(Under Development) March 7-10, 2011 – Oregon Convention Center – Portland, Oregon
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March 7: Pre-conference workshop descriptions
March 8: Session descriptions
March 9: Session descriptions
March 10: Post-conference workshop descriptions
Registration information is on the registration page.
Below are topic offerings from the 2009 GOSH Conference:
Communication and Training
| 1015: The Training Process 1064: Bridging the Generation Gap 1081: Podcasting for Workplace Safety 1114: Safety Training and Your Multicultural Workplace |
Construction
See also topics in General Industry, Safety Committees, and Safety and Health Management tracks.
| 901: An Update on Industrial Hygiene Issues in Construction 904: Advanced Fall Protection for Construction 914: Excavation and Confined Space Safety 1002: Health Issues in the Construction Industry 1005: Legal Liability for the Construction Safety Professional 1006: Ergonomic Solutions in Construction 1051: What You Do Can Hurt You Later 1055: Track Safety: An Introduction to Working Safely on or Near Rail Systems 1068: Collaborative Construction Planning: A Convergence of Sustainability, Lean Construction and Safety in Design 1069: Critical Elements Facing the Construction Safety Professional 1101: Safe Use of Mast Climbers 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 1120: Washington State’s New Crane Safety Rules 1123: Protection of the Public — ANSI A10.34 1152: Mobile Safe Crane Operation 1156: Construction Foremen: Rights and Responsibilities for Those Working on the Front Lines 1201: Electrical Safety 1202: Managing Catastrophic Workplace Accidents |
Emergency Preparedness and Response
| 911: Emergency Preparedness/Emergency Response 1115: Taking Care of Business: Handling Life-threatening Emergencies in Your Business 1164: Pandemic Flu — Beyond the Basics |
Environmental and Hazardous Waste
| 905: Environmental Update for Safety Professionals 910: HAZWOPER 8-Hour Refresher 1066: Introduction to General and Hazardous Waste 1083: Environmental Issues Related to Property Development of Redevelopment |
Ergonomics
| 909: Combining Project Management and Participatory Ergonomics 1012: Managing Safety for an Aging Workforce: Hope, Tactics and Strategies 1061: Preventing Sprains and Strains: Best Practices at Work 1079: A Manager’s Perspective on Implementing Ergonomics Programs 1129: Maximizing Soft-Tissue Injury Repair: From Science to Yoga 1135: Ergonomics for Safety Committees 1204: Sprains/Strains and Things that Go Numb in the Night! |
General Industry
Also see topics in Safety Committee, Safety and Health Management, Regulatory, and Construction tracks.
| 1000: Opening and Keynote: A Journey on Shifting Sands 1001: Follow a Compass, Not a Map 1010: Techniques for Hazard Recognition for Construction, General Industry and Office Workplaces 1011: Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) 1059: Prevention of Slips, Trips and Falls: A Systems Approach 1073: Ladder Safety 1075: PPE Necessities 1077: Back to Basics – Effective Hazard Recognition and Analysis for a Safe Workplace 1102: Careers in Safety 1103: Machine Guarding — Amputations & OSHA’s Special Emphasis Program 1108: High-Voltage Safety for the Non-Electrical Worker 1117: Confined Space 1124: Working at Heights: How to Survive While on Scaffolding 1126: Lockout/Tagout: Controlling Hazardous Energy 1127: Surviving Shift Work Safely 1131: Reducing on the Job Injuries and Illnesses for Young Workers 1133: General Overview of Chemistry for Safety and Health Professionals 1134: Developing and Managing the Risk Managemnt Corrective Action Plan Process 1153: The What, Why, and How of Hazard Communication 1157: Conducting an Accident Investigation 1167: Early Reporting for Injuries – Making it Easy! 1169: Storage and Handling of Flammable Liquids and Fire Prevention 1205: Safe Forklift Operations — A User’s Guide 1209: Systematic Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention |
HealthCare Ergonomics (HCE)
