Volume 19 / Issue 4 - April, 2014
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LCSC Program Committee Presents

Friday, April 25, 2014 Topic: LCSC Awards Banquet with Keynote Speaker Speaker(s): Stephen Buehrer, Administrator/Director, Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation Time: Registration 11 a.m. - Meeting & Program 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Location: Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites LaMalfa Cost: $25 for LCSC Members and Non-Members Registration on line at www.councilnews.org RSVP Deadline Monday, April 21, 2014 PRE-REGISTRATION and PRE-PAYMENT REQUIRED
Friday, May 16, 2014 Topic: Lake County Safety Council Safety Expo Speakers: Keynote Speaker: Howard B. Eberts, Area Director, US Department of Labor - OSHA Time: Registration-Breakfast - 7:30 a.m. Keynote Address - 8:15 a.m. Programming (two sessions) - 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. Lunch - Noon to 1 p.m. Programming (two sessons) - 1:15 to 3:30 p.m. Location: Lakeland Community College Cost: $30 for LCSC Members & Non-Members Registration on line at www.councilnews.org RSVP Deadline Friday, May 19, 2014

LCSC Awards Banquet-150 Winners to be Honroed

The Lake County Safety Council is proud to present the April Safety Awards Program on Friday, April 25.

The special keynote speaker will be Stephen Buehrer, Administrator-Director of the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation (BWC).

Also, nearly 150 companies and organizations will be honored at the luncheon for their stellar safety records and efforts in 2013.

Director Buehrer, who was appointed by Ohio Governor John Kasich as the Administrator/CEO of the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation in January of 2011, will be presenting an overview of BWC Safety Council operations.

Buehrer leads and agency of 2,000 employees that serves more than 225,000 employers and 1.3 million injured workers while collecting $2 billion in annual premiums.

Known for focusing on fiscal responsibility and efficiency, Buehrer has engineered significant improvements at the BWC...including lowering and stabilizing premiums and improving worker care...and reduced fraud resulting in the lowest collectible rates for private employers in 24 years.

He will be addressing issues such as:

---the BWCs role in job creation

---the Safety Grant program expansion

---the Grow Ohio program

---the Destination Excellance program

---prospective premium payments

---and improved care to injured workers

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

---RestorX MD

---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 Kevin Malecek kmalecek@mentorchamber.org (440) 255-1616 Steering Committee 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 Division of Safety & Hygiene 216-469-66900scott.t.1@bwc.state.oh.us Interested in joining our Steering Committee? Contact Mark Wainwright for more information.mwainwright@mentorchamber.org

LCSC Recognizes Superior Safety Efforts

Nearly 150 Lake County Safety Council member organizations and companies will be recognized on Friday, April 25 for their outstanding efforts in 2013 in safety promotion.

This includes more than 120 companies that had a completely clean safety record for 2013, with no reportable injuries resulting with time away from work.

It also includes almost 40 companies that improved their safety record for 2013 by 25 percent or more, and more than 30 companies or organizations that are multiple award winners.

Additionally 37 -- 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 - 03/21/14-What to Expect When OSHA Knocks on Your Door
Active Plumbing Supply
Advocate for Independence
Aexcel Corporation
Air Power Dynamics
ALBA Contractors, Inc.
Alloy Precision Technologies
American Controls LLC
AMG Resources Corporation
Arcola Building Company Inc.
Astro Manufacturing & Design
Avery Dennison - CFF
Avery Dennison - EFD
Beachwood City School District
Bescast, Inc.
Brotzman Nursery
Cast Nylons Ltd.
Chardon Metal Products
Chemsultants International
City of Eastlake
City of Kirtland
City of Mayfield Heights
City of Mentor-on-the-Lake
City of Painesville - Water Department
City of Painesville - Water Department
City of Painesville - WPCP
Classic Auto Group
Cometic Gasket, Inc.
Compass Group
Component Repair Technologies, Inc.
Concord Township
Cres Cor
Crossroads, LCACS
CT Consultants
De Nora Tech R&D
EA Group
EGC Enterprises, Inc.
Empro Job Network (Thomas Emp.)
ENPAC, LLC
Enterprise Welding & Fabricating
Environmental Conditioning Systems
Equistar Chemicals, Inc.
Euclid Fish Company
Eye Lighting Intl, Inc.
First Energy
First Energy - PNPP
Food For Thought
Fredon Corporation
Frontage Laboratories
Fusion, Inc.
GBGI, Inc.
 GBSA, Inc.
Grand Rock
Greenbridge
Hartman Personnel Services
Holden Arboretum
Homestead 1 (Saber-Health)
Homestead II (SaberHealth)
Hose Master LLC
Hynes Industries
Infinity Resources, Inc.
J.J.O. Construction, Inc.
K W Land Mechanical, Inc.
Kalcor Coatings Company
Kerr Lakeside, Inc.
Kirtland Country Club
Kirtland Local Schools
Klyn Nurseries, Inc.
KW Lang Mechanical
Lake Business Products
Lake County Dept. of Utilities
Lake County Nursery
Lake Erie College
Lake Metroparks
Lakeland Community College Retired
Lakeside Safety Management
Laketran
Lantern of Madison
Levin Furniture
Libra
Life Safety Enterprises
Life Services
Lincoln Electric
Lintern Corporation
Lubrizol Corporation
Lubrizol Corporation
Madison Fire District
Madison Health Care
Madison Local Schools
Madison Township
Martin, Inc.
MC Sign Company
McNeil Industries
McPhillips Plumbing & HVAC Co.
MedLab
MedLab Green
Mentor Area Chamber of Commerce
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
Neway Stamping and Manufacturing
North American Coating Laboratories
North Perry Village
Northcoast Inc. Recycling Specialists
NOVA Chemicals
Omni Cart Services
Pace Engineering, Inc.
Painesville City Board of Education
Painesville Township
PCC Airfoils Inc.
Perfection Corporation
Permanent Solution Staffing
Perry Joint Fire District
Perry Township
PET Processors, L.L.C.
Preformed Line Products Company
R.T. & T Machining Inc.
Ranpak Corp.
Restorx MD
Royal Plastics Inc.
Safety Controls Technology
Sheet Metal Products Co., Inc.
Stanley Steemer - Lazar Brothers
Steris Endoscopy
The Holden Arboretum
The News-Herald
Tom Schaefer Plumbing, Inc.
Tracom - Trailer Component Manufacturing
Transfer Express, Inc.
Tri County Ambulance Service
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
Wickliffe Country Place