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3240.0: Monday, November 05, 2007: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM | ||||
Oral | ||||
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| This session will discuss emerging data relating to the impact of enforcement inspections and consultation visits on claims rates relating to safety regulations. The session will also discuss the impact of leadership training among California's Worker Occupational Safety and Health Specialist program. The session will also cover the safety of healthcare laundry workers, and the occupational safety challenges for EMS transportation workers. Lastly, there will be a presentation on the evaluation of a governmental voluntary protection program. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: 1. Describe the goals, learning objectives and teaching methodology of California's Worker Occupational Safety and Health (WOSH) Specialist training program 2. Recognize the occupational health impact of changes in the healthcare laundry industry 3. To define the vehicle related transportation occupational safety issues in EMS | ||||
| Moderator(s): | Michael Foley, MA | |||
| 12:30 PM |  | NIOSH brings industry sector approach to agriculture, forestry and fishing safety and health George A. Conway, MD, MPH, Bradley J. Husberg, BSN, MSPH | ||
| 12:40 PM | | Impact of enforcement inspections and consultation visits on claims rates in Washington State Michael Foley, MA, Barbara A. Silverstein, PhD, MPH, Z. Joyce Fan, PhD | ||
| 12:50 PM | | Assessing the impact of California's Worker Occupational Safety and Health Specialist program: Does worker leadership training have a positive effect? Robin Dewey, MPH, Lyn Paleo, MPA, DrPH, Robin Baker, MPH, Linda Delp, PhD, Laura Stock, MPH, Deogracia Cornelio, MA, Christine Baker, Irina Nemirovsky, MSc, Nurgul Toktogonova, Selma Meyerowitz, PhD | ||
| 1:00 PM | Healthcare laundry workers beware: Do CDC guidelines protect you? Belinda Thielen, MS, Pamela Vossenas, MPH | |||
| 1:10 PM | | Protecting those who care for us! Occupational Safety challenges for Emergency Medical Service transportation Nadine Levick, MD, MPH | ||
| 1:20 PM | | Are government alliances a threat to workplace safety? Evaluation of a governmental voluntary protection program Kevin Slates, EdD, MPA | ||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | ||||
| Organized by: | Occupational Health and Safety | |||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | |||
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