HFC Safety Council Schedule: 2024/2025
**Meeting details subject to change.**
UPCOMING MEETINGS:
The HFC Safety Council meets on the First Wednesday of the month from 11:30AM to 1PM. We rotate between Hillsboro (Highland), Washington Court House (Fayette), and Wilmington (Clinton) locations.
PLEASE NOTE: We will have new meeting locations in all three counties this year:
Highland: Southern State Community College, Room 107, 100 Hobart Drive, Hillsboro, Ohio 45133
Fayette: The Depot on Main, 215 South Main Street, Washington CH, OH 43160
Clinton: Southern Ohio Educational Service Center (SOESC), 3321 Airborne Rd, Wilmington, OH 45177
Sept. 11, 2024*: Southern State Community College (Highland): Can I Get High on my Break?
Oct. 2, 2024: The Depot on Main (Fayette): Weather Preparedness
Nov. 6, 2024: SOESC (Clinton): Stop the Bleed
Dec. 4, 2024: Southern State Community College (Highland): TBA
NOW Jan. 15, 2025*: The Depot on Main (Fayette): Contractor Safety
Feb. 5, 2025: SOESC (Clinton): Industrial Commission Claims
March 5, 2025: Southern State Community College (Highland): OHSA Update
April 2, 2025: The Depot on Main (Fayette): Safety and AI
May 7, 2025: SOESC (Clinton): Protecting your Employees (and your Business) in an Auto Accident
June 4, 2025: Southern State Community College (Highland): Legalities and Limitations of Hiring Minors
(See below for more meeting details!)
The HFC Safety Council meets on the First Wednesday of the month from 11:30AM to 1PM. We rotate between Hillsboro (Highland), Washington Court House (Fayette), and Wilmington (Clinton) locations.
PLEASE NOTE: We will have new meeting locations in all three counties this year:
Highland: Southern State Community College, Room 107, 100 Hobart Drive, Hillsboro, Ohio 45133
Fayette: The Depot on Main, 215 South Main Street, Washington CH, OH 43160
Clinton: Southern Ohio Educational Service Center (SOESC), 3321 Airborne Rd, Wilmington, OH 45177
Sept. 11, 2024*: Southern State Community College (Highland): Can I Get High on my Break?
Oct. 2, 2024: The Depot on Main (Fayette): Weather Preparedness
Nov. 6, 2024: SOESC (Clinton): Stop the Bleed
Dec. 4, 2024: Southern State Community College (Highland): TBA
NOW Jan. 15, 2025*: The Depot on Main (Fayette): Contractor Safety
Feb. 5, 2025: SOESC (Clinton): Industrial Commission Claims
March 5, 2025: Southern State Community College (Highland): OHSA Update
April 2, 2025: The Depot on Main (Fayette): Safety and AI
May 7, 2025: SOESC (Clinton): Protecting your Employees (and your Business) in an Auto Accident
June 4, 2025: Southern State Community College (Highland): Legalities and Limitations of Hiring Minors
(See below for more meeting details!)
February 5th: How to Play Good Defense: A Playbook for Employers
Using sports analogies, we will discuss how to effectively defend your Workers’ Compensation claims administratively before the Industrial Commission of Ohio and in the Court of Common Pleas.
Presented by Michelle Bach, Workers Compensation Department Chair, Coolidge Wall
Michelle Bach practices in the area of Workers’ Compensation defense. She is recognized as a Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation Law by the Ohio State Bar Association.
Date: Wednesday, February 5th, 2025
Time: Registration, Lunch, and Networking begins 11:30AM; Presentation from 12PM – 1PM
Cost: Meeting registration (includes attendance and lunch) is $25/per person (cash, check, credit accepted at door; pre-paid options available - see below!)
NEW Location:
Southern Ohio Educational Service Center (SOESC),
3321 Airborne Rd,
Wilmington, OH 45177
REGISTER HERE (by 2/3): Click here to RSVP
Who to Invite: (EVERYONE!!!)
In addition to your primary Safety Council representative, we encourage you to invite any employees who would benefit from this month's topic!
January 15th: Contractor Safety
Join us for a Safety Council class on Contractor Safety, where we’ll explore essential best practices and compliance requirements to ensure a safe and efficient working environment. Presented by Joe Jefferies, Valero.
Joe is the HSE Manager at Valero Renewable Fuels Company, Bloomingburg Ethanol Plant. He has a B.S and M.S in Occupational Safety and Health and is a Certified Safety Professional with over 35 years of experience. Joe has been in and around the residential construction industry most of his life and owned a residential and light commercial construction business specializing in kitchen and bathroom remodels.
