Members in the Wooster Area Safety Council are able to participate in the BWC Safety Campaign. Companies with the highest safety records during the year are honored at an annual awards luncheon. Member companies are divided into groups according to business classifications, hazards of their operation and/or according to the number of employee hours worked. Companies submit a semi-annual report based on the Recordkeeping Requirements under the Occupational Safety & Health Act of 1970.
The Division of Safety & Hygiene presents certificates of awards to qualifying companies in the following categories:
• Group Award - to the company with the lowest incident rate in each group.
• 100% Award - to the company that works the entire year without a lost-time injury or illness.
• Achievement Award - to the company that decreases its incident rate by at least 25% from the previous year.
• Special Award - to each company that accumulates at least 500,000 hours and at least six months without a lost-time injury.
