Register today for a one hour Selling Safety Webinar on January 17th hosted by Cari Gray,BWC Safety Consultant.
Juarez Family Christmas
Members of the CAK Safety Council and OSHA representatives from the Cleveland office played Santa Friday morning, delivering gifts to Mison Woo Juarez. Mison lost her husband and her children lost their father last November in a roofing accident. In the spirit of the holidays, the 70+ members of the council adopted the Juarez family and donated toys, clothing, gift cards and more to his widow and five children. The CAK Safety Council is sponsored by the North Canton Area Chamber in partnership with the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation.
BWC December Update
Click the link below to read BWC’s December Safety Update
OSHA Recordkeeping Refresher
OSHA Recordkeeping Refresher workshop sponsored by The Summit County Safety Council will be held on Tuesday, January 22nd at Tangier’s. Click on the link below for more information.
Eaton and Square D safety Switch Recall
Two different brands of safety switches, Eaton and Square D have been recalled. See attachment for website address for further information.
BWC August Update
The Ohio BWC Library creates a monthly ‘Safety Update’ . Below is the August edition.
Safety Advisory: MSA Green Colored V-Gard® Protective Caps
MSA is issuing this Safety Advisory to inform you that MSA has received field reports that some green colored MSA V-Gard Protective Caps are cracking. The cracking occurs at the top of the cap, and is not caused by an impact to the cap. MSA has confirmed that the cause of the cracking is limited to green colored, medium size MSA V-Gard Protective Caps and that corrections have been made to prevent recurrence.
MSA Nuevo WrapTM Eyewear Recall
This Safety Notice is issued to inform you that MSA recently received a report from CSA that samples of our Nuevo Wrap Safety Glasses did not pass CSA side impact testing. These samples were tested as part of routine CSA oversight of the manufacturer.
MSA has investigated and determined that Nuevo Wrap Safety Glasses shipped by MSA from October 17, 2017 through April 16, 2018 are affected.
These affected glasses may not withstand aside impact force of the magnitude required for CSA certification.
Please note that the Nuevo Wrap Safety Glass samples tested by CSA passed all other test requirements, including front impact.
OSHA Update-Howie Eberts 4/25/18 Presentation
Howie Eberts presented an OSHA Update at the CAK Safety Council meeting on April 25th opening with the question, “Why Work Safely?”
OSHA’s Continuing Mission is “Unfinished Business” . Did you know more than 4,000 Americans die from workplace injuries every year? Or that more than 3 million workers suffer a serious non fatal injury or illness annually?
Click the link below for the full presentation
CAK Safety Council Award Winners
Congratulations to all the CAK Safety Council member employers who received a recognition award at the April 25th meeting.
Award categories are:
Group-Employers with the lowest incident rate
100%-Employers that work the entire calendar year without an injury or illness resulting in a day away from work
Achievement-Employers that decrease their incident rate by at least 25% from the previous year
Special-Employers who accumulate at least 500,000 hours and at least six months without an injury or illness resulting in a day away from work