December 4th: Hearing Conservation and Best Practices
This month's presentation will over the basics of hearing and hearing loss, the elements of a hearing conservation program, and best practices that go beyond OSHA’s requirements.
Speaker: Chris Brann, M.S., Industrial Hygienist
Chris is an industrial hygienist with OHIO BWC. He has a B.S in environmental health sciences and a M.S in industrial hygiene. He has been with BWC since 2018.
November 6th: Stop the Bleed
Stop the Bleed
UC Health Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care is offering a free “Stop the Bleed” course for medical and non-medical personnel in the community to aid in injury prevention.
The Stop the Bleed program builds national resilience by teaching the public life-saving bleeding control techniques to aid individuals in a variety of situations. Uncontrolled bleeding injuries can result from natural and manmade disasters and from everyday accidents. If this bleeding is severe, it can kill within minutes, potentially before trained responders can arrive. Providing bystanders with basic tools and information on the simple steps they can take in an emergency situation to stop life threatening bleeding can save lives. Research has shown that bystanders, with little or no medical training, can become heroic lifesavers.
Presented by: Gina Menninger RN
Gina is the Trauma Prevention and Outreach Coordinator for UC Health’s Trauma center. In her role, Gina, plans, develops, and oversees prevention programs for the trauma center. She coordinates community education programs with the regards to prevention of unintentional injury, to decrease injury rates and improve treatment and trauma care, and positively increase public awareness through community outreach. The #1 cause of preventable death after injury is bleeding and Gina feels deeply that education early on will prevent the statistics from continuing to trend up as trauma continues to the be leading cause of death for those age one to forty and third leading cause of death for all ages.
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October 2nd: Weather Preparedness for Businesses
Weather Preparedness for Businesses
In today’s ever-changing climate, businesses must be ready for any weather-related disruptions that could impact operations, employee safety, and client relations. This presentation on Weather Preparedness for Businesses will provide critical insights into how companies can develop comprehensive weather-readiness plans to minimize risks and ensure continuity.
By the end of this session, participants will have a clearer understanding of how to protect their business, employees, and customers from the unpredictable forces of nature while maintaining operational resilience. Whether you're a small business or a larger enterprise, weather preparedness is essential to long-term success.
Presented by:
Melissa Havens – Fayette County EMA Directory
Tom Breckel – Clinton County EMA Director
Dave Bushelman – Highland County EMA Director
Emergency management directors prepare plans and procedures for responding to natural disasters or other emergencies. They also help lead the response during emergencies, and follow up with the recovery phase. Then bring things full circle by mitigating what they can to attempt to make things less severe “next time.”
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September 11th: RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA: Can I GET HIGH On My Break? EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSING EMPLOYEE SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Thanks so much for coming to my session for the Highland-Fayette-Clinton Safety Council …
Understanding Ohio’s New Recreational Marijuana Law
As soon as my directions for obtaining Substance Use Recovery and Workplace Safety Program are finished, I will shoot them off to you. REMEMBER: You can get up to $2,000.00 each year for developing and updating your policy and up to $5,000.00 each year for Substance Abuse training reimbursement from the state of Ohio.
Please find attached the slides I said I would forward to you, as well as the reasonable suspicion checklist.
To view the free BRAIN HEALTH videos I told you about, click onto this hotlink and look at the bottom of the page for these icons: https://scottwarrick.com/lunch-learn/
To learn more about what all I offer to help you run your organization, just go to https://scottwarrick.com/.
If you would like to talk about working with your organization, just give me a call (614-738-8317) or shoot me an email at [email protected]) and we can chat.
Scott
Scott Warrick Human Resource Consulting & Employment Law Services
1147 Matterhorn Drive, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068
(614) 738-8317 [email protected]
www.scottwarrick.com
Presented by Scott Warrick, JD, MLHR, CEQC, SHRM-SCP
Scott Warrick Human Resource Consulting & Employment Law Services
Scott Warrick ( www.scottwarrick.com ) is a practicing Employment Law Attorney, Human Resource Professional and three-time best-selling author with over 40 years of hands-on experience. Scott uses his unique background to help organizations get where they want to go, which includes coaching and training managers and employees on site in his own unique, practical and entertaining style.
Scott combines the areas of law and human resources to help organizations in “Solving Employee Problems BEFORE They Start.” Scott’s goal is NOT to win lawsuits. Instead, Scott’s goal is to PREVENT THEM while improving EMPLOYEE MORALE.
Scott’s first book, Solve Employee Problems Before They Start: Resolving Conflict in the Real World , is a #1 Best Seller for Business and Conflict Resolution. It was also named by EGLOBALIS as one of the best global Customer and Employee books for 2020-2021. Scott’s next book, Living The Five Skills of Tolerance , is also a #1 Best Seller in 13 categories on Amazon. His most recent book, Healing The Human
Brain , is an International Best Seller in 14 categories with sales in over a dozen countries worldwide.
