Attend one of the more than 60 occupational safety, health and ergonomics courses offered by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Division of Safety & Hygiene. Classes are held throughout the state as well as online. The division offers courses at no extra cost to Ohio employers with active workers’ compensation policies.
For more information, call 1.800.OHIOBWC.
Online courses
Avoiding Back Trauma
Getting Started with Safety
Industrial Hygiene Overview
Ladder/Stairway Safety
Preventing Cuts and Lacerations
Preventing Slips/Trips/Falls
Course Day (s)
Accident Analysis 1.0
Advanced Ratemaking 0.5
Asthma! Is Your Company at Risk? 1.0
Basic Construction Safety (OSHA 30) 4.5
Behavior-based Safety Systems 1.0
Bloodborne Pathogens 0.5
Confined Space Assessment and Work 1.5
Controlling Costs through Claims Management 1.0
Controlling Workers’ Compensation Costs 1.0
Effective Safety Teams 1.0
Electrical Hazard Recognition and Abatement 3.5
Emergency Preparedness Planning 1.0
Employee Safety for Staffing Companies/PEOs 0.5
Enhancing Safety through a Drug-free Workplace 0.5
First Aid in the Workplace 1.0
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency
Response Awareness 0.8
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency
Response Operations 2.0
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency
Response Refresher 1.0
Industrial Hygiene Calibration and Sampling 1.0
Got Mold? 1.0
Fundamentals of an Effective Safety and Health Program 2.0
Job Safety Analysis 1.0
Laboratory Safety 1.0
Lockout/Tagout and Safety-related Work Practices 0.5
Mechanical Power Press 2.0
NFPA 70E and You: Insight and Implementation 1.0
Nonviolent Strategies for Caregivers and Other Staff
Working Directly with the Public 1.0
OSHA Recordkeeping 1.0
Powered Industrial Trucks: Developing a Training Program 1.0
Respiratory Protection 2.5
Safety and Ergonomics for Extended-care Facilities 1.0
Safety Fundamentals Examination (ASP) Review 3.0
Safety Works for Industry Module 1 0.5
Safety Works for Industry Module 2 0.5
Safety Works for Industry Module 3 0.5
Safety Works for Industry Module 4 0.5
Train the Trainer 1.5
Trenching and Excavation 3.0
Violence in the Workplace 0.5
Wellness in the Workplace 1.0
How to enroll in a class
To enroll in a class:
1. Go to www.bwclearningcenter.com;
2. If this is your first visit, please click on First Visit and complete the requested information. If you do not know your BWC policy number, please ask your company’s Human Resource person;
3. On the home page, click on Learning Center;
4. Click on Course Information & Enrollment;
5. Search by keyword, entering a word(s) that is closely related to the desired course. Click Search. The resultswill appear in the lower left corner of the screen. If it is difficult to see, consider changing the size of your screen display (directions below for “maximum visibility”);
6. Locate the desired course and click on the information icon;
7. In the lower right section of the screen, locate the date/ location of your choice. Click Enroll;
8. If you have given an e-mail address, you will receive an e-mail confirming your enrollment. If you have no e-mail address, you will receive a fax or letter.
9. Once you are enrolled, you can view your list of selected classes (and cancel, if needed) in the Personal Learning Center, which is located on the left side of the home page;
10. For assistance, please call 1-800-OHIOBWC.
How to update a profile
To update your own user information in BWC Learning Center:
1. Go to www.bwclearningcenter.com;
2. Click on User Information Center;
3. Click on Student Records;
4. Click on Update Profile;
5. Edit as needed. Click Submit.
To change your screen display size:
For maximum visibility
1. From the START icon, select Settings;
2. Select Control Panel;
3. Select Display, then the Settings tab;
4. In the Screen Area, move the gauge to 1024 x 768 pixels.
How to cancel a class
To cancel a class:
1. Go to www.bwclearningcenter.com;
2. On the left side of the home page, select Personal learning Center;
3. Locate the class;
4. Click on Cancel.
How to find directions
To find addresses, directions or maps to training facilities:
1. Go to www.bwclearningcenter.com;
2. Click on User Information Center;
3. Click on Facilities & Training Locations;
4. Locate the desired facility. Click on the information icon;
5. Directions are displayed in the lower right section of the screen.
How to print certificates
To print a certificate for a class you have completed:
1. Go to www.bwclearningcenter.com;
2. On the left side of the home page, click on Personal Learning Center;
3. Click on the Transcript tab;
4. Locate the course you have completed, click on certificate;
5. Print it.