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Volume 24 / Issue 4 - April, 2019 |
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LCSC Program Committee Presents
Friday, April 12, 2019
Topic: Employee Morale and Its Effect on Safety Engagment
Speaker: Jared Cass, Avida Health Systems
Time:
Registration: 11:15 a.m.
Lunch & Program: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location:
Villa Croatia - Event Venue & Party Center, 34900 Lake Shore Blvd., Eastlake, OH 44095
Cost: Members: $20
Non-Members: $25
Friday, May 17, 2019
Topic: Lake County Safety Council - Safety Expo
Speaker: Multiple Speakers & Seminars Offered
Time:
Registration: 7:30 a.m.
Classes/Seminars Begin: 8:15 a.m.
Lunch & Vendor Visitation: Noon to 1 p.m..
Classes/Seminars Resume: 1:15 p.m.
Location:
Lakeland Community College, 7700 Clocktower Blvd., Kirtland, OH 44094
Cost: Members: $30
Non-Members: $30
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BWC/LCSC Safety Award Presentations
The steering committee for the Lake County Safety Council is proud to present the April monthly program --- The Annual BWC/LCSC Safety Awards Program - with keynote speaker Jared Cass, Occupational Medicine Service Line Director, Avida Health Systems --- on Friday, April 12. He will be discussing - Employee Morale & Its Effect on Safety Engagement. About 135 companies and organizations will be receiving more than 230 awards in recognition of their outstanding safety efforts in 2018. Cass, who has worked for 22 years in the field of occupational medicine - addressing prevention as well as treating individuals who have suffered an injury. The awards being presented to the companies and organization include 47 Special Awards, 41 Achievement Awards, 10 Group Awards with more than 100 organizations taking home 100 Percent Awards. Cass currently is the director of a four-clinic occupational medicine service line providing a variety of physician, clinic and therapy services working with more than 1,100 employers. He will be discussing issues such as: Does employee morale, including addressing EQ verses IQ really matter? How can on-site services raise the customer service bar? Can better customer service truly reduce claims, speed recovery and hasten return to work? He is certified in Ergonomics and is a certified Transitional Work Developer for the state of Ohio. He has attended dozens of ergonomics courses including Harvard's school of public health, and has taken multiple classes from Humantech, a certified provider of Work Well for Job Site Analyses, Essential Function Tests and Functional Capacity Evaluations. He has been chosen by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation to speak at dozens of safety councils and the Ohio Safety Congress. The meeting will be held at the Villa Croatia Event Venue & Party Center (The Croatian Lodge), 34900 Lakeshore Blvd., Eastlake, OH 44095, 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 ---Pure Water Technology
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BWC News & Notes
BWC Medical & Health Symposium April 26 - 27 |

Registration is open for the fourth annual Ohio Workers’ Compensation Medical & Health Symposium April 26 - 27 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Themed “Comprehensive Care for an Injured Worker,” the free symposium features education tracks and credits for health care practitioners, their staff and legal professionals. (Click here for information on featured sessions and continuing education credits.) “This year’s symposium offers outstanding learning opportunities led by local, national and international experts on some of the most pressing health and medical issues of our time,” said BWC Administrator/CEO Stephanie McCloud. The speaker lineup includes pharmacist Chris Hart, who will share his journey of chemical dependency to recovery, including relapse. On Saturday, Hart provides an open question-and-answer session giving attendees an opportunity to Ask an Addict. Robert Stutman, one of America’s highest profile Drug Enforcement Agency special agents and formerly “the most famous narc in America” (New York magazine), tells how our current drug epidemic differs from previous generations. The symposium also features speakers on medical marijuana, traumatic brain injuries, patient collaboration, chiropractic care and more. Registration is free. For questions, call BWC’s provider contact center at 1-800-644-6292, option 0-3-0, or email medsymposium@bwc.state.oh.us. We look forward to seeing you April 26 – 27 in Columbus! Warm weather means more work zones - be careful on the road! After the long winter months, the orange barrels of roadwork zones are a rite of spring in Ohio. Along with these orange barrels come road crews with lots of workers. National Work Zone Awareness Week was last week but the theme applies every day of the year. Drive Like You Work Here asks us all to view work zone safety as if we were part of the crew working to upgrade our roadways. Recent statistics from the National Highway Safety Administration show we can all think about work zone safety a bit more. For example, from 2016 to 2017, there was a 2-percent increase in total work zone fatalities and an increase from 668 to 710 total work zone crashes. In 2017 there were 710 fatal crashes resulting in 799 deaths in work zones. Most of the fatalities were motorists – 132 of them were worker fatalities. As drivers, we can all do our part to protect ourselves and the men and women working in already hazardous conditions. The following tips from the Federal Highway Administration can help prevent accidents and save lives. - Stay alert and minimize distractions – Avoid changing the radio station, using a mobile phone, eating, or other distractions that can remove your concentration from the road.
- Keep your headlights on – Improve visibility, especially in bad weather conditions, by keeping your headlights on.
- Pay attention to the road – Watch traffic around you and be prepared to react.
