August News and Updates

A Network to Educate, Empower and Prevent




Our Mission: To promote well being and injury prevention by offering informational and educational opportunities to both the private and public sectors within the community.


In cooperation with the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC)

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This Month's Program

Safety Council Meeting

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Our Lady of the Cedars

507 S. Cleveland Massillon Rd. Fairlawn, OH 44333

Registration, networking and lunch begin at 11:30

Meeting begins at noon

Cost $25.00

Life Safety, Color and Means of Egress





featuring




David C. Tabar


 Innovative Safety Solutions Director

ShieldMark Inc. (Mighty Line® Tape)

Join us for a discussion on the significance of Exit Access within the framework of the NFPA 101's Life Safety Code. You will learn:


What is Life Safety?

  • What is a Life Safety System?
  • What is a Life Safety Evaluation?

 

The NFPA 101 Life Safety Code®

  • Origins & History
  • Changes to the 2024 ed. Life Safety Code®
  • ICC Code Family: Fire & Building Codes

 

Real-World Life Safety Risks

  • Residential
  • Buildings
  • Events
  • Transportation

 

COLOR and Life-Safety

  • OSHA Safety Color Requirements
  • ANSI Standards for Safety Colors
  • ISO Standards for Safety Colors

 

Means of Egress

  • NFPA 101 Life Safety Code®
  • Means of Egress Components
  • Evaluations / Assessments
  • Security Considerations

 

Tying it All Together Life Safety, Color & Means of Egress

 

Dave Tabar recently joined ShieldMark Inc. as Innovative Safety Solutions Director. ShieldMark Inc. manufactures and distributes Mighty Line® floor tape and signs, whose industrial floor tapes are known widely as “The Most Durable Tape.”


Dave retired several years ago as Global Director of Safety for The Sherwin-Williams Company, headquartered in Cleveland where he worked for 33 years. Dave’s managerial and technical expertise includes occupational safety & health, process safety management, industrial fire protection, life-safety, chemical safety & security, product/packaging safety, insurance, regulatory compliance, and legal support. Prior to Sherwin-Williams he worked as an Industrial Safety Consultant for the Industrial Commission of Ohio, Division of Safety & Hygiene. Dave holds a B.A. in Psychology and an MBA in Systems Management from Baldwin-Wallace College. He earned his CSP early in his career.


In one project at Sherwin-Williams, Dave worked to brainstorm, develop, fund and implement a global operational risk control system known as Project MIRA involving management of change, incident management, risk analysis and audit management, with enterprise action tracking. Dave was also responsible for leading Sherwin-Williams’ Chemical Facility Anti-terrorism efforts, developing a new chemical tracking database, and providing public testimony on Capitol Hill on behalf of the coatings industry. He also led many investigations throughout his career.


Dave is a prior Technical Committee Member on NFPA 30 Flammable & Combustible Liquids Code (Containers and Portable Tanks), NFPA 30B Aerosol Products Code, and the NFPA 101 Life Safety Code (Industrial and Mercantile) Committees. He presently sits as a Special Expert on NFPA 140, Standard on Motion Picture and Television Production. Dave has led numerous national and internationally-recognized fire research projects for storage and protection of flammable liquids involving both large and small-scale fire research at FMGlobal, UL, and Southwest Research Institute. He previously chaired the AIChE’s Center for Chemical Process Safety’s publication titled Guidelines for Safe Warehousing of Chemicals



Dave is a long-time Ohio resident who enjoys people, travel, manufacturing, and business management systems. He is also an avid music composer and producer, having recently produced a short rock opera that was performed at the Cleveland Public Theatre in 2023. His record label is Blackpool Records® and his performing band is known as Stellarworld®.

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August Sponsor

Identification and Signage Solutions for Any Industry



Glavin ID is a Solon based family-owned manufacturer of Safety & Facility Signage, as well as a distributor of the following:

 

Brady safety printers and consumables. Brady LOTO products, software, and services


Mighty Line floor tapes and graphics


Cari's Safety Corner

Cari Gray is an Industrial Safety Consultant Specialist with the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation (BWC).

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Upcoming SCSC Training Events

CPR


When: August 20, 2024 - 8:30 am - 2:00 pm


Where: Our Lady of the Cedars


Cost: $50.00 (includes lunch)


ASHI Certified Class includes CPR, First Aid, AED, Bloodborne Pathogen Training and Stop the Bleed Certification. Instructed by Shull Medical Educators.


Qualifies for Safety Council Rebate Program Credit

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Active Shooter Response and Stop the Bleed Training


When: September 5, 2024 - 8:00 am to 11:30 am


Where: Our Lady of the Cedars


Cost: $15.00 (includes breakfast)


Learn strategies to survive an active shooter situation and how to control bleeding in a severely injured person. Presented by Akron City Police and Cleveland Clinic.


Qualifies for Safety Council Rebate program Credit

Register

CPR


When: October 21, 2024 - 8:30 am - 2:00 pm


Where: Our Lady of the Cedars


Cost: $50.00 (includes lunch)


ASHI Certified Class includes CPR, First Aid, AED, Bloodborne Pathogen Training and Stop the Bleed Certification. Instructed by Shull Medical Educators.


Qualifies for Safety Council Rebate Program Credit

Register

Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) News

BWC Relaunches the Safety Intervention Grant


The Safety Intervention Grant Program (SIG) is now accepting applications! Employers can complete their application and their reporting requirements online.

The SIG program provides 3-to-1 matching funds up to $40,000 for state fund private and public employers. The funds are available to purchase equipment to substantially reduce or eliminate injuries and illness associated with a particular task or operation. 


Substance Use Recovery and Workplace Safety Program


Through the Substance Use Recovery and Workplace Safety Program (SURWSP), eligible employers will be reimbursed for qualifying expenses related to implementing, operating and maintaining a drug-free workplace program.


Resources and Class Information

As part of the annual regular schedule BWC will offer a selection of instructor-led classes to be taught virtually. Both in-person and virtual classes will be scheduled. Instructor-led Virtual Training Classes (VTCs) will be provided the same BWC program credits as their in-person classroom counterparts.


Virtual Training Classes July 2024 - December 2024


Monthly Learning - August, 2024

Includes In-person Classes, Webinars, Virtual Training Classes and Online eCourses


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July Highlights

Advertising Sponsorships

As a forum for workplace health and safety, Summit County Safety Council is offering opportunities for your company to showcase your product/services in front of approximately 150 people in the Health, Safety, Environmental and HR Fields during a monthly safety council meeting in the upcoming program year (7/1/24 to 6/30/25). 


Advertising opportunities include:

  • E-newsletter ad for the month of sponsorship (sent the beginning of the month to approx. 700 contacts)
  • Logo on meeting reminder (sent two days prior to meeting)
  • Name and Link from our events page to sponsor's website for one month prior to meeting
  • Commercial speaking time up to 5 minutes during opening of the meeting
  • Display table at meeting for promotional materials, brochures, signage
  • Up to two paid lunches for sponsored meeting


Criteria:

  • The service or products your company provides must have some degree of relevance or be aligned with our objectives.
  • Newsletter ad info such as logo, tagline, contact information, call to action statement, etc. must be submitted by the 29th day of the month prior to the month of sponsorship.
  • Limit to one event per year.
  • We have a no-soliciting policy and cannot provide our membership contact information. However, a membership roster can be found on our website.


Cost:

$200.00


Interested in sponsoring a meeting? Have questions or need more information? Call Sally Cox at 330-806-1676 or email summitcountysafetycouncil@gmail.com.

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