Membership Benefits
Who May Join?
The Appalachian Regional Safety Council is open to all companies, corporations, and individual employers in Ohio. Simply go to our New Member Enrollment page, complete a Ohio Safety Council Enrollment Form, then submit to Jessica Dodson-Pierce by either emailing it to arsc@perrycountyohio.net or fax it to (740) 342-1685.
Safety Council Goals--
To increase workplace goals and safety awareness
To provide an educational forum for businesses and industries, both public and private, interested in occupational safety
Promote greater interest in preventing occupational accidents and disease
To inform council members of new or revised safety and health techniques, products and/or services by providing quality occupational safety and health programs
To encourage positive networking among the members to enhance individual Business Safety Programs
Safety Council Rebate Eligibility Requirements--
Enroll or confirm enrollment with the Appalachian Regional Safety Council by July 31, 2023
New members are encouraged to enroll at any time of the year to benefit from the guest speakers. Just keep in mind you may not be eligible for the rebate until the following year, when you are able to attend the required amount of meetings.
Attend 10 regular meetings or events, at least 8 of the 10 meetings must be Safety Council meetings between July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024.
Attend all 10 in-person meetings
Attend 9 in-person meetings and 1 external training credit
Attend 8 in-person meetings and 2 external training credits
For more information on external training credits please visit our External Training Credit Guide page.
Guidelines for Meeting Attendance Credit--
Meeting credit shall be determined by the safety council sponsor for the arrival and departure of the employer attending.
Each employer must have at least one representative in attendance for each meeting to receive one meeting credit, multiple employees will still only count as one meeting credit.
An individual can only represent one policy number with their attendance at a safety council meeting or an external training event.
If a meeting or training event is as an example a two day event that will still only count as one credit.
If you are not enrolled in a safety council that you attend a meeting you will not receive credit for it.
Any safety council sponsored, or co-sponsored event will result in the safety council's members receiving credit.
Don't forget to sign in! If you do not print legibly and sign the sign in sheet, your company will not receive credit for attending.
Rebate limitations--
Self-insuring employers and state agencies are excluded from the rebate offer.
For a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) to qualify for the safety council rebate, the PEO and each of its individual client employers must fulfill all safety council rebate eligibility requirements in the local safety council in which they enroll. If all PEO clients fulfill all eligibility requirements, the PEO will receive the 3% participation rebate. If all individual clients of the PEO do not meet the safety council rebate eligibility requirements, no rebate will be extended.
To receive the rebate, employers must be current with respect to all payments due BWC. Employers may not have cumulative lapses in workers’ compensation coverage in excess of 40 days within the prior 12 months. Additionally, employers must have timely reported actual payroll for the preceding policy year and pay any premium due upon reconciliation of estimated premium and actual premium.
FY24 Program Rebate Fact Sheet
FY24 Program Rebate Flyer