May 2nd - Clinton County
Please join us for the next HFC Safety Council meeting on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018, at the Community Room in the Wilmington City Building in Clinton County.
Presentation: Heat Safety
Speaker: Wilmington Fire Department (speaker details TBA)
Please join us for the next HFC Safety Council meeting on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018, at the Community Room in the Wilmington City Building in Clinton County.
Presentation: Heat Safety
Speaker: Wilmington Fire Department (speaker details TBA)
April 18th -- Highland County:
Safety for the Generations; Juliann Scholl, PhD, Co-Director, Nat'l Center for Productive Aging & Work
This presentation by Juliann Scholl will discuss the concept of productive aging and ways to facilitate an “aging-friendly” multi-generational workplace.
DOWNLOAD THE PRESENTATION HERE
Registration: 11:30AM
Lunch/Program: 12PM - 1PM (Cost of lunch is $15/person)
Where: Ponderosa Banquet Center, 545 S. High Street, Hillsboro
Who to Invite:
In addition to your primary Safety Council representative, we encourage you to invite any employees who would benefit from this month's topic!
Juliann is Co-Director of the National Center for Productive Aging and Work (NCPAW) within the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She also examines workplace intergenerational tensions and does survey research to assess stakeholder satisfaction and impact. Dr. Scholl has expertise in cultural communication, qualitative methods, and health issues among Hispanics and older adults.
Safety for the Generations; Juliann Scholl, PhD, Co-Director, Nat'l Center for Productive Aging & Work
This presentation by Juliann Scholl will discuss the concept of productive aging and ways to facilitate an “aging-friendly” multi-generational workplace.
DOWNLOAD THE PRESENTATION HERE
Registration: 11:30AM
Lunch/Program: 12PM - 1PM (Cost of lunch is $15/person)
Where: Ponderosa Banquet Center, 545 S. High Street, Hillsboro
Who to Invite:
In addition to your primary Safety Council representative, we encourage you to invite any employees who would benefit from this month's topic!
Juliann is Co-Director of the National Center for Productive Aging and Work (NCPAW) within the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She also examines workplace intergenerational tensions and does survey research to assess stakeholder satisfaction and impact. Dr. Scholl has expertise in cultural communication, qualitative methods, and health issues among Hispanics and older adults.
April 4th -- Fayette County:
Presentation: Distracted Driving
Speaker: Lt. James Brooks, Ohio State Highway Patrol
Our April presentation will be an interactive discussion on safe driving and the practices to use and avoid to keep yourself and your employees safe on the road.
SAFETY AWARDS CEREMONY ON APRIL 4TH:
The HFC Safety Council will be holding our 2018 Safety Awards Ceremony at the Wednesday, April 4th meeting. We encourage you all to send a representative to our awards ceremony to collect your certificate!
Congratulations Safety Award recipients:
Ahresty Wilmington Corporation
ALKERMES
Candle-lite, CL Products International
City of Washington Courthouse
City of Wilmington
Clinton County
Clinton Memorial Hospital-Wilmington Physicians
CMH Regional Health System
Community Action Commission of Fayette
Connection
DOMTAR
Fayette County Memorial Hospital
Greenfield Research Inc.
Highland Computer Forms Inc.
Highland County Community Action
Highland County District Library
Hillsboro City Schools
Kennel Installations, Inc.
Miami Trace Local School District
Mid Atlantic Storage Systems Inc.
Mid-Ohio Landscape Contractors
Ralph Bloom Trucking LLC
RT Process
Southern State Community College
Tom Pitzer Trucking, LLC
Transformative Wellness LLC
Turning Point Applied Learning Center
Universal Forest Products Inc.
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC
Vermeer of Southern Ohio, Inc.
Village of Blanchester
Village of Greenfield
Waddell Manufacturing
Washington Court House City Schools
Wilmington City School District
Wilmington-Clinton County Chamber of Commerce
Presentation: Distracted Driving
Speaker: Lt. James Brooks, Ohio State Highway Patrol
Our April presentation will be an interactive discussion on safe driving and the practices to use and avoid to keep yourself and your employees safe on the road.
SAFETY AWARDS CEREMONY ON APRIL 4TH:
The HFC Safety Council will be holding our 2018 Safety Awards Ceremony at the Wednesday, April 4th meeting. We encourage you all to send a representative to our awards ceremony to collect your certificate!
Congratulations Safety Award recipients:
Ahresty Wilmington Corporation
ALKERMES
Candle-lite, CL Products International
City of Washington Courthouse
City of Wilmington
Clinton County
Clinton Memorial Hospital-Wilmington Physicians
CMH Regional Health System
Community Action Commission of Fayette
Connection
DOMTAR
Fayette County Memorial Hospital
Greenfield Research Inc.
Highland Computer Forms Inc.
