June 2023 Safety Articles from Sedgwick

Premium Installment & True-Up Reporting for Private Employers

Employers must pay premiums timely to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) to receive and maintain workers' compensation coverage.

Through the year, employers have been making premium installment payments based on estimated payroll.  As we near the conclusion of the 2022 policy year (July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023), BWC will be requiring all employers to reconcile (“true-up”) the payroll that was used to estimate their premium with their actual payroll for the policy year.  

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OSHA's National Emphasis Program - Fall Protection

On May 1, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced it began a National Emphasis Program (NEP) designed to prevent falls. Falls are among the most common causes of serious work-related injuries and deaths... Click here to read the full article.