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Annual Notices and Certificate of Coverage
At the beginning of May 2022, we will begin sending private employers the Notice of Estimated Annual Premium and Premium Installment schedule for the policy year that begins July 1, 2022. This document assists employers in budgeting for premium expenses for the next policy year. Employers can contact the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) if they need a change to their estimate payroll or their installment schedule. Changes to the installment schedule must be completed by May 15, 2022.
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BWC announces $1.5 million in research grants
Five Ohio research teams will share $1.5 million in grants through BWC’s Ohio Occupational Safety and Health Research Program. The grants are awarded annually to fund research that maximizes impact on overall safety, health, productivity, and competitiveness of Ohio’s workforce. Each grant provides approximately $300,000 to the research team over a two-year period.
BWC has been operating the Research Program since 2017. Since inception, it has funded 22 research projects, providing over $5 million in research grants to Ohio universities.
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2022 Medical & Health Symposium
You helped us make BWC history at our annual 2022 virtual Medical & Health Symposium by setting new attendance and registration records with more than 5,800 health care and legal professionals worldwide registered to attend our three-day, online conference, April 7 - 9. We had fascinating speakers, continuing education opportunities, and a livestreamed, orthopedic knee surgery by Dr. Kenneth Westerheide of Orthopedic One, Columbus.
If you attended, please complete a survey for each session you attended and an overall evaluation and transcript survey. Our symposium website with the session slides and handouts, surveys, and evaluations are available until May 10.
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BWC is committed to ensuring minority owned businesses including but not limited to: female, African American, Hispanic, Asian and rural are aware of all the resources, rebate programs, and safety services available in the State of Ohio.
Click here to sign up to receive additional information on minority business opportunities, programs, and grants.
Visit our new Minority Owned Business page to view additional State of Ohio resources, programs, and grants.
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News Briefs
Better You, Better Ohio! Webinar
For your convenience, BWC is conducting a free, 25-minute webinar on the Better You, Better Ohio! Program on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Click here for more info.
Employer Update Webinar
The April webinar will cover program options for employers, maintaining demographic information on our website, 7/1/2022 Estimated Annual Premium (EAP), important dates, and our monthly safety tip.
Visit the Employer webinars page to attend or view recorded presentations from past webinars.
April edition of Safety update
Check out the latest news from safety and health experts from BWC, NIOSH, and OSHA.
Check out our blogs!
We encourage you to visit our blog each month to get the latest on news related to workers’ compensation. New stories:
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Important dates
April 26: Better You, Better Ohio! wellness webinar. More info online.
April 27: Virtual Training: Crane Rigging and Signal Person Duties. More info online.
April 28: Employer update webinar. More info online.
April 29: Board of Directors meeting.
May 1: Website down for maintenance.
May 5: Virtual Training: Machine Guarding. More info online.
May 9: Virtual Training: Respiratory Fit Testing. More info online.
May 10: Virtual Training: Emergency Preparedness Planning Half-day Workshop. More info online.
May 10: Webinar: Breathing Air Quality in the Workplace. More info online.
May 12: Virtual Training: Hazard Communication Half-day Workshop. More info online.
May 17: Virtual Training: Electrical Safety in the Workplace through Insight and Implementation of NFPA 70E. More info online.
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Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation
Vision: To transform BWC into an agile organization driven by customer success.
Mission: To deliver consistently excellent experiences for each BWC customer every day. Core Values: One Agency, Personal Connection, Innovative Leadership, Relentless Excellence.
Established in 1912, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation is the exclusive provider of workers’ compensation insurance in Ohio, serving 249,000 public and private employers. With nearly 1,600 employees and assets of approximately $25 billion, BWC is one of the largest state-run insurance systems in the United States. For more, visit www.bwc.ohio.gov.
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