March 9-12, 2009 - Oregon Convention Center - Portland, Oregon
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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
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9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (all workshops)
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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
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009
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8:30-10:15 a.m.
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1000: Opening and Keynote: A Journey on Shifting Sands
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10:30 a.m.-noon
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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
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1:30-3 p.m.
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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.)
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3:30-5 p.m.
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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
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
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8:30-10 a.m.
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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
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10:30 a.m.-noon
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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
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1:30-2:30 p.m.
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Designated Exhibit time
1150: Executive Summit 1151 HCE: Safe Patient Handling — The Patient Perspective Panel Discussion
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2:30-5 p.m.
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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
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Thursday, March 12, 2009
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9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
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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)
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