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Marietta Area Chamber of Commerce
MOVSC
Upcoming Meeting
Wednesday, January 16
"Demystifying Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder for Employers"
Featured Speaker:
Colin Fowler, Psychological Health
Coordinator Ohio Army National Guard,
Columbus, Ohio
Sponsored by:
Washington County Behavioral Health
Board.
Meeting Information:
Marietta Shrine Club
Registration: 11:30 am
Program: Noon to 1 pm
Cost: $15 includes lunch
RSVP: 740-373-5176
Email: info@mariettachamber.com
Not a Member?
Please attend one of our meetings and we
think you'll decide to
become a regular!
It's Information,
Education, Connections
and Lunch!
It's helping you help your fellow
employees get home to their families
each night! It's Safety!
Pre-Paid Program 2019
The MOVSC Pre-Paid Program is
$168. This covers your attendance at 12
Safety Council Monthly Meetings in
2019. Extra safety seminars throughout
the year are not included.
Benefits of participation include:
• No need to RSVP for a meeting.
• Special registration table where
your nametag will be waiting.
• No more collecting an invoice at
the meeting to take back.
Invoices were emailed to all partici-
pants in December. If you would like to
be in the pre-paid program it is not too
late. Call MACC to get enrolled—740-
373-5176.
It is Reporting
Time!
It is time for the Safety
Council Semi-Annual Re-
port. The report covers July
1-December 31, 2018. Semi-Annual
Reports were emailed on December 28,
2018 to the primary contact for your
company. Please return your complet-
ed form ASAP!
This information is needed for the
awards recognition and must be provid-
ed to be eligible for the incentive pro-
gram.
If you have any questions call Candi at
740-373-1884.
Rebate Eligibility
Requirements
To receive the Workers' Comp. premi-
um rebate, remember these require-
ments must be fulfilled:
• Membership in the Mid-Ohio Val-
ley Safety Council for the current
year.
• Attend a minimum of 10 meetings.
Members MUST stay the entire
meeting to receive meeting credit.
• CEO must attend one meeting and
sign the attendance sheet.
• 1st & 2nd half Semi-Annual Re-
ports must be completed and re-
turned by the specified deadlines.
Support Safety
& Gain Recognition
for Your Business
Want an easy way to promote your
business to 125 MOVSC members?
Be a sponsor of the next available
monthly meeting. All that is required is a
giveaway for each person and a door
prize. You will receive 5 minutes during
the monthly meeting you sponsor to pro-
mote your business to the MOVSC
members.
Contact Carrie for more information—
740-373-5176.
Ohio BWC
Safety Intervention Grant Update
The purpose of the Safety Intervention
Grant Program is to gather information
about the measurable effectiveness of
workplace safety interventions so the
Ohio BWC may share the results with
Ohio employers. With the safety inter-
vention grant, private and public employ-
ers are eligible for a 3-to-1 matching
grant, up to a maximum grant award of
$40,000 for each eligibility cycle. Click
here for more information, BWC SIG.
Moratorium list changes – December
2018
Removed the following from the list:
ride-on pallet trucks; hydro-excavating
equipment; portable traffic systems/
signals; valve maintenance exercising
equipment; veterinary adjustable tables;
walk behind loaders.
Refined the following definitions:
• Food slicers - definition expanded to
include more types of food pro-
cessing/reducing equipment.
• Powered hand tools - moratorium is
applied to standard powered hand
tools but the exception was expand-
ed to potentially allow 'specialty
tools'; applicability should be as-
sessed through a Request for Con-
sideration.
• Trailers – moratorium is applied to
standard transportation trailers but
the exception is added to allow inter-
ventions that are permanently/
integrally mounted on a trailer.
Vehicle definition refined and is now
exclusively on the "Unapproved Purchas-
es" section of the list.
OSHA Update
Crane Operator Certification Announced
The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) published a final
rule clarifying certification for crane
operators in the Federal Register on Nov.
9, 2018. Most of the rule went into effect
on Dec. 10, 2018. Evaluation and docu-
mentation requirements become effective
on Feb. 7, 2019. OSHA posted a
Frequently Asked Questions document
on its website with a table comparing the
proposed and final rules.
