Safety Council
About Preble County Safety Council
Education, training, networking and safety resources
THOUSANDS OF OHIO EMPLOYERS FIND VALUE AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PREMIUM SAVINGS BY ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN THEIR LOCAL SAFETY COUNCILS.
The Mission of the Preble County Safety Council, conjuction with the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation is to serve as a forum for education, training, networking, and safety resources to promote safe work practices.
- Earn a 3% safety council rebate on your workers’ compensation premium.
- Learn techniques for increasing safety, health and wellness in your workplace.
- Identify resources to better manage your workers’compensation program.
- Network and share best practices with other employers in your community.
- Access risk-management information and strategies to reduce your workers’ compensation costs.
More than one-third of our members achieved a return of more than seventeen times their investment! Your company can get a 3-percent rebate on your premiums by becoming an active member of the Preble County Safety Council.
To qualify for the rebate, businesses need 10 Safety Council credits per fiscal year. These can by:
- Preble County Chamber Safety Council Meetings (1 point per meeting)
- Attending BWC-sponsored in-person or virtual training courses (VTC) (limit 2 pts)
- Attending BWC’s Ohio Safety Congress & Expo®
- Attending in-person safety training from other external sources, like industry associations or third-party administrators (limit 2 pts)
One credit per month may be earned by attending our Chamber monthly Safety Council meetings.
** Read and/or download information about the Ohio Safety Council Rebate Program here. **
OUR SAFETY COUNCIL MEETINGS
In our Safety Council meetings, we cover a variety of topics focused on safety in the workplace. State-funded, self-insured and public employers are encouraged to join.
Meetings are held the third Wednesday of each month from Noon to 1 p.m. at the City of Eaton Youth Center.
Annual Membership Dues for the Safety Council are $125 if you belong to the Chamber of Commerce and $150.00 if you do not. (This fee covers your lunch during the meetings).
The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Division of Safety & Hygiene and the Preble County Chamber of Commerce co-sponsor this safety council program.
Come learn how to increase safety in the workplace!
Membership
Learn how to improve safety in the workplace. Join the Preble County Safety Council!
The Preble County Safety Council meets at the City of Eaton Youth Center at 306 Seven Mile Drive in Eaton on the third Wednesday of each month, from 12noon -1 pm (unless otherwise noted in the schedule below).
To join, simply complete and submit application (Click Here to download).
You can save $$$! Your business or organization can get a 3% Ohio Workers Compensation premium discount. You can find details about how to do that in the section above.
2026 PC Safety Council Meetings
Below is the schedule of Safety Countil meeting dates and topics for 2026 through August. Meetings are held the third Wednesday of each month from Noon to 1:00pm at the City of Eaton Youth Center at 306 Seven Mile Drive, Eaton, OH.
2026 Meeting Dates
June 17, 2026 – Topic TBD
July 15, 2026 – Technology (Online Safety)
August 19, 2026 – School SafetyPrior 2026 Meeting Topics
January – Leadership DevelopmentFebruary – Local EMA OverviewMarch – Safety Congress (No Safety Meeting this month)April – BWC UpdatesMay – Active Shooter hosted by the Preble County Sheriff’s Dept. Meet
Articles of Interest
Group-Rating Safety Accountability
Dear Employer:
Each year Ohio employers have the opportunity to participate in BWC’s Group-Experience-Rating Program or Group-Retrospective-Rating Program. While these programs are not required, they do provide you with an opportunity to significantly reduce your workers’ compensation premiums, while increasing your awareness of safety and risk-management strategies.
Workplace safety is an important component of these programs. To succeed in accident prevention, we encourage you to use the many resources available to you. We believe a group-rating program is a partnership that includes you and your employees, your sponsoring organization or third-party administrator (TPA) and BWC. Each has specific roles and responsibilities, all designed to assist in preventing workplace accidents. This letter outlines the safety services expectations you should have as an employer enrolled in a group-rating program.
The employer will:
- Maintain a safe workplace;
- Attend safety training to enhance workplace safety;
- Use BWC’s safety services as needed;
- Fulfill the required two-hour training requirement and provide proof of attendance to sponsor for claim(s)
occurring within the last year.
The certified primary and affiliated sponsoring organizations will:
- Sponsor eight hours of safety training (this may be done at one time or may be provided incrementally as long as the total is at least eight hours);
- Provide information regarding safety resources to group members;
- Possibly assist an employer in achieving its safety needs;
- Manage employer fulfillment of the two-hour training requirement, where applicable;
- Publish this letter to group members.
The TPA may:
- Assist sponsoring organizations with fulfilling the group-rating safety requirements;
- Assist an employer with its safety needs;
- Work in conjunction with sponsors to develop safety training and deliver safety resources;
- Provide resources for claims handling.
BWC will:
- Monitor all group-rating safety activities to confirm requirements are met;
- Remain in communication with sponsoring organizations to provide recommendations for fulfilling safety requirements;
- Provide safety training through Ohio’s Center for Occupational Safety & Health;
- Offer on-site safety consultation (hazard assessments, air and noise monitoring, ergonomics evaluation, training) by a BWC safety professional;
- Offer publications and videos for safety program support;
- Conduct employer visits to confirm the employer is meeting group-rating requirements, when appropriate.
The goal of this collaborative effort is to make sure all your safety needs are met. Using these resources will assist you in preventing accidents, reducing claims costs and achieving the highest discounts possible. Below you’ll find contact information for various resources.
Group sponsor:
TPA: CareWorksComp http://www.careworkscomp.com/
BWC: https://www.bwc.ohio.gov/employer/services/safetyhygiene.asp, groupratingsafety@bwc.state.oh.us