new.
COR Program Helps Vancouver Island Company to Enhance Workplace Safety
E.H. Emery Electric Ltd. is a long standing Victoria based electrical contractor that has demonstrated the value of an effective health and safety training program. Over the past 80 years the company has been involved in the construction and improvement of many major landmarks and institutions on the island including the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence and the Royal Oak Middle School.
For the past four years, the E.H. Emery Electric Ltd. successfully completed the Construction Safety Association of BC’s Certificate of Recognition (COR) Program. “The safety of our employees is a priority and we have always had a safety plan in place,” said Derek Emery, president. “COR helped us to take that safety plan one step further. It provided us with an audit tool and framework so that we can more effectively measure how we stack up. The result is that the process is now more streamlined, and we have also experienced financial benefits including rebates on our WorkSafeBC assessments.”
Developed in association with WorkSafeBC, the Certificate of Recognition (COR) program helps owners of construction companies understand and manage their health and safety responsibilities to reduce workplace injuries and site delays. Employers who obtain and maintain the Health and Safety COR may receive an annual 10% rebate on their WorkSafeBC assessments, and those who also achieve the Injury Management/Return to Work COR are eligible for another 5%. Read the full story.
Merger will mean better construction safety
On June 14, 2010 at the Delta Airport Inn, 3500 Cessna Drive, Richmond, BC at 10 a.m. the CSABC held an extraordinary members’ meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to consider a motion presented by the CSABC Board of Directors. The motion called for the CSABC to amalgamate, under Section 17 of the Society Act, with the Construction Safety Network to form the BC Construction Safety Alliance. The motion was passed unanimously. A formal announcement will be made in the next few weeks. 
Reimbursement of CSABC Course Costs to Continue in 2010
As of January 2010 the CSABC Board of Directors announced that CSABC will continue to reimburse sector 72 companies for course costs up to $500 plus tax (this is based on member pricing, and limited to one person per course). To qualify, you must achieve COR in the 2010 COR qualifying year. CSABC is also continuing to reimburse these same companies for all Supervisor course costs (this applies regardless of the year of certification, however you must maintain your COR in the year you receive the reimbursement).
CraneSafe Assessment Prep Courses
The VRCA is pleased to partner with CSABC and CSN to sponsor two CraneSafe Assessment prep courses: Folding Boom and Stiff Boom.
Background
On July 1, 2007 WorkSafeBC enforced a new regulation (14.34.1) requiring all operators of boom, tower, and mobile cranes in BC to hold a certificate proving competency. According to the new regulation, a mobile crane, tower crane or boom-truck must be operated only:
(a) by a person with a valid operator’s certificate issued by a person acceptable to the Board, and
(b) in accordance with any conditions stipulated on the certificate by the issuing person
Crane operators in British Columbia have until February 28, 2011 to be assessed. To help you prepare, VRCA, in partnership with the Construction Safety Association of BC and the Construction Safety Network, is offering two courses that will assist incumbent operators when challenging the CraneSafe assessments.
Who is eligible to take these courses?
An incumbent operator who has registered with the BC Association for Crane Safety (BCACS – www.bcacs.ca) before July 2007. For a full course descriptions click here.