SCIP Program (Workplace)

The Safe Community Incentive Program is a workplace safety program offered in partnership by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board and Safe Communities Welland.

Since our designation in February 2005, businesses in Welland have received a total of more than $24,000 in WSIB rebates because of their participation in the SCIP Program.

The fee to participate in the SCIP Program through Safe Communities Welland is a nominal $75 per person, which includes four half-day training sessions.

Program Overview
SCIP promotes safety in the workplace and can help small businesses reduce their WSIB insurance premiums. Participating firms gain access to health and safety training programs, resources, and health and safety experts to help them create better, safer workplaces.

Firms can receive a fixed 5% rebate on their WSIB insurance premiums upon successful completion of SCIP.

Since 1997, more than 6,000 firms in Ontario have participated in SCIP and received rebates totaling $12,614,561. Join the firms in your community that have improved their health and safety and received a rebate from the WSIB.

Details
Firms that participate in SCIP and complete the following requirements are eligible to receive a fixed 5% rebate on their WSIB premiums:

- Owner/senior manager participates in The 5 Steps to Managing Health & Safety training program. This course can be completed in class over 16 hours or through the online version. The course covers:
-- Leadership in health and safety
-- The internal responsibility system
-- Hazard identification and assessment
-- Hazard controls and emergency response
-- Return-to-work and claims management.

Benefits
In addition to a potential 5% premium rebate, there are many other benefits to be realized by participating in SCIP and creating a safer workplace:
- Self-reliance in managing WSIB claims and return to work
- Reduced WSIB premiums
- Improved productivity and efficiency
- Reduced need for replacement workers
- Reduced lost time
- Increased financial competitiveness
- Reduced equipment damage.

Research confirms employers and workers acquire safety benefits through SCIP.