The program is not about regulatory enforcement.

You do not have to be a BX member to participate.

Requirements

Ohio BWC FY12 safety council rebate eligibility requirements:

• Find a list of Ohio safety councils at ohiobwc.com.

• At least eight of the 10 meetings must be safety council meetings. Up to two of the 10 can be external educational options outlined below, but all 10 can be safety council meetings.
• A person can represent only one policy number with their attendance at a meeting.
• Employer has the option to gain credit for up to two meetings through attendance at BWC’s Division of Safety & Hygiene (DSH) safety training courses or industry-specific training.
• DSH safety training credit is available for training conducted at the Ohio Center for Occupational Safety and Health (OCOSH) in Pickerington or one of its branches.
• No matter the duration of the training or special event, attendance applies toward only one meeting credit.
• Safety training conducted at the employers’ workplace, online or required Drug-Free Workplace training does not qualify for the safety council rebate program eligibility.
• It is the employer’s responsibility to submit documentation to his or her safety council by June 30, 2012, for attendance at non-safety council training or events to qualify.
• Documentation must be an official certificate of attendance or transcript.

• CEO attendance counts as credit toward one of the 10 required meetings.
• If a CEO is representing multiple policy numbers, his/her attendance fulfills the CEO attendance requirement for all policies, but counts as meeting credit for only one policy number.

Benefits

2-percent premium rebate

• Employers not enrolled in a group-experience rating program, meeting these program eligibility requirements, will receive a rebate of 2 percent of their annual premium and will be eligible for a 2-percent performance bonus rebate.  

• Group-experience-rating program employers who meet the program eligibility requirements will be eligible for a 2 percent performance rebate.  

• The rebate offer excludes self-insuring employers, state agencies and employers participating in BWC’s group-retrospective program. However, BWC encourages everyone to become active safety council members.  

• BWC cannot calculate a performance bonus for employers entering into a third-party transaction in the benchmark period.  

• Employers must have active coverage status and no outstanding BWC balance to qualify. Also, employers with active coverage status but an outstanding balance will have the rebate applied to any money due to BWC. In addition, employers may not have cumulative lapses in workers’ compensation in excess of 40 days within the last 12 months.

2-percent performance bonus

• Employers who reduce their frequency or severity by 10 percent or more below the previous year’s frequency or severity, or employers who maintain both frequency and severity at zero will receive an additional 2 percent refund of their annual premium.