Safety Groups is a program administered by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). Companies join a Safety Group to share best safety practices, pool their experience, and help one another with their prevention programs. Each member firm works to achieve specific objectives and improve safety performance.

In return, the WSIB treats each Safety Group as one large firm and applies an experience-rating formula to the group’s performance. If the group as a whole achieves a pre-set number of objectives, the WSIB rewards the group with rebates on top of the member firms’ usual experience-rating assessment. There are no penalties if the group doesn’t succeed.

It doesn’t matter whether your company is large or small, with good safety performance or poor performance. What matters is your commitment to improve. For more info, download the WSIB's Safety Groups Brochure

For more info on IHSA's Safety Groups program, along with other services we offer, download the IHSA Brochure.

IHSA is sponsoring a new Safety Group for construction firms. It’s an opportunity to improve your safety program as well as your bottom line. In past years, some Safety Groups in construction have received rebates of well over a million dollars.

IHSA is currently recruiting construction companies for its new Safety Group. Group meetings will begin in 2011 in north, west, east, and central Ontario to make it easy for anyone to attend. The deadline for registration is December 31.

We're hosting a series of information sessions about this program across Ontario. IHSA professionals will be on hand to to answer any questions you might have about the Safety Groups program. Click on the links below for more info:

• Safety Groups Intro Letter (pdf, 118kb)
• Information Sessions: Info and Registration Form (pdf, 119kb) (word version)
• Safety Groups Application Form (en) (pdf, 426kb)
• Safety Groups Application Form (fr) (pdf, 236kb)

If you'd like more information about safety groups, contact Carlos Figueira at 1-800-263-5024 ext. 7924 or by email at cfigueira@ihsa.ca.

You can learn more about the program by visiting the safety group section of the WSIB website and accessing their resources:

WSIB Safety Groups Program

From this section, you can download the Safety Groups program guidelines for employers and sponsors. You'll also find application forms, eligibility requirements, and a list of safety groups that you can join.