Evaluating the Impact of Pennsylvania’s Certified Safety Committee Program:
The Pennsylvania Certified Safety Committee Program (PCSCP) provides premium credits to employers that establish and maintain certified workplace safety committees in accordance with state requirements. To assess how the program is performing, PCRB analyzed PCSCP experience across policy years 2006 through 2022.
This report examines participation levels, credit application, policy characteristics, and loss experience for participating and non-participating employers. By evaluating long-term trends, the analysis provides insight into how the program influences premium outcomes and how safety-related incentives align with observed loss experience across Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation system.
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Participating employers receive an average premium credit of 5% under the program.
What’s in the report
- The program consistently represents a modest share of the market, with participation levels holding steady across the 17-year period.
- While the program provides a consistent premium credit, loss experience indicates that smaller or even negative adjustments would be required to align with observed outcomes.
- In recent years, participating employers have experienced rising loss ratios, with the gap between participants and non-participants widening over time.