Schedule

March 9-12, 2009 - Oregon Convention Center - Portland, Oregon

3rd National Healthcare
Ergonomics Conference

HealthCare Ergonomics Conference
In partnership with GOSH 2009
HealthCare Ergonomics Conference Info >>

 

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Interest tracks

March 9: Pre-conference workshop descriptions
March 10: Session descriptions
March 11: Session descriptions
March 12: Post-conference workshop descriptions

Registration information is on the registration page.


 

Note: HCE = HealthCare Ergonomics Conference

Monday, March 9, 2009

9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (all workshops)

901: An Update on Industrial Hygiene Issues in Construction
902 HCE: Implementing Sustainable Ergonomics and SPH Programs
903 HCE: Tips and Tricks to Incorporate Safety and Efficiency into the Design of Healthcare Facilities
904 Advanced Fall Protection for Construction
905: Environmental Update for Safety Professionals
906: Building Blocks of Safety and Health Management
907: Workplace Wellness: Motivating Employees to Participate
908: The Organizational Scorecard and Performance Management
909: Combining Project Management and Participatory Ergonomics
910: HAZWOPER 8-Hour Refresher
911: Emergency Preparedness/Emergency Response
912: EverSafe Driving Program
913: Managing Change and Transition and Tools for Conscious Leadership
914: Excavation and Confined Space Safety
915: Safety Committee and Safety Meeting Basics


Tuesday, March 10, 2009

8:30-10:15 a.m.

1000: Opening and Keynote: A Journey on Shifting Sands


10:30 a.m.-noon

1001: Follow a Compass, Not a Map
1002: Health Issues in the Construction Industry
1003 HCE: Making the Business Case for Ergonomics and SPH Programs
1004 HCE: Understanding and Managing Ergonomic Risk in Hospital Support Services
1005: Legal Liability for the Construction Safety Professional
1006: Ergonomic Solutions in Construction
1007: Respirator Primer: Tools for Successful Program Management
1008: Selling Wellness to Management
1009: Reducing Injury Rates Through Hiring Practices and New Employee Orientation
1010: Techniques for Hazard Recognition for Construction, General Industry, and Office Workplaces
1011: Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
1012: Managing Safety for an Aging Workforce: Hope, Tactics, and Strategies
1013: Keeping Your Playground Safe
1015: The Training Process
1016: What to Expect From an Oregon OSHA Inspection
1017: How to Create a Quality Workplace Drug Program
1018: Situational Leadership for Improved Safety and Production
1019: ESH Cost Modeling


1:30-3 p.m.

1051: What You Do Now Can Hurt You Later
1052: Safety and the Bottom Line: A Public Entity Perspective
1053: Risk Management and Safety: Partners in Prevention
1054: Inspiring Safety Culture for High-Level Performance
1055: Track Safety: An Introduction to Working Safely on or Near Rail Systems
1056: Hearing and Noise — The Basics
1057: The Workplace and Aging: How to Consider and Maintain the Health of Workers as they Age Toward Retirement and Beyond
1058: Safety Committee/Safety Committee Meeting Adopted Rule Review: Everyone Must Do Something
1059: Prevention of Slips, Trips and Falls: A Systems Approach
1060: Doing Business in Oregon Under the Oregon Consumer Identity Theft Protection Act and Related Privacy Risks
1061: Preventing Sprains and Strains: Best Practices at Work
1062: OSSOA Roundtable
1063: Nurturing Effective Employer-Physician Partnerships (1:30-5 p.m.)
1064: Bridging the Generation Gap
1065: Regulatory Update
1066: Introduction to General and Hazardous Waste
1067 HCE: How Did They Do That? SPH Success Stories
1068: Collaborative Construction Planning: A Convergence of Sustainability, Lean Construction, and Safety in Design (1:30-5 p.m.)


3:30-5 p.m.

1069: Critical Issues Facing the Construction Safety Professional
1070 HCE: Therapists, Rehabilitation, and Safe Patient Handling
1071 HCE: Pilot Projects: Oregon’s SPH Facility of Choice Program
1072: Safety Committees: Beyond the Basics
1073: Ladder Safety
1074: Hearing Conservation Program Management
1075: PPE Necessities
1076: Wellness Committees: Get it Going! Worksite Wellness Ways to Just Get Started!
1077: Back to Basics — Effective Hazard Recognition and Analysis for a Safe Workplace
1078: Employment Law Update: Managing the Workforce in Challenging Times
1079: A Manager’s Perspective on Implementing Ergonomics Programs
1080: Dodging the Bugs: Infection Control at Work
1081: Podcasting for Workplace Safety
1082: Share the Road: Not Just a Bumper Sticker
1083: Environmental Issues Related to Property Development of Redevelopment
1084: Lead with Leading Indicators: Establishing a Culture of Safety Excellence


Wednesday, March 11, 2009

8:30-10 a.m.