Scott Trains Managers & Employees ON-SITE in over 50 topics , all of which are customized for each client. Scott is a national speaker who travels the country presenting seminars on such topics as Healing The Human Brain, Employment Law, Conflict Resolution, Leadership and Tolerance, to mention a few.
Scott is also a seven-time SHRM National Diversity Conference presenter. In 2023, he presented his ground-breaking “TOLERANCE & BRAIN HEALTH” program.
Scott’s MASTER HR TOOL KIT SUBSCRIPTION is a favorite for anyone wanting to learn Employment Law and run an HR Department.
Scott’s videos are also favorite tools for anyone wanting easy, convenient and affordable access to in-house training, including his SCOTT’S SUPERVISOR MASTER VIDEO SERIES and his STOP BULLYING & HARASSMENT NOW! video, which complies with all of the new EEOC Harassment Training Guidelines.
Scott was named one of Business First’s 20 People To Know In HR by CEO Magazine’ and a Human Resources “Superstar” in 2008. Scott also received the Linda Kerns Award for Outstanding Creativity in HR and the Ohio State Human Resource Council’s David Prize for Creativity in HR Management.
Scott’s academic background and awards include Capital University College of Law (Class Valedictorian (1st out of 233) and Summa Cum Laude), Master of Labor & Human Resources and B.A. in Organizational Communication from The Ohio State University.
For more information on Scott, just go to www.scottwarrick.com.
Using sports analogies, we will discuss how to effectively defend your Workers’ Compensation claims administratively before the Industrial Commission of Ohio and in the Court of Common Pleas.
Presented by Michelle Bach, Workers Compensation Department Chair, Coolidge Wall
Michelle Bach practices in the area of Workers’ Compensation defense. She is recognized as a Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation Law by the Ohio State Bar Association.
Date: Wednesday, February 5th, 2025
Time: Registration, Lunch, and Networking begins 11:30AM; Presentation from 12PM – 1PM
Cost: Meeting registration (includes attendance and lunch) is $25/per person (cash, check, credit accepted at door; pre-paid options available - see below!)
NEW Location:
Southern Ohio Educational Service Center (SOESC),
3321 Airborne Rd,
Wilmington, OH 45177
REGISTER HERE (by 2/3): Click here to RSVP
Who to Invite: (EVERYONE!!!)
In addition to your primary Safety Council representative, we encourage you to invite any employees who would benefit from this month's topic!
January 15th: Contractor Safety
Join us for a Safety Council class on Contractor Safety, where we’ll explore essential best practices and compliance requirements to ensure a safe and efficient working environment. Presented by Joe Jefferies, Valero.
Joe is the HSE Manager at Valero Renewable Fuels Company, Bloomingburg Ethanol Plant. He has a B.S and M.S in Occupational Safety and Health and is a Certified Safety Professional with over 35 years of experience. Joe has been in and around the residential construction industry most of his life and owned a residential and light commercial construction business specializing in kitchen and bathroom remodels.
December 4th: Hearing Conservation and Best Practices
This month's presentation will over the basics of hearing and hearing loss, the elements of a hearing conservation program, and best practices that go beyond OSHA’s requirements.
Speaker: Chris Brann, M.S., Industrial Hygienist
Chris is an industrial hygienist with OHIO BWC. He has a B.S in environmental health sciences and a M.S in industrial hygiene. He has been with BWC since 2018.
November 6th: Stop the Bleed
Stop the Bleed
UC Health Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care is offering a free “Stop the Bleed” course for medical and non-medical personnel in the community to aid in injury prevention.
The Stop the Bleed program builds national resilience by teaching the public life-saving bleeding control techniques to aid individuals in a variety of situations. Uncontrolled bleeding injuries can result from natural and manmade disasters and from everyday accidents. If this bleeding is severe, it can kill within minutes, potentially before trained responders can arrive. Providing bystanders with basic tools and information on the simple steps they can take in an emergency situation to stop life threatening bleeding can save lives. Research has shown that bystanders, with little or no medical training, can become heroic lifesavers.
Presented by: Gina Menninger RN
Gina is the Trauma Prevention and Outreach Coordinator for UC Health’s Trauma center. In her role, Gina, plans, develops, and oversees prevention programs for the trauma center. She coordinates community education programs with the regards to prevention of unintentional injury, to decrease injury rates and improve treatment and trauma care, and positively increase public awareness through community outreach. The #1 cause of preventable death after injury is bleeding and Gina feels deeply that education early on will prevent the statistics from continuing to trend up as trauma continues to the be leading cause of death for those age one to forty and third leading cause of death for all ages.
