Volume 18 / Issue 7 - July, 2013
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LCSC Program Committee Presents

Friday, July 26, 2013 Topic: Progressive Safety Disciplinary & Enforcement Policies Speakers: Rebecca J. DePasquale, senior safety consultant/director of training, Safety Resources Company of Ohio TBD Time: Registration 11:15 a.m. - Meeting & Program 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Location: Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites LaMalfa Cost: $20 for LCSC Members, $25 for Non-Members Registration on line at www.councilnews.org RSVP Deadline Monday, July 22, 2013
Friday, August 16, 2013 Topic: Transitional - Return to Work (RTO) Speakers: Sharon Wiley and Suzanne Suva, The Lubrizol Corporation Time: Registration 11:15 a.m. - Meeting & Program 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Location: Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites LaMalfa Cost: $20 for LCSC Members, $25 for Non-Members Registration on line at www.councilnews.org RSVP Deadline Monday, August 12, 2013

Progressive Safety Disciplinary and Enforcement Policies

The Lake County Safety Council is proud to present the program -- Progressive Safety Disciplinary and Enforcement Policies -- at the Friday, July 26 Lake County Safety Council meeting.

Rebecca J. DePasquale, senior safety consultant/director of training for Safety Resources Company of Ohio is the keynote speaker.

She will cover items such as - why a progressive disciplinary program is important and necessary, what the benefits are and how to identify the potential pitfalls.

She will detail elements of the program, including written guidelines and a four-step approach format.

The event will be held at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites LaMalfa, with registration beginning at 11:15 a.m.

The cost of the event is $20 for members and $25 for non-members. Reservations may be made online at the LCSC web site listed below.

The event is sponsored by:

---Lake Health

---HzW Environmental Consultants

---Lakeside Safety Management

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Council Director Dawn Johnston dawn.johnston@averydennison.com (440) 358-4646 Council Director Elect Position Open Council Secretary Sue Fuerst sfuerst@painesville.com (440) 392-2975 Past Director Mike Orlando morlando@aexcelcorp.com (440) 290-9785 Council Advisor Bob Siktberg bob_siktberg@lincolnelectric.com (216) 383-2141 Council Liaison Kevin Malecek kmalecek@mentorchamber.org (440) 255-1616 Steering Committee Leslie Harris leslie.harris@redcross.org (216) 426-5080 Henry Brooks henry@thejobsnetwork.com (440) 350-9292 Lee Silvi lsilvi@lakelandcc.edu (440) 525-7252 Dan Nichols dnichols@sfielectrical.com (440) 259-2000 Chris Brill-Packard chris.brill-packard@lakehealth.org (440) 354-1933 Donna McCaskey dmccaskey@eagroupohio.com (440) 951-3514 Kenneth Scott scottken@firstenergycorp.com (440) 953-7538 Clifford Smith clifford.smith@altana.com (440) 954-7653 Gordon Levar gflevar@att.net (440) 479-1539 Council Assistant Mark Wainwright mwainwright@mentorchamber.org (440) 255-1616 Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation Representative Joan McAllister Garfield Heights Office 216-538-9721 joan.m.1@bwc.state.oh.us Scott Turner Safety Consultant Specialist 216-469-6600 scott.t.1@bwc.state.oh.us Interested in joining our Steering Committee? Contact Mark Wainwright for more information.

Check the Mail: The BWC is Giving Back a Billion Dollars

On May 30, the BWC Board of Directors approved a $1 billion rebate for 210,000 private and public employer taxing districts.

For eligible employers, the rebate will be equal to 56 percent of that the BWC billed them during the last policy period:

For private employers that is July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012, and for public taxing districts that is January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.

The rebates are possible thanks to prudent management and smart business investments.

The BWC expected to mail most of the rebates in late June and early July. Private employers who participate in a group, retrospective rating program will receive their rebates in the fall.

The rebate is part of a three-pronged approach to making the BWC a partner in Ohio's economic resurgence.

