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FY18 Rebate Program 

Based on rules set forth in Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) 4123-17-56-2, most employers can earn a rebate on their workers' compensation premium for active participation in their local safety council. 

  • Employers not in a group-experience or group-retrospective program can earn a 2% participation rebate for meeting eligibility requirements and an additional 2% performance bonus rebate for reducing frequency or severity by 10% or remain at zero. 

  • Employers enrolled in a group-experience program qualify only for calculation of the 2% performance bonus rebate. 

  • Employers enrolled in a group-retrospective program qualify only for a 2% participation rebate. 

REQUIREMENTS:

Employers must meet all rebate program eligibility requirements to be eligible for any rebate. 

  1. Enroll in the HFC Safety Council by July 31, 2017. 
  2. Attend 10 meetings or events, at least 8 through the HFC Safety Council. Employers have the option to earn a maximum of two external training credits. 
  3. CEO (highest ranking authority) must attend any one HFC Safety Council-hosted meeting or special event. The HFC Safety Council is the ultimate authority on approving a "qualified" representative to fulfill the CEO requirement. 
  4. Submit semi-annual reports for the 2017 calendar year. 

GUIDELINES:

Guidelines for meeting attendance credit:
  • For rebate meeting credit, an employer must be in attendance for the majority of the meeting. 
  • The attendance of any employer representative qualifies for meeting attendance credit. 
  • A person can represent only one policy number with their attendance at a safety council meeting or external training event. 
  • No matter the duration of the meeting, training, or special event, attendance equals one meeting credit. (Multiple representatives at one meeting, training, or special event equals one meeting credit.)
  • Safety council monthly meetings do not qualify for meeting credit for any employer not enrolled in that safety council. 
  • No meeting, training, or event that the HFC Safety Council sponsors or co-sponsors will be considered "external training" credit, but only regular meeting credit. 


Guidelines for CEO credit:
  • The CEO requirement must be fulfilled at a meeting, seminar, or special event of the HFC Safety Council. 
  • Where a CEO represents multiple policy numbers, his/her attendance at one meeting will fulfill the CEO requirements for all policies, but attendance credit will be given to only one policy number. 


Guidelines for external training credit:
It is the employer's responsibility to submit an official certificate of attendance for external training credit to the HFC Safety Council by June 30, 2018. 

External training may include: 
  • Ohio Safety Congress - maximum of one meeting credit per event, no matter the number of sessions or days attended nor how many employer representatives in attendance;
  • BWC Division of Safety & Hygiene classroom courses - maximum of one meeting credit per course; 
  • Industry-specific safety training - maximum of one meeting credit per scheduled training with at least one hour of curriculum;
  • Seminar, conference, or special event hosted by another safety council (not safety council monthly meetings)

** Safety training conducted at the employer's workplace, online courses, or webinars DO NOT qualify for safety council rebate external training credit.**


Questions? Contact Dessie Rogers at the Wilmington-Clinton County Chamber of Commerce at 937-382-2737 or info@hfcsafetycouncil.com.