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August 3, 2022
To Ohio employers participating in a group-rating program
Annual Group-Rating Safety Accountability Letter
- Maintain a safe workplace.
- Attend safety training to enhance workplace safety.
- Use BWC’s safety services as needed.
- Fulfill the required two-hour training requirement and provide proof of attendance to sponsor for claim(s) occurring within the last year.
- Sponsor eight hours of safety training (this may be done at one time or may be provided incrementally as long as the total is at least eight hours).
- Provide information regarding safety resources to group members.
- Possibly assist an employer in achieving its safety needs.
- Manage employer fulfillment of the two-hour training requirement, where applicable.
- Publish this letter to group members.
- Assist sponsoring organizations with fulfilling the group-rating safety requirements.
- Assist an employer with its safety needs.
- Work in conjunction with sponsors to develop safety training and deliver safety resources.
- Provide resources for claims handling.
- Monitor group-rating safety activities to confirm requirements are met.
- Remain in communication with sponsoring organizations to provide recommendations for fulfilling safety requirements.
- Provide safety training through Ohio’s Center for Occupational Safety & Health.
- Offer on-site safety consultation (hazard assessments, air and noise monitoring, ergonomics evaluation, training) by a BWC safety professional.
- Offer publications and videos for safety program support.
- Conduct employer visits to confirm the employer is meeting group-rating requirements, when appropriate.
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