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Attendance - 06/21/13
Active Plumbing Supply
Advocate for Independence
Aexcel Corporation
Air Equipment Rental Corp.
Air Power Dynamics
ALBA Contractors, Inc.
American Controls LLC
AMG Resources Corporation
Apple Heating & Cooling, Inc.
Arcola Building Company Inc.
Around the Clock Home Care
Astro Manufacturing & Design
Avery Dennison - PTD
Beachwood City School District
Brecksville-Broadview Hts. City Schools
Career Tech
Cast Nylons Ltd.
Chardon Metal Products
Chemsultants International
City of Eastlake
City of Kirtland
City of Mayfield Heights
City of Mentor
City of Mentor-on-the-Lake
Cometic Gasket, Inc.
Compass Group
Component Repair Technologies, Inc.
Concord Township
Crossroads Health
CT Consultants
Damon Morgan Corporation
Dyson Corporation
EA Group
ECKART America Corp.
EGC Enterprises, Inc.
Employ Ease
Empro Job Network (Thomas Emp.)
Equistar Chemicals, Inc.
Euclid Fish Company
Extrudex
Food For Thought
Fredon Corporation
Frontage Laboratories
Fusion, Inc.
 GBGI, Inc.
GBSA, Inc.
Grand Rock
Greenbridge
Hanahan & Associates, Inc.
Holden Forests and Gardens
Homestead 1 (Saber-Health)
Homestead II (SaberHealth)
Hose Master LLC
HZW Environmental Consultants, LLC
Infinity Resources, Inc.
J.J.O. Construction, Inc.
K W Land Mechanical, Inc.
Kalcor Coatings Company
Kemper House Olmsted Falls
Kerr Lakeside, Inc.
Kirtland Country Club
Kirtland Local Schools
Kline Rostocil Construction Corp.
KW Lang Mechanical
Lake Business Products
Lake County Dept. of Utilities
Lake County Nursery
Lake Erie College
Lake Metroparks
Laketran
Lantern of Madison
Libra Industries
Life Safety Enterprises
Life Services
Lintern Corporation
Madison Fire District
Madison Health Care
Madison Local Schools
Madison Township
Madison Village
MC Sign Company
McNeil Industries
McNulty Roofing Company
McPhillips Plumbing & HVAC Co.
MedLab
MedLab Green
Mentor Area Chamber of Commerce
 Mentor Public Library
Mentor Public Schools
Mentor Television, Inc.
Mentor Way Nursing & Rehabilitation
Merritt Woodwork
Midwest Materials
Millennium Control Systems
MJM Industries
Mold Masters Intl. LLC
MT Heat Treating
MUM Industries
Northcoast Inc. Recycling Specialists
Omni Cart Services
Pace Engineering, Inc.
Painesville City Board of Education
Permanent Solution Staffing
PET Processors, L.L.C.
Preformed Line Products Company
R.T. & T Machining Inc.
Radix Wire
Ranpak Corp.
Reserves Network, The
Restorx MD
Royal Plastics Inc.
Sheet Metal Products Co., Inc.
Stanley Steemer - Lazar Brothers
Steris Endoscopy
Tom Schaefer Plumbing, Inc.
Tracom - Trailer Component Manufacturing
Transfer Express, Inc.
Universal Metal Products
University Hospitals
USM Precision Products
V.L. Chapman Electric
Vector Technical Inc
Village of Fairport Harbor
Vine Beverage & Catering, Inc.
Visiting Angels of Northeast Ohio
Vistra - Perry Nuclear Power Plant
Wickliffe Country Place

BWC Approves 2.1 Percent Base-Rate Reduction

Starting in July, the base rates for private employers will decrease by 2.1 percent.

The BWC's Board of Directors approved the rate decrease in late May.

The rate change is effective for the 2014 policy year which runs from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014.

it is the third year rates have either remained steady or dropped.

Rates remained flat in 2013 and dropped 4 percent in 2012. The 2.1 percent reduction represents an aggregate savings of $29 million over 2013 premiums.