Workplace Ergonomics
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Ergonomics has been a widely discussed topic among safety professionals for numerous years. In some workplaces employees struggle daily with pain and discomfort caused by the lack of a proper fit between the worker and the task they need to perform. Because cumulative trauma injuries are typically difficult to treat and require lengthy recuperative periods, developing and implementing an effective ergonomics program represent an opportunity for organizations to improve worker safety, reduce injuries, and significantly reduce costs.
This presentation will focus on developing proactive ergonomic programs that discover problem areas and tasks before the symptoms even begin, allowing the task to be re-designed before injuries occur. While the bulk of the presentation will focus on industrial and construction related injuries, the office environment is also an area where organizations can apply the same principles to reduce cumulative trauma injures in an effective manner.
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Learning Objectives:
- Understand the basic concepts of ergonomics with regard to the worker-task equation and the four main risk factors for ergonomic injuries.
- Recognize basic evaluative and identification tools that can be used in the workplace to identify those tasks and jobs that place workers at a greater risk for injury.
- Develop basic engineering and administrative tactics that can help reduce the injury potential for those tasks have been identified as having the potential to cause cumulative trauma injuries.
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Who Should Attend?
- HR Managers
- HR Directors
- HR Professionals
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Presented by:
 Pamela Ferrante
President
JC Safety & Environmental, Inc.
Pamela Ferrante is the President of JC Safety & Environmental, Inc., a health and safety consulting firm with an office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She holds both the CSP and CHMM designations. Her company specializes in a broad array of safety compliance and consulting services.
Pam is a regular presenter at safety-related conferences and regularly provides webinars for a variety of organizations. Her most recent presentations have included the ASSE PDC in Las Vegas, Nevada in June 2008 and the AIHce in Minneapolis in June 2008. She has also recently done webinars on Risk and Crisis Communication, Re-energizing Safety Committees and Safety Incentive Programs.
Pam is a Professional Member of ASSE and has been active in the Western Pennsylvania Chapter for three years, serving as President for the 2006-2007 Chapter year. She is also the Newsletter Editor of the Consultants Practice Specialty for ASSE. She is also a Full member of AIHA and a Master Level Member of the ACHMM.
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*CD Only - $199
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