For more information, call 1.800.OHIOBWC.
To register for a class online follow directions listed below.

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.

Avoiding Back Trauma

Getting Started with Safety

Industrial Hygiene Overview

Ladder/Stairway Safety

Preventing Cuts and Lacerations

Preventing Slips/Trips/Falls

Machine Guarding Basics 0.5

Measuring Safety Performance 1.0

NFPA 70E and You: Insight and Implementation 1.0

Nonviolent Strategies for Caregivers 1.0

OSHA Recordkeeping 1.0

Personal Protective Equipment Selection Criteria 0.5

Powered Industrial Trucks: Developing a Training Program 1.0

Public Employers: Injury, Illness, Needlestick Recordkeeping 1.0

Respiratory Protection 2.5

Restaurant and Food Service Safety 1.0

Safety and Ergonomics for Extended-care Facilities 1.0

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

Safety Works for Industry Module 5 0.5

Safety Works for Industry Module 6 0.5

10-Step Business Plan 0.5

Train the Trainer 1.5

Trenching and Excavation 3.0

Violence in the Workplace 0.5

Wellness in the Workplace 0.8

Wellness in the Workplace - Half-day workshop 0.5

Accident Analysis 1.0

Advanced Ratemaking 0.5

Basic Construction Safety 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

Effective Safety Teams - Half-day workshop 0.5

Electrical Hazard Recognition and Abatement 3.5

Electrical Safety Audits 2.0

Emergency Preparedness Planning half-day workshop 0.5

Enhancing Safety Through a Drug-free Workplace 0.5

Ergonomics Applied 3.0

Ergonomics: Basic Principles 1.0

Ergonomics: Developing an Effective Process 1.0

Fall Hazards In Construction and Maintenance 2.0

First Aid in the Workplace 1.0

Fundamentals of an Effective Safety and Health Program 2.0

Hazard Communication 1.5

Hazardous Waste Operations and

Emergency Response Awareness 0.8

Hazardous Waste Operations and

Emergency Response Refresher 1.0

Hazardous Waste Operations and

Emergency Response Technician 3.0

How Methamphetamines Affect the Workplace 0.5

Indoor Air Quality for Non-industrial Environments 2.0

Industrial Hygiene Calibration and Sampling 1.0

Job Safety Analysis 1.0

Laboratory Safety 1.0

Lockout/Tagout and Safety-related Work Practices 0.5

How 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 results

will 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

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.

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

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

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

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.