IHSA COR™ Podcast
The IHSA COR™ Podcast is a free podcast series from the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA) that seeks to provide information and resources for organizations interested in achieving and maintaining COR™ in Ontario. Each episode explores best practices, resources, and record keeping to complete and present successful COR™ audits.
In our final episode of this series, IHSA’s Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, outlines what to expect for the external audit process. This discussion is intended to give COR™ Internal Auditors and Senior Managers a sense of what the external audit experience will include.
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In our final episode of this series, IHSA’s Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, outlines what to expect for the external audit process. This discussion is intended to give COR™ Internal Auditors and Senior Managers a sense of what the external audit experience will include.
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Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, addresses the difference between the COR™ 2020 Audit tool and the COR™ Transition Tool to outline how and when the transition tool is best used.
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Our guests, Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, and IHSA’s Manager of Strategic programs, David Steinschifter, provide an overview of the process, expected timelines, and milestones—from submitting the first Internal Audit to achieving a certificate for an organization’s achieving COR™ for the first time.
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The COR™ 2020 Audit Tool includes requirements for organizations to develop Procedure for writing certain procedures. The concept around this is one of the more common questions IHSA receives and it is worth a discussion. Our guests for this episode are HSMS Consultants (COR™), David Dametto and Michael Falls, and they walk us through these concepts.
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This episode goes over the differences and expectations for Element 2 – Hazard Assessment, Analysis and Control, and Element 3 – Controls. Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, joins us to outline the important distinction.
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Element 13 in the COR™ 2020 Audit Tool specifically addresses legislation, but this important concept also affects every element through the system. Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, returns to tackle this topic and discuss how the Elements of the previous COR™ Audit Tool are now included for those who are transitioning from COR™ to COR™ 2020.
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The COR™ 2020 Audit Tool includes requirements for Pre-Use Inspection (Element 9) and Preventative Maintenance (Element 7). The difference between these and how to apply them is another common question IHSA receives. HSMS Consultants (COR™), David Dametto and Michael Falls, are our guests for this episode and they walk us through these concepts.
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Element 8.1 includes specific, separate questions about competency and training, as well as the difference between these and how to apply them—this is one of the common questions IHSA receives. Our guests for this episode, HSMS Consultants (COR™), David Dametto and Michael Falls, walk us through these concepts.
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We have covered Policy Statement, Procedures, and Implementation in our previous three episodes for this four-part series. This leaves the last component of the structure used throughout the COR™ 2020 Audit Tool: Document and Record Control. IHSA Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, returns to discuss this critical piece through a critical look at Element 1.2 and its connection to the other elements.
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Pre-assessment is a step in the review of any internal audit submission to IHSA. It is in place to ensure that avoidable administrative issues with the audit review are identified and addressed prior to the submission being assigned for full detailed review.
This first of six episodes (38-43) will walk through what the pre-assessment process includes so that COR™ Internal Auditors and Senior Managers can complete the same steps before submitting. IHSA’s Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, leads this conversation with HSMS Consultants (COR™), Deborah Moskal and Maren Gamble.
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IHSA Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, and HSMS Consultant (COR™), Deborah Moskal, continue their discussion from the previous episode and connect procedures to implementation. This episode on implementation requirements from COR™ 2020 outlines the important connection between the procedures for each element and the implementation scoring that is available.
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This episode focuses on COR™ 2020 Procedure requirements. IHSA Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, and HSMS Consultant (COR™), Deborah Moskal, discuss approaches to tackling the procedure questions in order to produce effective and efficient procedures that will work for your organization and satisfy the COR™ 2020 requirements.
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The next four episodes (34-37) will address the key components of the COR™2020 Audit Tool: Policy, Procedure, Implementation, Document, and Record Control.
This first of the four episodes on the key components of the COR™ Audit Tool focuses on Policy Statements, with IHSA Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith. This discussion looks at the structure and expectations for Policy Statements as well as the intent of including these in the COR™ 2020 Audit Tool.
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In the final episode of our six-part series focusing on COR™ 2020 resources, IHSA’s Manager of Strategic programs, David Steinschifter, discusses the e-file submission resource along with other submission alternatives. Recorded March 2022.
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In this discussion, IHSA’s Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, focuses on the COR™ 2020 Audit handbook as a key resource that COR™ Internal Auditors and Senior Managers should be aware of. The handbook is available to download from the COR™ 2020 subpage at IHSA.ca, and the version referenced in the podcast is July 2020. Recorded March 2022
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In this episode, Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, and HSMS Consultant (COR™), Deborah Moskal, focus on the COR™ 2020 Program Guideline, which is available for download on IHSA.ca’s COR™ 2020 subpage. The COR™ 2020 Program Guidelines version referenced in this podcast is February 2020. Recorded March 2022.
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After a targeted discussion of the Audit Information Form in episode 29, Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, and IHSA’s Manager of Strategic programs, David Steinschifter, carry out a review of the general structure of the COR™ 2020 Audit Tool. Our expert guests discuss how it is laid out and how to interpret and use the information. Interested COR™ Internal Auditors and Senior Managers will gain a better understanding of how to make the most of the COR™2020 Audit Tool. Recorded March 2022.
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In this episode, IHSA’s Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, is back for a targeted review of the Audit Information Form section of the COR™ 2020 Audit Tool. Peter discusses how this sheet of the Tool should be completed, as well as the intent behind the information being gathered. Interested COR™ Internal Auditors and Senior Managers will gain a better understanding of how to make the most of this section and move successfully through the pre-assessment stage of the audit review with maximum efficiency.
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In this first of six episodes looking at COR™ 2020 resources, we welcome IHSA’s Lead COR™ Auditor, Peter Smith, and IHSA’s Manager of Strategic Programs, David Steinschifter. This episode provides an overview of using IHSA’s website and the COR™ page, and shows listeners how to access the available resources for COR™ 2020. Our expert guests outline how to avoid confusion and pitfalls while maximizing your access to the best and most current information.
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ABOUT IHSA
The Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA) is Ontario’s trusted health and safety resource. Our goal is to improve the lives of Ontario workers. We provide resources and training to control and eliminate safety hazards in work environments involving high-risk activities.
At IHSA we have always maintained a standard of excellence. We are proud of our role in helping to make Ontario one of the safest places in the world to work. Our focus is on workers and on keeping our promise to provide them with the tools to Work Safe for Life.
As part of Ontario’s health and safety system, we are recognized by the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development, the Ministry of Colleges and Universities, the Ministry of Transportation, and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board as designated trainers and consultants. So you can be sure that the training you get from IHSA meets regulatory requirements and compliance standards.
