3240.0 Evaluating Occupational Safety Regulations - What works?

Monday, November 5, 2007: 12:30 PM
Oral
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.
Session 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:
Michael Foley, MA

12:30 PM
NIOSH brings industry sector approach to agriculture, forestry and fishing safety and health
George A. Conway, MD, MPH and 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 and 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 and Selma Meyerowitz, PhD
           
1:00 PM
Healthcare laundry workers beware: Do CDC guidelines protect you?
Belinda Thielen, MS and 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
           

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Organized by: Occupational Health and Safety

CE Credits: CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

See more of: Occupational Health and Safety
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