- Merge into the proper lane – Merge well before you reach the lane closure.
- Don't tailgate – Follow other vehicles at a safe distance.
- Obey the posted speed limit – Slow down to save lives and to avoid hefty fines.
- Change lanes safely – Change lanes only where pavement markings indicate, and only when traffic conditions permit.
- Expect the unexpected – Workers, work vehicles or equipment may enter your lane without warning.
- Be patient – Impatience often leads to erratic and dangerous driving.
Be sure to follow the Ohio Department of Transportation on Twitter for more tips and graphics regarding the importance of work zone awareness. BWC eBriefs |
From the BWC Blog Eric Giguere knows firsthand the dangers of working in a trench. He was lucky to survive being buried alive under 2,000 pounds of dirt. You don’t want to miss his story – and important safety lesson - in our blog, Trench collapse survivor tells his story to save others. April employer webinar Our next employer webinar is scheduled for April 25. We’ll cover several topics, including the importance of reviewing your estimated annual premium notice and the benefits of paying your premium in full versus installments. Follow this link to attend online: Thursday, April 25 at 11:30 a.m. Or sign up to attend in person at one of our service offices. Don’t forget to visit the Employer webinars page to view recorded presentations from past webinars. | Spotlight on trenching safety Spring ushers in the construction season and with it a rise in trenching and excavation work. What is the most important consideration with this work? Safety. Every trench must be protected to prevent cave-ins. If you’re in this line of work, remember, never enter an unprotected trench! How do you know if a trench is safe? Keep this trenching safety card with you at all times. If you’re an employer, please keep these cards on your job site and distribute them to your employees. Contact BWC’s Division of Safety and Hygiene for free trenching safety resources and information at 1-866-644-6292 or bwc.ohio.gov. Safety Update Find the latest news in occupational health and safety right here in the April Safety Update. |
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Attendance -
03/15/19-Working with Multi-Generational Associates
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ACO Inc. ACO Polymer Products Action Door Active Plumbing Supply Advanced Controls, Inc. Advocate for Independence Aexcel Corporation Alloy Precision Technologies Amerathon, LLC AMG Resources Corporation Astro Manufacturing & Design Avery Dennison - CFF Avery Dennison - PTD Beachwood City School District Brotzman Nursery Building Technicians Corporation Career Centered Staffing Cast Nylons Ltd. Chemsultants International City of Eastlake City of Kirtland City of Mayfield Heights City of Mentor-on-the-Lake City of Painesville - Electric Plant City of Painesville - Water Department City of Painesville - Water Department City of Willoughby Classic Auto Group Cometic Gasket, Inc. Comp Management, Inc. Concord Township Contemporary Electric Inc. Crossroads, LCACS Crown Services, Inc. CT Consultants De Nora Tech Manufacturing De Nora Tech R&D Dyson Corporation EA Group Empro Job Network (Thomas Emp.) ENPAC, LLC Enterprise Welding & Fabricating Euclid Fish Company Eye Lighting Intl, Inc.
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Federal Hose Manufacturing LLC Fredon Corporation Fusion, Inc. Grand Rock Hartman Personnel Services Hose Master LLC HZW Environmental Consultants, LLC Infinity Resources, Inc. Integrity Staffing Services Just In Time Staffing Kalcor Coatings Company Kerr Lakeside, Inc. Kirtland Local Schools Kline Rostocil Construction Corp. Klyn Nurseries, Inc. Lake County Council on Aging Lake County General Health District Lake County Nursery Lake Health Lake Metroparks Lake Metropolitan Housing Authority Laketran Lantern of Madison Lassiter and Son, LLC Levin Furniture Libra Life Services Lincoln Electric Lintern Corporation Mapleview Country Villa MatPlus Mentor Area Chamber of Commerce Mentor Area Chamber of Commerce Mentor Public Library Mentor Public Schools Merritt Woodwork Metal Seal Precision Metz Culinary Management Midwest Materials MT Heat Treating MUM Industries North American Coating Laboratories Northeast Masonry
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Nova Chemical Olon Ricerca Bioscience, LLC Olon Ricerca Bioscience, LLC Omni Cart Services Pace Engineering, Inc. Painesville City Board of Education Painesville Township Pepco (Professional Electric Products Co.) Permanent Solution Staffing Perry Joint Fire District Perry Local School District Perry Local School District Perry Township Polychem Corporation Precision AlarmTech, Inc Preformed Line Products Company Process Technology R.T. & T Machining Inc. Ranpak Corp. Roll-Kraft Royal Plastics Inc. Spee-D-Metals Symphony at Mentor The News-Herald Tom Schaefer Plumbing, Inc. Transfer Express, Inc. Tri County Ambulance Service TT Electronics Integrated Mfg. Services Umicore Specialty Materials Recycling Universal Metal Products US Endoscopy V.L. Chapman Electric Vector Technical Vicon Fabricating Company Village of Fairport Harbor Visiting Angels of Northeast Ohio West Geauga Local Schools Western Reserve Water Systems Wickliffe Country Place Willo Security Yokohama Industries Americas Ohio Inc. Zagar, Inc.
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