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BWC featured items
June BWC in-person training, safety webinars, and virtual training classes
BWC has numerous safety training opportunities for you and your employees.
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 Monthly safety topic - 2024 Trench Safety Stand Down
We’re offering resources supporting the 2024 Trench Safety Stand Down, June 17-23, 2024.
What is a Safety Stand Down?
A Safety Stand Down gives employers the opportunity to talk directly to employees about safety. These Stand Downs will focus on trench & excavation hazards and reinforce the importance of using trench protective systems and protecting workers from trenching hazards.
BWC offers many educational tools on trench safety including:
Please join us in our effort to keep Ohio workers healthy and safe!
BWC is your no-cost partner for injury and illness prevention and risk reduction, because one injury is too many. To learn more visit our safety and training page or call 1-800-644-6292.
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 BWC Library question of the month
A question received by the library over the past month with our response.
Question:
Our building has a boiler room, and we are trying to determine if we can store combustible materials in that room. What does the Ohio Fire Code say?
Answer: The Ohio Fire Code (OFC) addresses this issue in Ohio Fire Code, Rule 1301:7-7-03 | General Requirements, which says in part the following:
(O) Section 315 General storage (3) 315.3 Storage in buildings (c) 315.3.3 Equipment rooms. Combustible material shall not be stored in boiler rooms, mechanical rooms, electrical equipment rooms or in fire command centers as specified in paragraph (G)(1)(e)(508.1.5) of rule 1301:7-7-05 of the Administrative Code.
According to the above OFC section, you are not permitted to store combustible materials in boiler rooms, and in addition, you are not permitted to store combustible material in mechanical rooms or electrical equipment rooms. If you are currently storing combustible materials in the referenced locations, you need to remove them immediately and find another suitable storage location. If you need help with understanding safety, contact BWC’s Safety Services. Consultation services are free for employers with a BWC policy. Do you have a question for our library? You can submit a question to us, anytime!
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 Other news
OSHA injury data 2023
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration released their 2023 injury and illness data. The data include specific information submitted by over 375,000 establishments on OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses. It also includes individual injuries and illnesses for employers with 100 or more employees in select high-hazard industries.
OSHA updated their Establishment Specific Injury and Illness Data webpage to include 2023 Summary Data
Operation Safe Driver Week July 7-13
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual Operation Safe Driver Week is July 7-13.
During 2023 Operation Safe Driver Week, law enforcement issued 1,293 citations and 625 warnings for speeding to passenger-vehicle drivers. Truck and bus drivers received 715 citations and 1,575 warnings for speeding.
CPWR data bulletin
The May 2024 issue of CPWR’s Data Bulletin, “Trenching Injuries, Citations, and Penalties in Construction,” examines fatal and nonfatal trenching injuries, as well as OSHA citations and penalties for violation of the federal trenching standard (OSHA CFR 1926 Subpart P). The construction industry accounted for 85% of fatal trenching injuries from 2011 to 2021 and 90% of nonfatal injuries from 2011 to 2022.
The Ohio BWC Library of BWC’s Division of Safety & Hygiene compiles and distributes this newsletter each month.
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BWC's Division of Safety & Hygiene provides a variety of programs, services, and resources to help Ohio employers create a safe and healthy workplace.
Visit bwc.ohio.gov or email BWCDSH@bwc.state.oh.us or call 1-800-644-6292.
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 257,000 public and private employers. With nearly 1,600 employees and assets of approximately $22 billion, BWC is one of the largest state-run insurance systems in the United States. For more, visit bwc.ohio.gov.
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