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Choosing a Novo SST safety group means you’ll be part of a truly more effective prevention mutual!
WHAT ARE SAFETY GROUPS?
A safety group is a group of employers who unite and work together to prevent workplace accidents with the aim of reducing their contributions to the Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST).
THE HIGHEST PERFORMING GROUPS AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET
Novo is a leader in the Quebec safety groups market. Why? Simply put, it’s because our safety groups are the highest-performing available on the market. Our members enjoy savings that can reach up to 60% of their CNESST premiums.
Our expertise as a leader in occupational health and safety (OHS) is well-established. This is why hundreds of Quebec companies do business with us. We’ve created five different safety groups to meet the specific needs of every employer.
FIVE NOVO PERFORMANCE SAFETY GROUPS
Novo’s success is based on the annual ranking of its members in its Novo performance safety groups. These aim to group together similar risks in order to achieve the particular safety group’s objectives. We therefore offer five safety groups and a transition group to help you achieve maximum profitability:
• Novo Plus
• Novo Excellence
• Novo Sélect
• Novo Défi
• Novo Solution
NOVO PLUS
The Novo Plus safety group is for large companies that perform well in managing their OHS file.
- Save up to 60% on your CNESST premiums
- Personalized prevention services
- Claims management services
- Medical questionnaires for pre-employment or for existing employees
- Unlimited access to our library of online tips and training for your employees
- A multitude of online services to monitor your OHS performance
- Have an excellent OHS record
- Maintain a superior level of prevention
- Offer temporary assignments to ensure a progressive return to work
Ask one of our Novo advisors for more details by emailing us or by calling 1-844-238-NOVO (6686).
WHY CHOOSE OUR SAFETY GROUPS?
- Up to 60% savings on your CNESST premiums
- Better prevention management thanks to an exclusive concept
- Innovative formula for assessing risk and monitoring performance annually
- Meticulous administrative-medical follow-up
- Renowned expertise and leadership in the field
MUCH MORE THAN PROMISES…WE GET SOLID RESULTS!
On average, Novo SST safety groups lead to savings of 40% on CNESST premiums.
OUR EXCLUSIVE CONCEPT
We assess your risks and accident experience performance annually to help you adjust your ranking within one of our safety groups, so you can then benefit from the most savings.
Free Actuarial Analysis
Our team is involved and always available to make sure you get the best results and enjoy the greatest savings!
Why Prevention?
- To protect your employees and reduce the number of accidents
- Prevention creates an environment that improves the performance of organizations and, in turn, of safety groups
- The CNESST is increasingly involved in compliance monitoring
- An employer and its directors are subject to the new Criminal Code, amended by Bill C-21, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal liability of organizations)
FIVE LEVELS OF PREVENTION MANAGEMENT
Protecting life, preserving integrity and keeping your employees healthy in the event of accidents and illnesses must be a priority for you. By offering a safe and healthy work environment, you contribute to the development and retention of your resources.
A prevention plan makes your company safer, more efficient and more competitive. It allows you to avoid work-related incidents and illnesses, which have a significant impact on your company. Avoiding work-related incidents is a serious issue that requires concrete action.
The assessment of the risks, the prioritization and the development of a prevention program are necessary to reach this objective. In order to help you, we offer an innovative tool that allows you to manage your prevention program for each of your facilities. In addition, it provides a real-time overview of your prevention performance. The evaluation of your management skills will be based on two indicators, namely the management of the main risks and the management of preventative measures.
The 5 following conditions must be met for you to fulfill your contractual obligations:
– Management commitment
– Worker participation
– Prevention program
– Management of accidental events
– Monitoring and assessment
NON-SAFETY GROUP COMPANY
Even if our analysis does not enable you access to a safety group, we have a solution for you.
WHAT IS A NON-SAFETY GROUP COMPANY?
At Novo, being a non-safety group company means that you’ve been excluded from a safety group, or you don’t yet have the experience required to join one, but will benefit from professional support and advice with a view of joining one later.
Therefore, companies that aren’t members of a safety group can also benefit from services to help them take control of their OHS file and thus comply with their employer obligations.
We’ve implemented two products for companies who are waiting to join a safety group. Depending on your company’s file, Novo will direct you to the solution best suited to your needs.
TWO PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE
- Transition group: perfect for companies in the process of improvement
- Pre-saftey group: for companies who are waiting to join a Novo safety group
Transition Group
The Transition Group is not a safety group. Rather, it is a solution enabling companies with unfavorable OHS experiences to clean up their files.
With the exception of the defense fund in which the companies in this group do not participate, the Transition Group offers the same services as the Safety Group:*
- Prevention interventions
- Coaching to faciliate prevention responsibility
- Rigorous medico-administrative follow-up
- Access to the Client Site
- Actuarial follow-up
- Novo Studio
- Be healthy
*Charges may apply for any medical expertise or legal representation required.
As soon as a member company of the Transition Group meets the classification criteria of one of our safety groups, it will be able to join it on January 1 of the following year.
Companies that have been excluded from a safety group by the CNESST or following a corporate transaction can also join the Transition Group.
PRE-SAFETY GROUP
You must join a safety group by September 30 at the latest in order to be eligible by January 1 of the following year. During the interim period, Novo will help you manage your OHS file.
Novo is committed to helping you manage your OHS file by offering you the following services:
- Prevention interventions
Our prevention advisors target your main risks and help you develop your action plan. This service is available both on-site and remotely. - Claims management
Our experts support you in managing your claims with the CNESST. - Access to the Client Site
Our personalized Web portal supports you in the management of your OHS file. It is intended to be an evolving tool to support our clients in good OHS management. - Novo Studio
- Be healthy
You must join a safety group by September 30 at the latest in order to be eligible by January 1 of the following year.
To find out if you are eligible, ask for your free actuarial analysis and we will contact you as soon as possible.
FREE ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS
To find out if you are eligible, ask for your free actuarial analysis
and we will contact you as soon as possible.
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Testimonials
We have been working in collaboration with Novo SST since its creation. The services provided to our members, whether in prevention, managing occupational injuries and actuarial services, are very professional and focused on customer satisfaction. Novo is a high-performance, honest, versatile company in constant search of excellence. It’s very enjoyable to work on a daily basis with the entire team that serves the members of our prevention safety groups.
Me Céline Servant, CRIA
VP Human Resources | Corporation des concessionnaires d’automobiles du Québec (CCAQ)
Novo SST has acted as an actuarial advisor to our prevention safety groups for several years. The judicious and specialized advice provided to our managers helps us obtain substantial savings in Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST) membership fees for our members in construction and related industry sectors.
Sylvain Parisien, B.A.A., CRIA
Director of Health, Security and Safety Groups | Association de la construction du Québec (ACQ)