Highland County Community Action
Highland County District Library
Hillsboro City Schools
Kennel Installations, Inc.
Miami Trace Local School District
Mid Atlantic Storage Systems Inc.
Mid-Ohio Landscape Contractors
Ralph Bloom Trucking LLC
RT Process
Southern State Community College
Tom Pitzer Trucking, LLC
Transformative Wellness LLC
Turning Point Applied Learning Center
Universal Forest Products Inc.
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC
Vermeer of Southern Ohio, Inc.
Village of Blanchester
Village of Greenfield
Waddell Manufacturing
Washington Court House City Schools
Wilmington City School District
Wilmington-Clinton County Chamber of Commerce
March 7th: Highland County
Please join us for the next HFC Safety Council meeting on Wednesday, March 7th, at the Ponderosa Banquet Center, Hillsboro.
PRESENTATION: What to Expect during an Ohio EPA Inspection
SPEAKER: Amber Hicks, Environmental Specialist, Ohio EPA, Office of Compliance Assistance and Pollution Prevention
This presentation by Amber Hicks will cover:
Please join us for the next HFC Safety Council meeting on Wednesday, March 7th, at the Ponderosa Banquet Center, Hillsboro.
PRESENTATION: What to Expect during an Ohio EPA Inspection
SPEAKER: Amber Hicks, Environmental Specialist, Ohio EPA, Office of Compliance Assistance and Pollution Prevention
This presentation by Amber Hicks will cover:
- What to expect during an Ohio EPA inspection (all the various programs: air pollution, surface water, hazardous waste)
- Basic Ohio EPA permitting in the various programs
- General waste handling requirements
January 10th: Fayette County
We held a Mini Health Fair for our first meeting of 2018 on Wednesday, January 10th, featuring a variety of health and wellness representatives, including the below, as well as a brief presentation on BWC Wellness Grants.
We held a Mini Health Fair for our first meeting of 2018 on Wednesday, January 10th, featuring a variety of health and wellness representatives, including the below, as well as a brief presentation on BWC Wellness Grants.
- Pat Brinkman, OSU Extension – Skin Cancer Checks
- Fayette Co. Memorial Hospital – Free Health Screenings
- Shannon Jacobs, Practical Wellness – Meditation & Yoga
- Ashley Wightman, Health Kneads Massage – Chair massages
December 6th: Highland County
We will be playing "Safety Jeopardy" for our last meeting of 2017! Hosted by our BWC representatives, Tim & Tom, SAFETY Jeopardy will test your knowledge of current health, safety, and workers compensation topics ( including Silica, OSHA Recordkeeping, OSHA Top 10, Important Persons, and Workers Compensation).
We encourage our HFC members to contribute to our "Toys for Tots" toy drive at the December meeting. All of the toys collected will go directly back to children in our tri-county region.
Toys For Tots accepts items for children up to the age of 17 years old. However, they are most in need of items in the age ranges of 0-2 years and 9-12 years old. Toys for Tots prefers not to accept realistic looking weapons and gifts with food, and will not distribute those items.
Cash donations are accepted, but should be made out to the specific county's Toys For Tots (ex. Highland County Toys for Tots).
We hope you share the word to your fellow employees and help us make a substantial donation this holiday season! If you have any questions, please contact Dessie at 937-382-2737.
We will be playing "Safety Jeopardy" for our last meeting of 2017! Hosted by our BWC representatives, Tim & Tom, SAFETY Jeopardy will test your knowledge of current health, safety, and workers compensation topics ( including Silica, OSHA Recordkeeping, OSHA Top 10, Important Persons, and Workers Compensation).
We encourage our HFC members to contribute to our "Toys for Tots" toy drive at the December meeting. All of the toys collected will go directly back to children in our tri-county region.
Toys For Tots accepts items for children up to the age of 17 years old. However, they are most in need of items in the age ranges of 0-2 years and 9-12 years old. Toys for Tots prefers not to accept realistic looking weapons and gifts with food, and will not distribute those items.
Cash donations are accepted, but should be made out to the specific county's Toys For Tots (ex. Highland County Toys for Tots).
We hope you share the word to your fellow employees and help us make a substantial donation this holiday season! If you have any questions, please contact Dessie at 937-382-2737.
November 1, 2017: Clinton County
PRESENTATION: Personal Hygiene -Staying Healthy in the Workplace & For the Holidays
SPEAKER: Jan Estle RN, MSN, Infection Preventionist, Clinton Memorial Hospital
Jan’s presentation will include information on:
Jan R. Estle is a Registered Nurse with a Master’s of Science in Nursing Education. Jan obtained a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing through Chamberlain College of Nursing and a Master’s of Science in Nursing Education through Chamberlain College of Nursing. She has been employed with Clinton Memorial Hospital since 1990. Her early career focus was in Maternal Child Health, and her later career focus was in Critical Care Services. Jan’s current focus is Infection Control and Employee Health (5 plus years to date).
