4123-17-56.3 Industry-specific safety program.

 

 

 

4123-17-56.3               Industry safety discount.

 

 

 

(A)Definitions.

 

(1)"Eligibility determination year" means the last full policy year for which payroll information is available.

 

(2)"Program year" means the policy year in which the employer seeks to obtain the industry safety discount.

 

(3) "Loss prevention activities" means any of the following:

 

(a) Industry-specific safety classes prescribed by the division of safety and hygiene;

 

(b) Individual safety consulting with staff from the division of safety and hygiene or a sponsor approved by the division of safety and hygiene to conduct such consulting, and

 

(c) The division of safety and hygiene's annual safety congress.

 

(B)An employer may be eligible for an industry safety discount if:

 

(1)The employer completes a safety risk assessment prescribed by the division of safety and hygiene and provides any follow-up data requested by the division, and

 

(2) The employer completes loss prevention activities as follows:

 

(a) If the employer reports payroll less than or equal to one hundred thousand dollars in the initial eligibility determination year, the employer participates in any one loss prevention activity;

 

(b) If the employer reports payroll greater than one hundred thousand dollars and less than or equal to three hundred thousand dollars in the initial eligibility determination year, the employer participates in any two loss prevention activities;

 

(c) If the employer reports payroll greater than three hundred thousand dollars in the initial eligibility determination year, the employer participates in an individual safety consult with staff from the division of safety and hygiene or a sponsor approved by the division of safety and hygiene to conduct such consulting, and any two additional loss prevention activities.

 

In determining the requirements under this section for new employers without a full year of recorded premium, the bureau may calculate and use the employer's expected premium.

 

 

(3) Completion of the requirements of this section shall be determined by the division of safety and hygiene.

(C)Eligibility requirements.

(1) To receive the industry safety discount under this rule, the employer must meet the following criteria at the start of each program year:

(a) The employer must be current with respect to all payments due the bureau, as defined in paragraph (A)(3) of rule 4123-17-14 of the Administrative Code;

(b) The employer must be current on the payment schedule of any part-pay agreement into which it has entered for payment of premiums or assessment obligations;

(c) The employer must not have cumulative lapses in workers' compensation coverage in excess of forty days within the prior twelve months.

(2) An employer shall not be eligible to receive the industry safety discount under this rule if:

(a) The employer reports zero payroll;

(b) The employer is a state agency.

(3) After the first program year in which an employer receives the industry safety discount, the employer may receive the discount in subsequent years if the employer meets the following requirements:

(a) A If the employer reports payroll less than or equal to one hundred thousand dollars in the applicable eligibility determination year, the employer participates in any one loss prevention activity;

(b) If the employer reports payroll greater than one hundred thousand dollars and less than or equal to three hundred thousand dollars in the applicable eligibility determination year, the employer participates in any two loss prevention activities;

(c) If the employer reports payroll greater than three hundred thousand dollars in the initial eligibility determination year, the employer participates an on-site safety consulting with staff from the division of safety and hygiene or a sponsor approved by the division of safety and hygiene to conduct such consulting, and any two additional loss prevention activities.

(D)Calculation of discount.

The performance bonus shall be equal to the amount identified in the appendix to rule 4123- 17-75 of the Administrative Code times the employer's pure premium costs during the program year.

Effective:

WITHDRAWN ELECTRONICALLY

Certification

05/01/2012
Date
Promulgated Under:	111.15
Statutory Authority:	4121.12, 4121.121
Rule Amplifies:	4123.29, 4123.34