Safety
Council Membership
Membership is free and open to all companies, corporations, and
individual employers in Ohio, public and private.
Safety Awards: Safety Awareness Campaign
In
addition to the premium discount, a
safety campaign lasting 12 months recognizes companies with excellent
and improved safety records. Beginning January 1st and ending
December
31st, member companies submit semiannual reports disclosing the number
of lost-time injuries. Safety Awards are issued to the companies with
improved or no lost time injuries.
Member
companies are classified into groups according to business
classifications and their level of risk for their operation.
Award Categories
The Division of Safety and Hygiene presents award certificates to
qualifying companies in the following award categories:
- Group
Award to the company with the lowest incident rate in each group.
- 100%
Award to each company that works the entire year without a
lost-time
injury or illness.
- Achievement
Award to each company that decreases its incident rate by at
least 25%
from the previous year. A minimum of two years of membership is
required.
- Special
Award to each company that accumulates at least 500,000 hours and at
least six months without a lost-time injury.
Mahoning
Valley Safety Council Meetings
The Council holds 12 or more meetings per year. These
meetings are on a variety of topics, from the most basic safety issues
to the latest trends in the industry. The programs may be eligible
for PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification credits. Membership is
free.
