Recent legislation (House Bill 420, Government Accountability and Transparency,) requires us to publish information about those who receive awards through our SafetyGRANTS$ program. At the bottom of this page, you'll find a link to a list of those recipients, including the name of the recipient, the type of award and the amount. Here is some additional information about the two types of grants organizations can receive from BWC.

Safety intervention grant
The Safety Intervention Grant$ Program is available to any Ohio state-fund or public employer who wishes to purchase equipment or other materials to substantially reduce or eliminate injuries and illnesses associated with a particular task or operation. To participate in the program an employer must have a minimum of one claim filed for the task or operation affected by the intervention within two years preceding the grant application. And the employer must maintain active workers’ compensation coverage.

With the safety intervention grant, private and public employers are eligible for a 4-to-1 matching grant, up to a maximum of $40,000, meaning a total of $50,000 — $10,000 from the employer and $40,000 from BWC. The employer will benefit through a substantial reduction or elimination of workplace injuries and illnesses, and their related costs.

Drug-Free Workplace Program (DFWP) and Drug-Free EZ (DF-EZ) grant
DFWP and DF-EZ participants can use their grant money to help meet only those drug-free requirements listed below.

• Employee education - actual cost up to a maximum of $150 per hour:
  two hours for DFWP, one hour for DF-EZ. Annual refresher covered;
• Supervisor training - actual cost up to a maximum of $150 per hour:
  four hours initially, two-hour refresher for DFWP, two hours initially, one-hour refresher for DF-EZ;
• Employee education (Train-the-trainer) - Actual cost up to a maximum of $150 per hour:
  up to four hours for DFWP, three hours for DF-EZ.

Grant recipient list (FY 2009 – July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009)