| 902 HCE: Implementing Sustainable Ergonomics and SPH Programs 903 HCE: Tips and Tricks to Incorporate Safety and Efficiency into the Design of Healthcare Facilities 1003 HCE: Making the Business Case for Ergonomics and Safe Patient Handling Programs 1004 HCE: Understanding and Managing Ergonomic Risk in Hospital Support Services 1067 HCE: How Did They Do That? SPH Success Stories 1070 HCE: Therapists, Rehabilitation, and Safe Patient Handling 1071 HCE: Pilot Projects: Oregon’s SPH Facility of Choice Program 1119 HCE: Keynote: What We Know About Risk to the Low Back Due to Occupational Exposure and Patient Handling 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 1151 HCE: Safe Patient Handling — The Patient Perspective Panel Discussion 1154 HCE: Ergonomics and SPH for Diagnostic Imaging Services 1160 HCE: Choosng and Safely Installing SPH Equipment 1162 HCE: Computer Ergonomics and Workstation Design 1206 HCE: Caring for the Bariatric Population |
Industrial Hygiene/Occupational Health
| 1007: Respirator Primer: Tools for Successful Program Management 1056: Hearing and Noise — The Basics 1063: Nurturing Effective Employer-Physician Partnerships 1074: Hearing Conservation Program Management 1080: Dodging the Bugs: Infection Control at Work 1125: What You Need to Know About Occupational Medicine 1132: Occupational Health Psychology 1158: Introduction to Indoor Air Quality 1207: A Practical Overview of Industrial Hygiene for Non IHs Motor Vehicle and Fleet Safety 912: EverSafe Driving Program 1082: Share the Road — Not Just a Bumper Sticker 1110: Share the Road 1128: Managing Your Fleet 1155: Sharing the Road and Safe Driving Techniques 1161: Driven to Distractions |
Regulatory
| 1016: What to Expect from an Oregon OSHA Inspection 1065: Regulatory Update Risk Management 1017: How to Create A Quality Workplace Drug Program 1053: Risk Management and Safety: Partners in Prevention 1060: Doing Business in Oregon Under the Oregon Consumer Identity Theft Protection Act and Related Privacy Risks 1078: Employment Law Update: Managing the Workforce in Challenging Times |
Safety and Health Management
| 906: Building Blocks of Safety and Health Management 908: The Organizational Scorecard and Performance Management 913: Managing Change and Transition and Tools for Conscious Leadership 1009: Reducing Injury Rates Through Hiring Practices and New Employee Orientation 1018: Situational Leadership for Improved Safety and Production 1019: ESH Cost Modeling 1052: Safety and the Bottom Line: A Public Entity Perspective 1054: Inspiring Safety Culture for High-Level Performance 1084: Lead with Leading Indicators: Establishing a Culture of Safety Excellence 1106: Occupational Fatality Assessment & Prevention: The OR-FACE Program 1109: Improving Safety Programs Through Hazard Assessment and Safety Orientation Training 1111: What it Takes to Earn SHARP or VPP 1116: Building an Effective Safety Program 1118: Going Beyond Injury Free! 1150: Executive Summit 1168: Five Pillars of a Highly Effective Safety Management Process 1203: Taking the Mystery Out of Metrics |
Safety Committees
| 915: Safety Committee and Safety Meetings Basics 1058: Safety Committee/Safety Meeting Adopted Rule Review: Everyone Must Do Something 1072: Safety Committees: Beyond the Basics 1135: Ergonomics for Safety Committees 1210: Proven Strategies for Improving Safety Committee Effectiveness 1211: Safety Committee and Safety Meetings Basics (Repeat of Monday workshop) |
Schools
| 1013: Keeping Your Playground Safe 1062: OSSOA Roundtable 1112: Basic School Safety Inspections 1130: Safety and Security Issues for Schools |
Workers’ Compensation
| 1113: Workers Compensation Live! 1163: Return-to-work Success Stories |
Workplace Violence Prevention and Security
| 1166: Workplace Violence Prevention 1208: Workplace Violence: What Employers and Supervisors Need to Know AND Street Smarts: Surviving the Unthinkable |
Workplace Health and Wellness Promotion
| 907: Workplace Wellness: Motivating Employees to Participate 1008: Selling Wellness to Management 1057: The Workplace and Aging: How to Consider and Maintain the Health of Workers as they Age Toward Retirement and Beyond 1076: Wellness Committees: Get it Going! Worksite Wellness Ways to Just Get Started! 1107: “Got Change?” Practical Approaches for Dealing with Stress in the Ever-changing Workplace |