1101: Safe Use of Mast Climbers
1102: Careers in Safety
1103: Machine Guarding — Amputations and OSHA’s Special Emphasis Program
1104: What I Wish I Would Have Known Before the Deposition and Courtroom Presentations
1105: Use of Project Charters to Identify and Control Construction Hazards
1106: Occupational Fatality Assessment and Prevention
1107: “Got Change?” Practical Approaches for Dealing with Stress in the Ever-changing Workplace
1108: High-Voltage Safety for the Non-Electrical Worker
1109: Improving Safety Programs Through Hazard Assessment and Safety Orientation Training (8:30 a.m.- Noon)
1110: Share the Road
1111: What it Takes to Earn SHARP or VPP
1112: Basic School Safety Inspections
1113: Workers Compensation Live! (8:30 a.m.-Noon)
1114: Safety Training and Your Multicultural Workplace
1115: Taking Care of Business: Handling Life-threatening Emergencies in Your Business (8:30 a.m.- Noon)
1116: Building an Effective Safety Program
1117: Confined Space
1118: Going Beyond Injury Free!
1119 HCE: Keynote: What We Know About Risk to the Low Back Due to Occupational Exposure and Patient Handling


10:30 a.m.-noon

1120: Washington State’s New Crane Safety Rules
1121 HCE: Development and Evaluation of a Provincial Ceiling Lift Program in Home and Community Care
1122 HCE: Implementing Washington State’s Safe Patient Handling Legislation
1123: Protection of the Public — ANSI A10.34
1124: Working at Heights: How to Survive While on Scaffolding
1125: What You Need To Know About Occupational Medicine
1126: Lockout/Tagout: Controlling Hazardous Energy
1127: Surviving Shift Work Safely
1128: Managing Your Fleet
1129: Maximizing Soft-Tissue Injury Repair: From Science to Yoga
1130: Safety and Security Issues for Schools
1131: Reducing on the Job Injuries and Illnesses for Young Workers
1132: Occupational Health Psychology
1133: General Overview of Chemistry for Safety and Health Professionals
1134: Developing and Managing the Risk Management Corrective Action Plan Process
1135: Ergonomics for Safety Committees


1:30-2:30 p.m.

Designated Exhibit time

1150: Executive Summit
1151 HCE: Safe Patient Handling — The Patient Perspective Panel Discussion


2:30-5 p.m.

1152: Mobile Safe Crane Operation
1153: The What, Why, and How of Hazard Communication
1154 HCE: Ergonomics and Safe Patient Handling for Diagnostic Imaging Services
1155: Sharing the Road and Safe Driving Techniques
1156: Construction Foremen: Rights and Responsibilities for Those Working on the Front Lines
1157: Conducting an Accident Investigation
1158: Introduction to Indoor Air Quality
1160 HCE: Choosing and Safely Installing Safe Patient Handling Equipment
1161: Driven to Distractions
1162 HCE: Computer Ergonomics and Workstation Design
1163: Return-to-Work Success Stories
1164: Pandemic Flu — Beyond the Basics
1166: Workplace Violence Prevention
1167: Early Reporting for Injuries…Making it Easy!
1168: Five Pillars of a Highly Effective Safety Management Process
1169: Storage and Handling of Flammable Liquids and Fire Prevention


Thursday, March 12, 2009

9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

1201: Electrical Safety
1202: Managing Catastrophic Workplace Accidents
1203: Taking the Mystery Out of Metrics
1204: Sprains/Strains and Things That Go Numb in the Night!
1205: Safe Forklift Operations — A User’s Guide
1206 HCE: Caring for the Bariatric Population
1207: A Practical Overview of Industrial Hygiene for Non IHs
1208: Workplace Violence: What Employers and Supervisors Need to Know; and Street Smarts: Surviving the Unthinkable
1209: Systematic Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention
1210: Proven Strategies for Improving Safety Committee Effectiveness
1211: Safety Committee and Safety Meeting Basics (Repeat from Monday)