Outside of work, her hobbies include riding and showing horses, gardening, cooking, and reading. She currently lives in the Hillsboro area with her husband of 44 years, Daniel Estle. They have 2 grown children with 4 grandchildren.
PRESENTATION: Personal Hygiene -Staying Healthy in the Workplace & For the Holidays
SPEAKER: Jan Estle RN, MSN, Infection Preventionist, Clinton Memorial Hospital
Jan’s presentation will include information on:
- Hand Hygiene
- Respiratory Protection
- Influenza Vaccine
Jan R. Estle is a Registered Nurse with a Master’s of Science in Nursing Education. Jan obtained a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing through Chamberlain College of Nursing and a Master’s of Science in Nursing Education through Chamberlain College of Nursing. She has been employed with Clinton Memorial Hospital since 1990. Her early career focus was in Maternal Child Health, and her later career focus was in Critical Care Services. Jan’s current focus is Infection Control and Employee Health (5 plus years to date).
Outside of work, her hobbies include riding and showing horses, gardening, cooking, and reading. She currently lives in the Hillsboro area with her husband of 44 years, Daniel Estle. They have 2 grown children with 4 grandchildren.
October 4, 2017: Fayette County
- October 4th -- Fayette County: Miller ABC’s of Fall Protection; Dave Gallegly, Fall Protection Specialist, Miller Fall Protection
Dave Gallegly is a Fall Protection Specialist for Miller Fall Protection which is now owned by Honeywell. He works with Honeywell’s network of safety distributors to provide fall protection solutions and training to end users in Ohio. Dave has been the Miller Fall Protection Specialist in Ohio for the past 10 years.
Just a few of the topics covered in his presentation are: - Fall Protection as a generic term that includes many applications.
- Rescue Awareness
- Consideration for a rescue plan.
- Anchor point strength requirements (Arrest and Restraint).
- Body wear (Belts and Harnesses).
- Connecting devices (Lanyards and Mechanical Self Retracting Units).
- Advantages of mechanical retracting units over lanyards.
- Updates to the ANSI Z359 General Industry Fall Protection Standard
- Proper calculation of total fall clearance requirement.
- Hardware compatibility demonstration.
- Suspension Trauma Awareness
- Product inspection requirements.
- Q&A session.
September 6, 2017: Highland County
- September 6th -- Highland County: Drone Safety, Benjamin Hissam, Safety Consultant, Ohio BWC
This program covered: - UAV and UAS programs Unmanned Aerial Systems (Drone Technology)
- Discuss the differences between Recreational and Commercial Use
- Part 107 Commercial application
- Overview of regulations part 107
- Use of drone technology in emergency response and other specialized fields
- Differences between Rotorcraft or fixed wing
- Programs for UAS
- There are many applications and industries that are using drone technology (3 D mapping, inspections, etc.)
- Use of Thermal Imaging camera (demo – if HDMI and cable is available )
More about our speaker:
Ben Hissam, Industrial Safety Consultant, Ohio BWC, Division of Safety and Hygiene, BS Occupational Health and Safety Engineering
Professional Certifications:
Registered Environmental Manager REM – National Registry of Environmental Professionals
Certified Healthcare Safety Professional CHSP– International Board for Certification of Safety Mangers
107 Remote Pilot Unmanned aircraft (Drone) - SME- Hazwoper Instructor and Program manager
- First Receiver For Hospitals (Hazwoper) SME
- Emergency Response Specialist (written programs and audits)
- Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals
- Confined Space SME- Rescue programs
- Hazardous Waste Management, RCRA
- Shipping of Hazardous Materials, PHMSA
- Over 30 years of EHS experience mostly with Procter and Gamble Company- Certified Plant
- Environmental Contact , Certified Health and Safety Global Program Leader. Member of development committee for Worldwide Hazardous Material training program.
- 13 years with the State of Ohio Division of Safety and Hygiene as a Safety Consultant Specialist
- 14 years with the Procter and Gamble Company, EHS Manager (Richardson Vicks Shelton CT, Sharon Woods Technical Center and Mason Health Care Research Center)
- OCOSH classes helped develop the following classes (Emergency Preparedness, Restaurant Safety, Disaster Site Worker) Subject matter expert for (Hazwoper) Hazardous operations and emergency response
- OSHA outreach trainer for General Industry, Construction and Disaster Site Worker
- Instructor for Hazwoper Refresher, Awareness, Emergency Preparedness, Disaster Site Worker, Restaurant Safety and other topics
- Instructor, LSU (NCBRT) National Center for Biological and Terrorism ( Site Protection Through Observational Techniques indirect course ) FEMA
- CERT Instructor (Community Emergency Response Teams) National Fire Academy (FEMA)
