 STARK COUNTY SAFETY COUNCIL ANNOUNCES PHOTO CONTEST WINNER
Safety Council’s first ever photo contest. The contest challenged everyone with a passion for photography to capture an image of workplace safety and health and share it with the Stark County Safety Council. Congratulations to R. G. Smith for submitting the winning photo! BWC judges Robin Watson and Steve Hanna selected the winning photograph. The winning photograph is a great captured moment that tells a powerful story of workplace safety. All three of the individuals in the picture are wearing safety glasses and hard hats. The individual at the top of the photo is tied off and wearing a harness to comply with fall protection requirements. The individual on the ladder is also wearing fall protection and can safely and quickly respond if his assistance is needed. Congratulations to R. G. Smith on submitting the winning photo and on implementing safe work practices. It is also fitting that a photo depicting compliance with fall protection standards was chosen as the winner because OSHA recently announced that failure to comply with fall protection is the most frequent OSHA citation. Contact Jacqueline Bollas Caldwell at 330-244-2864 or at jcaldwell@kwgd.com with any questions regarding the contest. |
| BREWSTER DAIRY WINS BWC SHARP AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SAFETY EFFORTS
The Ohio Bureau of Worker’s Compensation (BWC) has recognized long time Stark County cheese manufacturer Brewster Dairy for its commitment to protecting its workforce. The company received the distinctive recognition of SHARP (Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program) status by the OSHA On-Site Consultation Program, administered by the Ohio BWC. The BWC’s OSHA On-Site Consultation Program worked with Brewster Dairy employees and management over the last 18 months to make their facilities safer. The work included modifying and replacing hazardous work processes with safer procedures. Brewster Dairy has worked with the OSHA On-Site Consultation Program since 2005 and has made several changes to its corporate culture to emphasize employee safety and health with the goal of keeping workers safe, reducing claims and lowering workers’ compensation claims and associated premiums. Doug Linhart, Safety Director for the Brewster Dairy said, “Our expectation is for all employees, vendors and contractors to perform daily duties in such a way as to insure that all employees return home safe. We as Management must provide them with the proper tools and training to meet this expectation. “ To that end, they have also developed a new Safety Slogan: “Working together toward a common goal…that everyone return home safe” and incorporated it into a new logo design.
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