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12/28/20 WorkersCompensation.com Columbus, OH (WorkersCompensation.com) - Working with Ohio companies and nonprofits, the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation (BWC) is distributing 23 million face masks to Ohio s employers and workforce to weaken the spread of COVID-19. The second round of BWC s Protecting Ohio s Workforce – We ve Got You Covered initiative began in late November and is expected to continue through June 2021. It follows nearly 23 million masks that BWC shipped from May through October. “As Governor Mike DeWine reminds us, we all have a role in fighting this pandemic and protecting our fellow Ohioans,” said BWC Interim Administrator/CEO John Logue. “As a state agency focused on workplace safety, this is a natural extension of our mission and we re happy to do our part.” ....
Cleveland company turns to automation to supply Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation with protective masks Updated Dec 24, 2020; Facebook Share CLEVELAND, Ohio – A Cleveland startup company with about 20 workers is using automation to produce millions of protective masks for the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation to provide free to companies the agency insures. Buckeye Mask, headquartered near Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, churns out 40,000 masks a day on custom-made sewing machines, bought with loans from JobsOhio, the state’s economic development arm. The machines, supplied by Germany-based Duerkopp Adler, stitch each mask in six seconds and will enable Buckeye Mask to eventually produce 54,000 masks a day, company President Carla Macklin told ceveland.com and The Plain Dealer. ....