... trainers relieve widespread and future workforce shortages in primary care support and outpatient rehab professions and provide an unparalleled continuum of care for the patients. Athletic trainers improve functional outcomes and specialize in patient education to prevent injury and re-injury. Preventative...

...Session No. 757 Mindfulness and its Impact on Health and Safety Kris Corbett, B.S. NSCA, ACSM Wellness Coaches USA Blue Bell, Pennsylvania Introduction The author has over 20 years of experience working in the Workplace Wellness and Injury Prevention industry, creating innovative and effective...

... actually achieve what we would consider to be "World Class" status. Our perspective of "World Class" relates to fully integrating risk management best practices (including injury prevention) into the operating culture of an organization. In this presentation, we will explore the idea of developing...

... explored the challenges in managing both frequency and severity of injuries. This paper illustrates the opportunity to impact fatality and serious injury prevention with proven results from a practical example. Contact with electrical energy has high potential for occupational fatality, with one in 13 lost...

... agricultural worker injury prevention human factors agricultural machine safety professional hazard lifting us government ergonomics exposure fatality rate defendis insurance agency fresno occupational injury Session No. S72 AGRI-Seguridad The New Frontier Tony Canizales Vice President of Loss...

...Session 661 Insurance Safety Representatives: They re All the Same Right? Rene Hilgemann, MM, CSP, ARM, ALCM Aon Minneapolis, MN Frank Andrezejewski Saputo Cheese, USA Lincolnshire, IL Abstract Saputo Cheese, USA (Saputo) has been executing an injury prevention strategy by working side by side...

... & medicine human factors critical error reduction technique safety skill frustration complacency illustration compliance injury reduction injury risk behavior safety performance ergonomics injury prevention consumer health positive reinforcement Session No. 708 Compliance vs. Injury...

... labor law mechanism workforce human factors consumer health procedure work environment injury crystal eagle award injury prevention banking & finance safety program risk reduction strategy ergonomics Session No. 766 Four Components to a Safety Program That Works! Trenton Shuford...

... competence injury prevention moral courage reminder Geller social support interpersonal intervention safety Introduction For almost 40 years the author and his students have conducted field studies to develop and evaluate intervention strategies to improve safety-related behaviors...

... minimize injury prevention Session No. 605 Safety and the Law Larry Wilson Vice President Author of SafeStart Electrolab Training Systems Belleville, Ontario Canada Introduction The presentation begins with a comedic look at why lawyers should not be the definitive guide, when it comes to determining...

... occupational safety engagement people-based leadership authentic involvement accomplishment responsibility consequence injury prevention human factors accountability system professional safety accountability safety people accountable empowerment leadership discretionary behavior...

... years? These questions may initially sound too generic and broad to be useful. However, this session will show how these questions can lead to well focused and results-oriented soft tissue injury prevention and response initiatives. What is the scope of the problem? This considers soft tissue...

... Behavior modification… safety management… attitude adjustment… behavior-based safety… culture change… cognitive alignment… person-based safety… human engineering… social influence. These are all terms used to address the human dynamics of injury prevention. Each can be linked to a set...

... of flux. These changes guide our choices and behaviors. Despite the dramatic role attitudes play in our daily life, they are often neglected in the development and implementation of injury prevention and injury prevention processes. Attitudes and Injuries I will often begin a management discussion...

... consumer health omelich failure avoider Artificial Intelligence category student injury proneness Psychology human factors HSSE reporting personality characteristic personal control injury Geller Ergonomics injury prevention Health & Medicine consequence personality...

... 1 Session No. 770 Job Hazard Analysis The Key to Injury Prevention George Swartz, CSP One of the most effective programs that management can use to reduce injuries and make the workplace safer is to utilize a job hazard analysis, JHA, program. To ensure that this program is effective...

... of flux. These changes guide our choices and behaviors. Despite the dramatic role attitudes play in our daily life they are often neglected in the development and implementation of injury prevention and injury prevention processes. Attitudes and Injuries I will often begin a management discussion about...

... roles. The safety side of the equation focuses on injury prevention, and the action required to change at-risk behaviors. The risk manager looks at intervention. That is, s/he investigates the best insurance approach for workers’ compensation insurance coverage — whether self-insured or purchased...

... alarm sounds. Anything beyond that was the safety officer or facilities manager's responsibility. Even though healthcare workers sustain a very high rate of back injuries and cumulative injuries, little coordinated attention has been paid to true employee safety and injury prevention at most hospitals...

... information injury prevention ergonomic training program Scenario safe behavior juggling injury prevention Health & Medicine audience presenter Training Program Session 522 Insuring a Return-on-Investment From Your Injury Prevention/Ergonomics Training Programs Michael S. Melnik M.S., OTR...