Volume 21 / Issue 4 - April, 2016
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LCSC Program Committee Presents

Friday, April 15, 2016 ANNUAL AWARDS PROGRAM & Seasonal Workers Safety Issues and Heat Stress Precautions: Speaker(s): Kenneth Berryhill, Cedar Point Amusement Park & Resorts, Director of Safety Time: Registration 11 a.m. - Meeting & Program 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 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, April 11, 2016
Friday, May 20, 2016 ANNUAL LCSC Safety Expo: Numerous Speakers & Presenters: Time: Registration: 7:30 a.m. -- 8:30 a.m. Keynote Speaker -- 9:30 a.m. Seminars Begin Location: Lakeland Community College Cost: $30 for LCSC Members and Non-Members Registration on line at www.councilnews.org RSVP Deadline Monday, May 16, 2016

LCSC and BWC April Awards Program 2016

The Lake County Safety Council is proud to present the April Safety Awards Program on Friday, April 15.

The special keynote speaker will be Ken Berryhill, Director of Safety, Cedar Point Amusement Park and Resorts.

He will be addressing the issues of - Seasonal Worker Safety (and) Heat Stress Precautions.

Also, more than 120 companies and organizations will be honored at the luncheon for their stellar safety records and efforts in 2015.

Michelle Francisco, Ohio Safety Council Program Manager, BWC Division of Safety & Hygiene, will present BWC updates and distribute certificates to Special Award winners.

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

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

This is a PRE-REGISTRATION and PRE-PAY event

The event is sponsored by:

---Lake Health

---HzW Environmental Consultants

---BCH Electrical Consulting

---EnviroServe

---Lake County Chambers of Commerce
Council Director Dawn Johnston 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 Al DiFranco adifranco@mentorchamber.org (440) 255-1616 Steering Committee 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 Andrea Vann andrea@vlchapmanelectric.com (440) 354-2310 Joanne Clapp cfo@perryvillage.info (440) 259-2671 Sandra DiFranco sandra.difranco@redcross.org (216) 426-5080 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 Division of Safety & Hygiene 216-469-6600 scott.t.1@bwc.state.oh.us Interested in joining our Steering Committee? Contact Mark Wainwright for more information.mwainwright@mentorchamber.org

Nearly 190 Awards Given to More Than 120 Companies

More than 120 Lake County Safety Council member organizations and companies will be recognized on Friday, April 15 for their outstanding efforts in 2015 in safety promotion.

This includes almost 100 companies that had a completely clean safety record for 2015, with no reportable injuries resulting with time away from work.

It also includes nearly 40 companies that improved their safety record for 2015 by 25 percent or more, and more than two dozen companies or organizations that are multiple award winners.

Additionally 43 -- Special Awards -- will be handed out to those companies that recorded at least 500,000 consecutive hours and six months without a lost time injury.

Please make your reservations for this event at your earliest convenience.

Attendance - 03/18/16
Action Door
Active Plumbing Supply
Advocate for Independence
Aexcel Corporation
American Controls LLC
American Red Cross
AMG Resources Corporation
Arcola Building Company Inc.
Around the Clock Home Care
Astro Manufacturing & Design
Avery Dennison - EFD
BCH Electrical Consulting
Building Technicians Corporation
Career Centered Staffing
Champion Personnel System
Chemsultants International
City of Eastlake
City of Kirtland
City of Mayfield Heights
City of Mentor-on-the-Lake
Cometic Gasket, Inc.
Component Repair Technologies, Inc.
Concord Township
Contemporary Electric Inc.
Crossroads Health
Crown Staffing Services, Inc.
CT Consultants
Dyson Corporation
EA Group
EGC Enterprises, Inc.
Empro Job Network (Thomas Emp.)
ENPAC, LLC
Equistar Chemicals, Inc.
Euclid Fish Company
Frontage Laboratories
Fusion, Inc.
GBGI, Inc.
Grand Rock
Greenbridge
Hartman Personnel Services
Home Care of Lake County
Homestead 1 (Saber-Health)
Homestead II (SaberHealth)
 Hose Master LLC
Hynes Industries
HZW Environmental Consultants, LLC
Infinity Resources, Inc.
J.J.O. Construction, Inc.
Kalcor Coatings Company
Kemper House Highland Heights
Kerr Lakeside, Inc.
Kirtland Country Club
Kirtland Local Schools
Kline Rostocil Construction Corp.
Lake County Dept. of Utilities
Lake County Emergency Management
Lake County Nursery
Lake Erie College
Lake Metroparks
Laketran
Lantern of Madison
Leroy Township
Levin Furniture
Life Safety Enterprises
Life Services
Lintern Corporation
Madison Fire District
Madison Health Care
Madison Local Schools
Madison Township
Madison Village
Mapleview Country Villa
MC Sign Company
McNeil Industries
McPhillips Plumbing & HVAC Co.
Mentor Area Chamber of Commerce
Mentor Public Library
Mentor Public Schools
Mentor Television, Inc.
Merritt Woodwork
Metal Seal Precision
Metz Culinary Management
Midwest Materials
Millennium Control Systems
MJM Industries
 Mold Masters Intl. LLC
MT Heat Treating
MUM Industries
North American Coating Laboratories
North Perry Village
Northcoast Inc. Recycling Specialists
Omni Cart Services
Pace Engineering, Inc.
Painesville City Board of Education
Painesville Township
Pepco (Professional Electric Products Co.)
Permanent Solution Staffing
Perry Township
PET Processors, L.L.C.
Preformed Line Products Company
R.T. & T Machining Inc.
Ranpak Corp.
Roberts Roofing Company
Royal Plastics Inc.
Sheet Metal Products Co., Inc.
Tom Schaefer Plumbing, Inc.
Tracom - Trailer Component Manufacturing
Transfer Express, Inc.
Tri County Ambulance Service
TT Electronics Integrated Mfg. Services
Universal Metal Products
University Hospitals
USM Precision Products
V.L. Chapman Electric
Vector Technical Inc
Village of Fairport Harbor
Village of Perry
Visiting Angels of Northeast Ohio
Volk Optical
Waste Management
West Geauga Local Schools
Western Reserve Water Systems
Wickliffe Country Place
Willoughby Eastlake Library

BWC Update - Prepared for the Next Steps - True-Up

Are you prepard for the next steps in the new workers compensation billing process.

True-Up is coming in July.

Ohio private employers have adjusted to the new way BWC charges for workers compensation coverage.

Last year's change to prospective billing brought a much-needed move to the standard insurance industry practice of charging premiums in advance of extending coverage.

Employers are now enjoying a number of benefits of the new billing system, including more flexible payment options, better customer service and a $1 billion premium credit provided by the BWC to avoid double-billing employers during the switch.

However, the transition process is not fully complete. The payroll true-up is coming in July.

True-up is a new process that requires employers to report their actual payroll for the previous policy year and reconcile any differences in premium paid.

This is an important step that is necessary for the BWC to accurately calculate the premium. It is also critically important to maintaining your policy and your participation in your current rating plan or discount programs.

You must complete the true-up report even if your payroll for the year matches the estimate you receive from the BWC.

Your policy year 2015 payroll true-up notice will be sent July 1 and your report will be due by August 15. Reports must be submitted on line at bwc.ohio.gov or by phone at 1.800.644.6292.

A number of videos, webinars and other resources about prospective billing are available at bwc.ohio.gov.