OGCA Members Led the Way on Accident Prevention

This compares to a 723 rate group rate of .76, a construction sector rate of 1.09, and a WSIB schedule 1 rate of .85. This means it is more than 4 times safer to work for an OGCA member than an average non-member construction company and 3 times safer than the average employer registered with the WSIB in all sectors.

OGCA member’s commitment to safety and continuous improvement has paid off with industry leading safety performance. We were a pioneer in the Safety Group program and partnered with IHSA to bring COR^TM to Ontario and promote it to the industry. OGCA has recently launched the League of Champions to promote a safety culture and recognize companies that excel in health and safety.

This is one more reason why owners should prequalify contractors for safety.

It is also expected that the WSIB will consider lower assessment rates for those rate groups who have performed well. An announcement is expected in mid-September.

Year   2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006

OGCA Derived Hours Worked* 20,033,241 19,818,411 21,104,100 19,964,834 21,506,160 19,041,086 17,363,606 17,116,550 18,602,384 17,702,567

Industry Derived Hours Worked* 89,633,191 87,963,735 82,039,928 76,969,833 74,091,162 67,691,429 64,459,394 65,706,881 63,012,717 56,820,227

OGCA LTI 26 34 45 45 67 54 66 64 63 80

Industry LTI 344 382 373 390 383 362 412 424 394 387

OGCA Frequency 0.26 0.34 0.43 0.45 0.62 0.57 0.76 0.75 0.66 0.90

Industry Frequency 0.76 0.87 0.92 1.02 1.03 1.08 1.28 1.29 1.26 1.36

*Statistics are based on Rate Group 723. (*WSIB converts a firm's payroll to hours using an average hourly wage for each rate number, and refers to "Manhours" as "Derived Hours" worked. Frequency is based on 200,000 derived hours worked.)