FY19 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.
REQUIREMENTS: (CLICK HERE FOR THE FY19 REBATE FACT SHEET)
Employers must meet all rebate program eligibility requirements to be eligible for any rebate.
GUIDELINES:
Guidelines for meeting attendance credit:
Guidelines for CEO credit:
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, 2019.
External training may include:
** 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.
- 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: (CLICK HERE FOR THE FY19 REBATE FACT SHEET)
Employers must meet all rebate program eligibility requirements to be eligible for any rebate.
- Enroll in the HFC Safety Council by July 31, 2018.
- 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.
- 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.
- Submit semi-annual reports for the 2018 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, 2019.
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.