Greene County Safety Council

A partnership of local businesses co-sponsored by Xenia Area Chamber of Commerce and Ohio BWC

Local businesses have a tool to help them create a safer work environment and save money on Workers’ Compensation premiums. In partnership with the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Division of Safety and Hygiene, the Xenia Area Chamber of Commerce, Beavercreek Chamber of Commerce, and Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Chamber of Commerce jointly hosted a meeting in May, 2007, to establish the feasibility of a Greene County Safety Council. As a result of that meeting, the Greene County Safety Council is now a reality and has been operating successfully for a year. Businesses do NOT have to be Chamber members to be part of the Safety Council. We have made every attempt to keep the Safety Council membership fees reasonable to encourage business involvement.

Greene County Safety Council Annual Membership Fees

    1   -   25 employees

FREE

  26   -   99 employees

     $ 50.00

100  - 199 employees

$100.00

200+         employees

$150.00

This fee does not include your monthly meeting expense of $12.

You can join anytime, but to receive your 2% discount for the current year, we must have processed your enrollment by July 31, 2008. It is possible to earn an additional 2% Performance Bonus by meeting certain requirements. Click here to download these requirements. Scroll down to bottom of page to download other forms.

Please share this information with other businesses.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE:

Wednesday, August 6, 2008: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Please RSVP no later than July 31, the Thursday prior to the meeting.

CHANGE OF VENUE: Athletes in Action Dining Room, 651 Taylor Dr., Xenia The AIA Dining Room is on The Legacy Center campus, and the breakfast will be catered by the Schindler Banquet Center. Attendees should park in the same parking lot as usual. Watch for signage outside the entrance to the Schindler Banquet Center that will direct you. It’s just a few steps away.

Ergonomics in the Workplace
Mary Ann Scarpelli, P.T., Hometown Urgent Care
What is ergonomics? Ergonomics is the science of fitting worksites to people. It focuses on designing workstations, tools and tasks with an eye toward safety, efficiency and comfort. Effective ergonomic design promotes comfort, reduces workplace injuries and increases job satisfaction and productivity. This presentation will help identify ergonomic risks as well as offer some basic solutions to help you reduce ergonomic "red flags" and start eliminating repetitive stress injuries.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Please RSVP no later than August 28, the Thursday prior to the meeting.

VENUE: Schindler Banquet Center, 1183 Tyndale Lane, Xenia (The Legacy Center Campus)

Defensive Driving
Stan Wilson, Safety Coordinator for Greene County
Learn the most common causes of truck-related collisions - and practical knowledge and techniques on how to avoid them. This presentation will walk you through how defensive driving courses for you employees can improve safety and why defensive driving techniques can help them avoid collisions and costly violations.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Please RSVP no later than September 25, the Thursday prior to the meeting.

VENUE: Schindler Banquet Center, 1183 Tyndale Lane, Xenia (The Legacy Center Campus)

Workplace Fire Safety (October is Fire Prevention Month)
Deputy Fire Chief Steve Pegram, Xenia Fire Division
Did you know according to The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) website, “Workplace fires and explosions killed 158 and injured more than 2,600 workers in 2005 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics”? This presentation will provide valuable information of fire-related injuries in all workplaces and what you should do to help prevent them.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Please RSVP no later than October 30, the Thursday prior to the meeting.

VENUE: Schindler Banquet Center, 1183 Tyndale Lane, Xenia (The Legacy Center Campus)

Worksite Wellness Programs
Julie Zeigler, VocWorks
Why Worksite Wellness? It affects your company’s bottom line many ways. Here are three key factors:
• Decreased health care costs
• Increased productivity and staff retention
• Better morale
Learn how a Worksite Wellness Program can offer education and activities that a worksite may do to promote healthy lifestyles to employees and their families.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Please RSVP no later than November 26, the Wednesday prior to the meeting.

VENUE: Schindler Banquet Center, 1183 Tyndale Lane, Xenia (The Legacy Center Campus)

Holiday Safety
Speaker TBD
Holidays are times we enjoy spending with family and friends. During this time, many of us decorate our homes and places of work to further cherish the holiday feeling with trees, signs, lights, and candles, go shopping and do a lot of traveling. This meeting is designed to discuss many types holiday hazards: Fire, shopping, driving and food hazards and how to avoid them.

These programs may be changed without notice.

Serving on the Greene County Safety Council Steering Committee:

Dave Wedderburn, Chair — Collett Propane, Inc.
Dave Price, Vice Chair — City of Xenia
Lisa Hale, Secretary/By-Laws Chair — Greene County
Barb Zajbel, Treasurer — Xenia Area Chamber of Commerce
Chris Hale, Program Chair — Xenia Foundry & Machine Co.
John Berbach — Morris Bean & Company
Pat Lawler — Phillips Companies
Craig Smith/Kim Rogers — Ohio BWC
Ed Stidham — Xenia Community Schools
Rick Williamson — Anderson-Williamson Insurance Agency

You are invited to attend the meetings and bring your friends that have businesses within Greene County. For more information or to make a reservation, call the Xenia Chamber office at 937-372-3591 or register in the Community Calendar on this website. Unless you have paid for a year of meetings in advance, the deadline for registration for meetings is the Thursday prior to the meeting date, which is the first Wednesday of every month.

Regular Meeting Schedule:
Date: 1st Wednesday of each month

NEW VENUE: Schindler Banquet Center, 1183 Tyndale Lane, Xenia

(located on The Legacy Center Campus)
Time: Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. — Meeting 8:00-9:00 a.m.

Menu includes a full breakfast, coffee, tea, and decaf.

Regular Meeting Expense: $12.00 if pre-registered, or $15.00 at the door. Please pre-register no later than the Thursday prior to the meeting. Register by locating the event on this web calendar, then scroll down and fill out the form.

To learn more, download the following items. They may be changed at a later date, but the basic information will remain the same: