County starting safety training classes next week

Hill County will start hosting WorkSafe Champions’ classes for its employees starting next Wednesday in an attempt to lower the county’s unusually high workers’ compensation rates.

Hill County Safety Coordinator Sheri Williams, who’s spent the last few months setting up these classes and getting the county’s departments on board with it, said her goal in bringing these classes to the county is to improve its safety culture, prevent accidents and save taxpayers money.

The program is a safety education program under the Montana State Fund that offers classes to businesses and local governments t...