BWC Announces March 31 Deadline for Safety Grant Applications

Ohio employers have until March 31 to apply for grants from the Bureau of Workers' Compensation to invest in workplace safety measures. Employers that miss that deadline must wait until July 1, the first day to apply for fiscal year 2021 funding under BWC’s safety grants program, the agency said in a statement. BWC offers $20 million a year in safety grants. As of Jan. 3, the bureau’s Division of Safety & Hygiene had approved 616 grant requests, with another 304 pending. The March 31 deadline applies to the following grants: Safety intervention. Employers working wit...