Safety Program Benefit Award

The CSD Pool’s Safety Program Benefit Award offers members a chance to enhance their current safety program while earning coverage discounts and additional funding to use for Safety and Loss Prevention Grants.

About the Award

The Silver Tier is a rebranding of the Cost Containment Certification Program. Silver Tier requires members to develop a safety program that addresses all components of cost containment and provides documentation to the CSD Pool Loss Control Team for verification. All requirements of the program will stay the same, and members who currently have cost containment will maintain the benefit during the rebranding process. Note: All members must first earn the Silver Tier before earning Gold Tier or Platinum Tier.
The Gold Tier requires members to develop a safety program that maintains the components of the Silver Tier, address all components of the Gold Tier, and provide documentation to the CSD Pool for verification.
The Platinum Tier requires members to develop a safety program that maintains the components of Silver Tier and Gold Tier, address all components of the Platinum Tier, and provide documentation to the CSD Pool for verification.

	Silver Tier	Gold Tier	Platinum Tier
Member Safety Program Requirements	A written safety policy that includes safety rules A safety committee or designated safety coordinator (for members with less than 10 employees) Documented attendance at least one safety training, annually A policy for investigating incidents and near-misses	Maintain components of the Silver Tier A loss ratio under 50%, depending on organization size A completed facility safety walkthrough Documented attendance at one safety training, monthly Documented discussion of risk management at one Board Meeting, annually	Maintain components of the Silver Tier and Gold Tier A loss ratio under 40%, depending on organization size An investigation and corrective actions for every incident or reported near-miss A completed risk assessment, annually A completed safety improvement plan
Award	5% annual credit on Workers’ Compensation contribution	Silver Tier award + additional credit on Workers’ Compensation contribution Increase to the Safety and Loss Prevention Grant Fund’s annual allocation	Silver Tier and Gold Tier awards Additional 2% annual credit on Workers’ Compensation contribution Additional 10% increase to the Safety and Loss Prevention Grant Fund’s annual allocation
Expiration	3 years	3 years	3 years

Steps to Get Started

1. Assess or Develop Your Safety Program

Each tier requires a safety program to address specific safety components.
Please reference the appropriate guide below for a detailed description for each of the components—as well as additional guidance, sample policies and documents, and best practices.
Once you have verified your safety program addresses the appropriate safety components, continue on to the next step to complete your certification.

Silver Tier - Safety Program Benefit Award Guide Gold Tier - Safety Program Benefit Award Guide Platinum Tier - Safety Program Benefit Award Guide

2. Complete Your Certification

When you are ready to request certification for the appropriate tier, please complete the corresponding checklist, and email it to safety@csdpool.org.
A member of our team will reach out to schedule a review of your documentation either in-person or virtually.

Silver Tier Checklist Gold Tier Checklist Platinum Tier Checklist

Timeline

The Safey Program Benefit Award is valid for three years regardless of which tier (Silver, Gold, or Platinum) you are in as long as your loss ratio still meets the requirements where applicable. If your loss ratio drops below the requirement, you will need to re-certify with the CSD Pool.