For immediate release: January 31, 2013

Ohio Safety Congress & Expo registration now open

Prevention & Care - Working Together

COLUMBUS - Registration is now open for the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) 2013 Safety Congress and Expo (OSC13), the largest and longest-running occupational safety, health and workers' compensation conference in Ohio. The free, annual event takes place April 9 - 11 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center and registration is available online at ohiobwc.com.

"The theme for Safety Congress this year is prevention and care, which encompass everything we do at BWC. Working together, the two concepts ensure we are creating safer workplaces to reduce accidents and getting injured workers healthy and back on the job more quickly when accidents do happen, said BWC Administrator/CEO Steve Buehrer. "We look forward to again hosting a crowd of more than 5,000 for networking and prevention and care training."

Safety Congress features informative general sessions with nationally recognized experts, demonstrations and full-day workshops covering the latest safety and health information and best practices. OSC13 offers 150 educational sessions and an Expo Marketplace with more than 200 exhibitors offering safety services, industrial supplies, and safety equipment and gear.

Professionals from any of the fields below should consider attending the 2013 Ohio Safety Congress & Expo:

• Company owners, presidents and chief executive officers
• Safety, health and risk managers
• Human resource directors
• Workers' compensation managers and directors
• Health care and wellness personnel
• Paralegals and attorneys
• Ergonomists
• Industrial hygienists

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