Safety Roundup: BWC’s True-Up Period Starts July 1

• As employers transition to the post-pandemic workplace, experts say businesses that were very clear in communicating why they were implementing actions to protect against the spread of COVID-19 were well-received by employees.
• The FDA’s panel of independent vaccine experts has voted to recommend new COVID-19 shots that target the Omicron variant this fall, when public health officials are expecting a new wave of infections.
• A coalition of state attorneys general has submitted a letter not only supporting OSHA’s proposed injury and illness reporting rule, but pushing for it to be expanded even further. Here’s analysis from OMA Connections Partner Fisher Phillips.
• OSHA has begun its rulemaking to revise standards for occupational exposure to lead.
• Beginning July 1, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will require employers to reconcile their actual payroll for the prior policy year, as well as true-up any differences in premium paid. Here are details.
• As a reminder, private employers that pay their entire estimated annual BWC premium for the new policy year by July 1 will receive a 2% discount.

Finally, with U.S. employers spending more than $1 billion a week on workers’ compensation costs (for non-fatal injuries), EHS Today has published these seven safety initiatives to implement at your workplace. 6/29/2022