Ohio employers receive workplace safety grants
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Equipment to help remove toxic fumes and apparatus to help with manual, repetitive lifting are among new purchases for 38 employers in Ohio set to receive a total of $945,000 in safety grants from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, the BWC announced Friday.
BWC’s Safety Intervention Grant program matches an employer’s investment 3-to-1, up to a maximum of $40,000 to purchase equipment designed to substantially reduce or eliminate workplace injuries and illnesses, according to a statement.
The latest grant recipients represent 31 counties statewide and range from $10,000 to $40,000 for each grant.
“With equipment purchases, these employers can prevent injuries to their workers and reduce workers’ compensation costs,” Abe Al-Tarawneh, superintendent of BWC’s division of safety and hygiene, said in the statement. “Safety improvements in the workplace help return more workers home safely each day.”
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