----
October 2nd: Weather Preparedness for Businesses
Weather Preparedness for Businesses
In today’s ever-changing climate, businesses must be ready for any weather-related disruptions that could impact operations, employee safety, and client relations. This presentation on Weather Preparedness for Businesses will provide critical insights into how companies can develop comprehensive weather-readiness plans to minimize risks and ensure continuity.
By the end of this session, participants will have a clearer understanding of how to protect their business, employees, and customers from the unpredictable forces of nature while maintaining operational resilience. Whether you're a small business or a larger enterprise, weather preparedness is essential to long-term success.
Presented by:
Melissa Havens – Fayette County EMA Directory
Tom Breckel – Clinton County EMA Director
Dave Bushelman – Highland County EMA Director
Emergency management directors prepare plans and procedures for responding to natural disasters or other emergencies. They also help lead the response during emergencies, and follow up with the recovery phase. Then bring things full circle by mitigating what they can to attempt to make things less severe “next time.”
----
September 11th: RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA: Can I GET HIGH On My Break? EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSING EMPLOYEE SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Thanks so much for coming to my session for the Highland-Fayette-Clinton Safety Council …
Understanding Ohio’s New Recreational Marijuana Law
As soon as my directions for obtaining Substance Use Recovery and Workplace Safety Program are finished, I will shoot them off to you. REMEMBER: You can get up to $2,000.00 each year for developing and updating your policy and up to $5,000.00 each year for Substance Abuse training reimbursement from the state of Ohio.
Please find attached the slides I said I would forward to you, as well as the reasonable suspicion checklist.
To view the free BRAIN HEALTH videos I told you about, click onto this hotlink and look at the bottom of the page for these icons: https://scottwarrick.com/lunch-learn/
To learn more about what all I offer to help you run your organization, just go to https://scottwarrick.com/.
If you would like to talk about working with your organization, just give me a call (614-738-8317) or shoot me an email at [email protected]) and we can chat.
Scott
Scott Warrick Human Resource Consulting & Employment Law Services
1147 Matterhorn Drive, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068
(614) 738-8317 [email protected]
www.scottwarrick.com
Presented by Scott Warrick, JD, MLHR, CEQC, SHRM-SCP
Scott Warrick Human Resource Consulting & Employment Law Services
Scott Warrick ( www.scottwarrick.com ) is a practicing Employment Law Attorney, Human Resource Professional and three-time best-selling author with over 40 years of hands-on experience. Scott uses his unique background to help organizations get where they want to go, which includes coaching and training managers and employees on site in his own unique, practical and entertaining style.
Scott combines the areas of law and human resources to help organizations in “Solving Employee Problems BEFORE They Start.” Scott’s goal is NOT to win lawsuits. Instead, Scott’s goal is to PREVENT THEM while improving EMPLOYEE MORALE.
Scott’s first book, Solve Employee Problems Before They Start: Resolving Conflict in the Real World , is a #1 Best Seller for Business and Conflict Resolution. It was also named by EGLOBALIS as one of the best global Customer and Employee books for 2020-2021. Scott’s next book, Living The Five Skills of Tolerance , is also a #1 Best Seller in 13 categories on Amazon. His most recent book, Healing The Human
Brain , is an International Best Seller in 14 categories with sales in over a dozen countries worldwide.
Scott Trains Managers & Employees ON-SITE in over 50 topics , all of which are customized for each client. Scott is a national speaker who travels the country presenting seminars on such topics as Healing The Human Brain, Employment Law, Conflict Resolution, Leadership and Tolerance, to mention a few.
Scott is also a seven-time SHRM National Diversity Conference presenter. In 2023, he presented his ground-breaking “TOLERANCE & BRAIN HEALTH” program.
Scott’s MASTER HR TOOL KIT SUBSCRIPTION is a favorite for anyone wanting to learn Employment Law and run an HR Department.
Scott’s videos are also favorite tools for anyone wanting easy, convenient and affordable access to in-house training, including his SCOTT’S SUPERVISOR MASTER VIDEO SERIES and his STOP BULLYING & HARASSMENT NOW! video, which complies with all of the new EEOC Harassment Training Guidelines.
Scott was named one of Business First’s 20 People To Know In HR by CEO Magazine’ and a Human Resources “Superstar” in 2008. Scott also received the Linda Kerns Award for Outstanding Creativity in HR and the Ohio State Human Resource Council’s David Prize for Creativity in HR Management.
Scott’s academic background and awards include Capital University College of Law (Class Valedictorian (1st out of 233) and Summa Cum Laude), Master of Labor & Human Resources and B.A. in Organizational Communication from The Ohio State University.
For more information on Scott, just go to www.scottwarrick.com.