About the Knox County Safety Council
Knox County Safety Council is a program of the Ohio BWC, and is facilitated by the Knox County Chamber of Commerce.
The goal of the Knox County Safety Council is to increase safety awareness and promote greater interest in the prevention of occupational accidents and disease. Safety Council holds monthly meetings and featured speakers address issues of on-the-job safety.
Become a partner and "Reach New Levels In Safety Awareness"!
- Business Security
- Electrical Safety
- First-Aid in the Workplace
- Fire Safety
- Hearing Conservation
- OSHA/BWC Panel Discussion
- Plant Tours
- Lifting & Back Safety
- And More!
The Knox County Safety Council steering committee meets the first Tuesday of every month at 8:00 a.m. at Mid-Ohio Corporate Care. These volunteers plan and organize each monthly educational module.
This meeting is open to committee members only.
Interested in joining the committee? Contact the Chamber of Commerce at (740) 393-1111, or send an e-mail to Chamber@KnoxChamber.com.
Emily Marth, Chair, Knox County Commissioners
Brittany Murphy,Vice Chair, Knox Community Hospital
Jay Ramsey,Treasurer, SBC Recycling
Donna Baker, Secretary, Shannon Staffing
Ken Belcher, Ohio BWCGary Rohler, Ariel Corporation
Debbie Ruggles, Knox County Chamber of Commerce
Cliff Ruggles, Cliff's High Perfromance
Cyndi Wyatt, The Ohio Eastern Star Home
Gary Rohler, Ariel Corporation
Laura Smith, Ohio BWC
Each year the Safety Council holds annual awards. These awards are presented as a result of the semi-annual reports that are submitted to the Ohio BWC in January and July. The three separate awards that can be earned include: The Special Award, presented to each company that accumulates at least 500,000 hours and at least six months without a lost-time injury or illness; the Achievement Award, presented to each company that works the entire year without lost time due to injury or illness; and the Group Award, presented to the company with the lowest incident rate in each group. For this award, the groups are divided by manufacturing with less than 100 employees, manufacturing with more than 100 employees; construction, healthcare, service industries, and government.
Our Monthly Meeting
February 19, 2020
Will be at: The Glenn A. Gallagher Centre
Meet the new Safety Service Director for the City of Mount Vernon
Speaker: Rick Dzik
7:30 am to 9:00 am
RSVP by January 10th
Breakfast will be provided.
