BWC’s School Safety and Security Grant Program

1/15/2019

The BWC recently launched the School Safety and Security Grant (SSSG) Program to help Ohio employers ensure the safety of their staff when carrying out the instructional services they provide to children. The program is for eligible Ohio employers who wish to purchase equipment to substantially improve the safety and security of facilities and to reduce or eliminate injuries or illnesses associated with providing educational services to children. 

The SSSG Program is available only to Ohio employers that operate licensed preschool through 12th grade educational facilities. 

This is a 3-to-1 matching grant, which means employers receive $3 for every $1 they contribute. Employers may receive up to $40,000 for the duration of the SSSG Program to purchase equipment from the approved list of items:
 

• Employee safety interventions. 
  • Flooring/Floor coatings designed to reduce slip hazards.
  • Lightweight lunch tables that reduce lifting and handling hazards.
  • Motorized bleacher systems.
  • Safe food fryers.
  • Cutting/slicing equipment.
  • Floor cleaning machines.

 

• Incident response equipment. 
  • Equipment bags/backpacks stocked with trauma first aid supplies.
  • Two-way communication devices and software designed to directly interface with emergency responder radio systems.
  • School-wide panic alarm/panic button system.

 

• Building/grounds/transportation security. 
  • Interior and exterior security doors and mechanisms (e.g., panic bars or other fire code compliant door locking mechanisms, bullet proof glass, bullet resistant coating materials for existing glass).
  • Protective vehicle crash barriers in front of entrances.
  • Modifications of building/facility entrances to restrict access.
  • Secured keycard systems.
  • Metal detectors (fixed or portable).
  • Security cameras.
  • Emergency (police dispatch) call poles.

Click here to review eligibility criteria and apply on our SSSG Program webpage.

Source: Ohio BWC