Group Rating

If you are considering joining a group rating group, please review this information from the Bureau of Workers' Compensation.

• 2011-12 Group Rating Safety Accountability Letter
• Group Rating Advisory
• 2010 Certified Group Sponsors
• Group Rating Safety Accountability Letter

How to Join

Through CareWorks Consultants, Inc (CCI), St. Clairsville Area Chamber of Commerce members are offered multiple savings levels, ranging from the BWC maximum to a lesser percentage for companies with claims. For more information, or for a no-cost, no-obligation quote of your potential premium savings, contact Robert Nicoll, the Chamber's CCI representative at 800-837-3200 ext 8595 or visit www.careworksconsultants.com/groupratingapplication/Clairsville.

Safety Resources

Risk Control 360

Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation

CCI Group Rating Information

CCI Group Rating Enrollment and Renewal

CCI Alternative Discounts when Group Rating Isnt an Option

Alternative Discount Programs

Training Option - Workers Comp made SIMPLE

Drug Free Safety Program

2010 Oct CCI Group Rating Benefits Article

2010 Dec - CCI - Group Rating Enrollment Reminder.pdf

Bueher Begins Term with BWC

Safety Articles

The following safety articles are provided courtesy of RiskControl360. For more information from RiskControl360, contact

Jennifer Murphy, Account Executive
5500 Glendon Court, Suite 360 Dublin, OH 43016
614-827-0373 (phone), 614-210-5848 (fax), 614-309-7694 (cell)
jmurphy@riskcontrol360.com
www.riskcontrol360.com

• Cutting Safety
• Safety Program Parameters
• Group Retrospective Rating Basics
• Drug Free Safety Program - Risk Control 360
• Suggestions for Hiring Safe Workers
• 2010 Dec - CCI - Enforcement Numbers Prove New OSHA Mantra.pdf
• OSHA Recordkeeping Posting Deadline
• How to Get Employees to Follow Safety Rules
• Effective Accident Investigations
• RC 360 Key Safety Program Parameters
• Record Keeping & Data Analysis
• Employee Training Integral Part of Effective Safety Program

The following safety articles are provided courtesy of Hunter Consulting Company.

• Seven Steps to Better Training

Safety Training

The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation Division of Safety & Hygiene offers more than 60 occupational safety, health and ergonomics courses throughout the state, as well as online. These courses are provided at no extra cost to Ohio employers with active workers' compensation policies.

If your company is enrolled in a group rating program and has had one or more claims in the previous two calendar years, you must complete a minimum of two hours of safety training in the current program year, between July 1, and June 30.

• BWC July - September 2009 Training Schedule
• August 2010 CCI 2-hour Webinar Schedule
• CCI CareWorks Consultants Workers' Compensation and Safety Seminars
• CCI 2011 Workers Comp & Safety Seminars
• CCI RC 360 Safety Training Invitation
• 2010 Canton BWC Classes
• 2010 Cambridge BWC Classes
• 2010 Youngstown BWC Classes
• 2011 Ohio Safety Congress
• BWC 2-Hour Safety Training Guidelines

To learn more or to sign up for BWC safety training

1. Log on to www.bwclearningcenter.com
2. If this is your first visit, click on First Visit and complete the requested information. Note that you will need your BWC policy number to complete this step.
3. On the Home page, click Learning Center.
4. Click on Course Information & Enrollment.
5. Search by keyword, entering a word(s) that is closely related to the desired course, then click Search. The results will appear in the lower left corner of the screen. If iit is difficult to see, consider changing the size of your screen display. (From the START icon, select Settings; select Control Panel; select Display; click the Settings tab; in the Screen Area, move the gauge to 1024 x 768 pixels.)
6. Locate the desired course and click on the information icon.
7. In the lower right section of the screen, locate the date/ location of your choice and click Enroll.

• If you have given an e-mail address, you will receive an e-mail confirmation of your enrollment. If you have no e-mail address, you will receive a fax or letter.


• Once you are enrolled, you can view your list of selected classes (and cancel, if needed) in the Personal Learning Center, which is located on the left side of the home page.


• For assistance, please call 1-800-OHIOBWC.