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Expo Exhibit Hall Spotlight

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To whet your appetite, we figured we’d give you all a sneak peek into the exhibit hall at the upcoming 2018 Portage County Workplace Health & Safety Expo at Maplewood Career Center in Ravenna on Friday, June 22, 2018, 8am-3pm.

Highlights:

  • Free health screenings by University Hospitals Portage Medical Center!
  • Safety Feud competition by Swift First Aid!
  • 25 vendors – each bringing a door prize!
  • Indoor & Outdoor exhibits!
  • Includes lunch & refreshments!

Click here for more info or to register today!

Click here to listen to the Expo Breakout Sessions Preview.

Outdoor Exhibits:

  1. County Fire Protection’s Interactive Fire Protection Mobile Training Center
  2. Mobile Hearing Unit by Corporate Health Testing & Safety Services
  3. Hazardous Materials (HazMat) Monitoring Vehicle by The Portage County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management & LEPC
  4. Engines display by eNGines-LPG

Indoor Exhibit Hall Vendors: Sponsors are linked below.

  1. 1-888-OhioComp
  2. Air Gas
  3. BrightGuy, Inc.
  4. Corporate Health Testing & Safety Services
  5. COSTCO (Boston Heights)
  6. County Fire Protection
  7. eNGines-LPG
  8. Fallsway Equipment Co
  9. GVS Safety Supplies, Inc.
  10. Hess Print Solutions
  11. Portage County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)
  12. Massillon Plaque Company
  13. Mental Health & Recovery Board
  14. Metis Construction
  15. Nesco Resource
  16. Ohio BWC
  17. Ohio Hearing Conservation
  18. Portage County Combined Health District
  19. SACS Consulting
  20. Sequoia Wellness
  21. Swift First Aid
  22. The Handel Company
  23. University Hospitals Portage Medical Center
  24. US Safety Gear
  25. Ving!, LLC

May 2018 Newsletter

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Welcome to the 6th edition of our new monthly newsletter!

Our goal for the newsletter is to connect our members to relevant safety resources, all linked together in one convenient location every month. We hope you find this resource useful and valuable!

Please share with your colleagues!

2018 PORTAGE COUNTY WORKPLACE HEALTH & SAFETY EXPO:

*Registration is now open! Click here for the registration form.

  • 16 safety related breakout courses! Based on 4 tracks (Construction, Industrial, Electrical, & Health) there’s something for everyone! Follow the link for more info on courses & speakers.
  • Free health screenings by University Hospitals!
  • Exhibit Hall filled with local vendors & prize drawings!
  • Outdoor exhibits from Engines-LPG, County Fire Protection, and the Portage County LEPC!
  • Safety Feud game by Swift First Aid!
  • Qualifies for 1 Safety Council attendance/CEO credit for PCSC members or 1 external training credit for members of other councils!
  • $10 off registration if paid for by June 8, 2018! Registration fee is $30 by 6/8, $40 after 6/8.
  • Includes Lunch! Every attendee will receive a boxed lunch.  Coffee, water, & breakfast pastries will be available in the morning.
  • Click here to listen to the expo podcast announcement.

 

SAFETY RESOURCES:

  1. PCSC Podcasts: Click here to listen on iTunes. Click here to listen on Google Play.
  2. May “Stand-Down” to Prevent Falls Challenge safety info & resource links.
  3. May’s Safety Update from the Ohio BWC Library. Each edition provides up-to-date news & safety information.
  4. Tornado Safety: May 2018 Safety & Hygiene Corner by Ohio BWC safety consultants.
  5. Lightning Safety When Working Outdoors. This is FactSheet provided by OSHA.
  6. Brad Hurtig stayed over last week to record a post-luncheon podcast with us! Click here to listen today!

 

PCSC NEWS:

 

PROGRAM/REBATE UPDATES:

  • BWC Updates: These are the power points presented by BWC Representative Nic Coia at our monthly meetings.
  • Monthly Meeting Power Points. We post them on our website after the presenters send them to us and give us permission to publish. If the speaker provides additional info, we’ll post it there as well.
  • External Training Credit Opportunities: We post them on our blog as outside organizations send them to us. A maximum of 2 external training credits are allowed per program year to help members earn the 10 minimum attendance credits required by the rebate. Please Note: ETC certificates of completion must be submitted by June 30 every year in order to qualify.
  • Rebate Participation Spreadsheet. Rebate eligible members can review how close they are to fulfilling the minimum rebate eligibility requirements by reviewing the Participation Spreadsheet which is typically updated on a monthly basis.

Annual Membership Renewal Notice

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Hello PCSC Members:

It’s time to renew again!

We’re thankful for all the good things that came and happened this year but we look forward to an even better upcoming year at the PCSC!

The new program year (FY19) begins on July 1, 2018. The deadline to enroll or renew to be eligible for the FY19 rebate is July 31, 2018.

  • All previous Annual Prepaid Lunch Packages will end on our last monthly meeting of FY18 which is Thursday, June 14, 2018.
  • Members who would like to purchase FY19 lunch packages should do so prior to the meeting on July 12, 2018.
  • We have updated our FY19 monthly meeting lunch policy. See attached memo for more info.

Click here for the FY19 Invoice.

Thank you for your continued participation in the Portage County Safety Council! We look forward to serving you in the upcoming program year. If you have any questions, please contact us at your convenience.