The Delaware Insurance Commissioner’s Office, in coordination with the Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau, offers Delaware employers an opportunity to lower workers’ compensation insurance premiums by participating in the Delaware Workplace Safety Program.
Businesses may earn discounts up to 19 percent by providing and maintaining a safe place to work. Since the program’s inception in 1989, employers have saved millions of dollars in premiums, and more importantly, have enhanced the safety and health of their employees.
Only benefits can be gained by participating in the Workplace Safety Program. Failure to qualify cannot be the basis for premium increases or sanctions imposed by other safety enforcement authorities. There are no penalties for failing to qualify.
BETWEEN 2006 AND 2020, AFTER AUDITS, BUSINESSES HAVE SAVED A CONFIRMED $113,569,986
The purpose of a Workplace Safety Program inspection is solely to determine if the participating business qualifies for the Delaware Workplace Safety Program insurance premium discount. Conditions considered include, but are not limited to, the following:
- an effective health and safety program
- adequate and effective employee training
- identification and elimination of potentially hazardous conditions
- 3 years of workplace injury data
Although the inspector might cite Occupational Safety & Health (OSHA) standards, other regulations or guidelines, the Delaware Workplace Safety Program is not the same as an OSHA inspection. The purpose is not to determine compliance with OSHA or any other safety regulations or standards of care; it is simply to determine whether the health and the safety of employees are an important part of businesses participating in the program and that hazards are routinely and regularly identified and corrected.
NEW
Program eligibility has been expanded beginning December 1, 2024. With the updates to the Uniform Experience Rating Plan, businesses with at least 3 years of continuous workers compensation insurance coverage and paying at least $5,000 over a 3-year period are eligible. Program eligibility and percentage of the discount are determined by the DCRB.
FORMS
The following questionnaires are fillable and can be saved for future reference. An email will be sent to you after we have received your applicaton. If you do not receive confirmation of your application submission within 3 working days, please call our office or email
safety@delaware.gov
General Questionnaire
Jobsite Addendum
[Required if any offsite work is conducted by covered employees.]
Drug Free Program Addendum
[Voluntary]
For more information, call
(302) 674-7377.
Submit applications or questions by fax, mail, or email:
Department of Insurance
Attn: Workplace Safety
1351 West North Street
Suite 101
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 736-7910
safety@delaware.gov
No liability or responsibility is assumed by the person or entity preparing the report or performing the inspection, for any injuries to employees, subcontractors or other persons injured at the businesses participating in the Delaware Workplace Safety Program. It remains the sole responsibility of the participating business to assure their premises are safe for their employees, subcontractors and all other persons at their businesses and facilities. No contractual relationship exists between the parties performing the inspections and preparing the reports and the participating businesses, their employees, subcontractors and all other persons on their premises.
