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SDML Workers’ Compensation Fund Extends Grant Programs for the 2016 Year

For six years the SDML Workers’ Compensation Fund has offered two grant programs to its members. Because these grant programs promote safety, the SDML WC Fund Board of Trustees decided to offer both grant programs for the 2016 year on a first come first serve basis until the grant funds are exhausted.

The first grant is a partnership with Stryker EMS to assist our membership in purchasing a Stryker Power-PRO™ ambulance cot or a Stryker Stair-PRO® stair chair. The intent is to provide a safer workplace for the voluntary EMT’s, firefighters, police officers, and all local government employees that assist their ambulance services to provide emergency transfer of patients. Over the past six years the SDML WC Fund has awarded 50 grants to our members that total nearly $128,000. Congratulations to the 2015 grant recipients listed below:

Douglas Co Amb – Corsica Tabor Grant-Roberts Ambulance Vermillion Marshall Co Ambulance Watertown Midland Area EMS Yankton County EMS The second grant is in partnership with Stan Houston Equipment to assist members with the purchase of an ICS® Saw Package. The ICS® saw is very beneficial in reducing the risk of injury during activities that require the use of a chop saw, particularly to cut and repair broken water pipes in a confined space. Thirty-two grants that total $38,000 have been awarded to our members. Congratulation to the 32 grant recipients listed below:

Eligibility for these grants is very simple. The applicant must be a member of the SDML WC Fund as of the date of the grant application and in the year the grant is awarded. Also, the member must meet several selection criteria, including compliance with loss control safety recommendations. The complete list of selection criteria is outlined in the application.

The SDML Workers’ Compensation Fund has always stressed the importance of using safety equipment and following safety procedures. There are many components to a successful safety program, beginning with leadership direction and support, which then flows to the supervisors and employees. We look forward to more participation in these programs and the reduction of injuries to your employees.

These grant programs continue to be very popular so if you are considering applying for a grant, we encourage you to send your application ASAP because the grant funds are going fast.

If you have any questions or would like an application, please contact Brad Wilson, Ladene Bachtell or Gary Drewes at Insurance Benefits, Inc., 4901 S. Isabel Pl. #110, Sioux Falls, SD 57108, Phone: 800-233-9073 or Email: info@sdmlwcfund.com.

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