Volume 20 / Issue 7 - July, 2015
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LCSC Program Committee Presents

Friday, July 24, 2015 Topic: Developing Tactical and Strategic EHS Plans for Short and Long-Term Success Speaker(s): Ray Kovacs, GE Transportation Global Environment, Health & Safety Leader Time: Registration 11:15 a.m. - Meeting & Program 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Location: Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites LaMalfa Cost: $20 for LCSC Members, $25 for Non-Members Registration on line at www.councilnews.org RSVP Deadline Monday, July 20, 2015
Friday, August 21, 2015 Topic: TBD Speaker(s): TBD Time: Registration 11:15 a.m. - Meeting & Program 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Location: Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites LaMalfa Cost: $20 for LCSC Members, $25 for Non-Members Registration on line at www.councilnews.org RSVP Deadline Monday, August 17, 2015

EHS Planning for Short and Long-Term Success

The Lake County Safety Council is proud to present the July program --- developing Tactical & Strategic EHS Plans for Short & Long-Term Success - on Friday, July 24.

The keynote speaker will be Ray Kovacs, GE Transportation Global Environment, Health & Safety Leader.

Kovacs will address and discuss issues such as:

---EHS Incident Definitions

---Tactical/Reactive Strategy is NOT Enough

---Injury Evaluations

---Conventional Safety/EHS Approaches

---Processes for Long-Term Success

---Large Organization Long-Term Plans

For the last 20 years Kovacs has held progressive EHS positions in the chemicals, coatings, metals and heavy manufacturing industires.

He spend 10 years as an EHS Specialist for NOVA Chemicals in Painesville. He has a BS in Environmental Science from Allegheny College and an MBA from Lake Erie College.

The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites LaMalfa, 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

---Lantern of Madison

---EA Group

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 Al DiFranco adifranco@mentorchamber.org (440) 255-1616 Steering Committee 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 Andrea Vann andrea@vlchapmanelectric.com (440) 354-2310 John Kloski jkloski@madisonfiredist.com (440) 428-6531 Sandra DiFranco sandra.difranco@redcross.org (216) 426-5080 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

New Billing System in Place - First Invoice Due Aug. 31

The way workers' compensation coverage is billed recently changed for private employers in Ohio as the BWC transitions to prospective billing.

The BWC previously billed private employers retroactively for converage, but now requires paying in advance for premiums.

A $1.2 billion transition credit is being provided by the BWC to avoid double-billing employers during the transition.

The new billing system offers a number of benefits, including more flexible payment options and better customer service.

The BWC mailed a notice of estimated annual premium to private employers in late May. It includes information about how to request changes to estimated payroll, and how to file a true-up report at the end of the policy year.

If businesses have not received this notice, or if their estimated payroll is different than what appears on the notice, they should call the BWC at 1-800-644-6292.

Businesses are reminded to submit their payroll reports for January 1 to June 30, 2015 by August 31 to receive the transition credit equal to their premium for that time period.

The first invoices under the new billing system will be issued August 1 and due August 31.

Public employers will switch to prospective billing beginning January 1, 2016.

More information about prospective billing, including videos and webinars, is available at:

bwc.ohio.gov

Attendance - 06/19/15-Workplace Violence & Bullying

Action Door
Active Plumbing Supply
Advanced Controls, Inc.
Advocate for Independence
Aexcel Corporation
ALBA Contractors, Inc.
American Controls LLC
American Red Cross
AMG Resources Corporation
Arcola Building Company Inc.
Around the Clock Home Care
Astro Manufacturing & Design
Beachwood City School District
Brotzman Nursery
Cast Nylons Ltd.
Chemsultants International
City of Eastlake
City of Kirtland
City of Mayfield Heights
City of Mentor
City of Mentor-on-the-Lake
City of Willoughby
Classic Auto Group
Cometic Gasket, Inc.
Compass Group
Component Repair Technologies, Inc.
Concord Township
Contemporary Electric Inc.
Crossroads Health
CT Consultants
De Nora Tech R&D
Dyson Corporation
EA Group
ECKART America Corp.
EGC Enterprises, Inc.
Empro Job Network (Thomas Emp.)
ENPAC, LLC
Enterprise Welding & Fabricating
Equistar Chemicals, Inc.
Ericson Manufacturing Co.
Euclid Fish Company
Extrudex
Food For Thought
Fredon Corporation
Frontage Laboratories
Fusion, Inc.
GBGI, Inc.
Gotham Staple Co.
Grand Rock
Greenbridge
Hartman Personnel Services
Haver Tyler, Inc.
Henkel Consumer Adhesives, Inc./OSI
Holden Forests and Gardens
Home Care of Lake County
Homestead 1 (Saber-Health)
Homestead II (SaberHealth)
Hose Master LLC
Hynes Industries
HZW Environmental Consultants, LLC
Infinity Resources, Inc.
J.J.O. Construction, Inc.
Just In Time Staffing
Kemper House Highland Heights
Kerr Lakeside, Inc.
Kirtland Country Club
Kirtland Local Schools
Kline Rostocil Construction Corp.
Lake County Dept. of Utilities
Lake County Nursery
Lake Erie College
Lake Metroparks
Lakeland Community College Retired
Laketran
Lantern of Madison
Levin Furniture
Libra Industries
Life Safety Enterprises
Life Services
Lincoln Electric
Lintern Corporation
Lubrizol Corporation
Madison Fire District
Madison Health Care
Madison Local Schools
Madison Township
Madison Village
Martin, Inc.
MatPlus
MC Sign Company
McNeil Industries
McPhillips Plumbing & HVAC Co.
MedLab
MedLab Green
Mentor Area Chamber of Commerce
Mentor Public Library
Mentor Public Schools
Mentor Television, Inc.
Merritt Woodwork
Metal Seal Precision
Metz Culinary Management
Midwest Materials
Millennium Control Systems
MJM Industries
Mold Masters Intl. LLC
MT Heat Treating
MUM Industries
North American Coating Laboratories
North Perry Village
Northcoast Inc. Recycling Specialists
Omni Cart Services
Pace Engineering, Inc.
Painesville City Board of Education
Painesville Township
PCC Airfoils Inc.
Pepco (Professional Electric Products Co.)
Perfection Corporation
Permanent Solution Staffing
Perry Township
PET Processors, L.L.C.
Preformed Line Products Company
R.T. & T Machining Inc.
Ranpak Corp.
Regal Diamond Products Corp.
Royal Plastics Inc.
Safety Controls Technology
Sheet Metal Products Co., Inc.
Stanley Steemer - Lazar Brothers
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
West Geauga Local Schools
Western Reserve Water Systems
Wickliffe Country Place
Willoughby Eastlake Library