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For immediate release: March 11, 2013 BWC discount plan rewards Ohio employers for focus on prevention and care Enrollment period for Destination: Excellence under way, ends April 30 COLUMBUS - Enrollment is under way for Destination: Excellence, a workers' compensation discount plan that rewards Ohio employers for helping prevent workplace injuries and getting those employees who are injured back to work. More than 100,000 employers have already chosen to participate in at least one of the seven programs that are part of the cafeteria-style plan, introduced by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) last year. These employers are expected to achieve an aggregate savings of $28-41 million. "In addition to our focus on low and stable rates, we have emphasized prevention and care to highlight the importance of workplace safety, and achieving the best possible outcomes for Ohioans who are injured on the job," said BWC Administrator/CEO Steve Buehrer. "Destination: Excellence recognizes the importance of both objectives by offering employers the opportunity to customize a risk management plan that helps them protect the health and well-being of their workers with safer workplaces and strong return-to-work programs." Destination: Excellence is designed to help Ohio employers focus on safety, accident prevention and return-to-work opportunities to bring injured workers back to work sooner. The plan offers a package of BWC programs that allow employers to customize their own risk-management plan and rewards their investments in accident prevention, cost control, and policy management. The BWC programs offered as part of Destination: Excellence include:
The deadline to apply for several components of the program is April 30 and the effective date is July 1. Employers can learn more by watching this brief presentation, ohiobwc.com,, or sending an email with questions. Follow BWC on Twitter. # # #
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