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7:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00

Conference Opening
8:15

Keynote Speaker:
National Ergonomic Efforts
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been addressing ergonomics by developing best practices and guidelines. So far there are OSHA ergonomic guidelines for the grocery industry, nursing homes and shipbuilding. This session will highlight the efforts being made on the national front to promote ergonomics in various industries.

  • Gary Orr, PE, CPE, Owner, Orr Consulting

9:00

 Break: Visit Vendors

9:15

Real Ergo Stories
Hear about solutions from the trenches. Four employers share how they met an ergonomic challenge. Each company will present a ten-minute case study. Cast a vote for your favorite. The winner will be presented with the Peer Choice Award at conference close.

Amoskeag Beverages, Inc.
Hooksett, NH
Paul Malandrino, Operations Manager

Jøtul North America
Gorham, ME
Andre Souliere, Safety and Facility Manager

Morning Star Marble & Granite, Inc.
Topsham, ME
Nick Whatley, President

State of Maine
Augusta, ME
Frank Johnson, Executive Director, MaineGeneral/Contracted to the State of Maine &
Jason Wade, State of Maine

10:15

Break: Visit Vendors

10:30 Breakout Sessions:
  Track 1: Methods and Management
 

Making the Rounds in Hospital Safety

Learn about Stephens Memorial Hospital’s 15-year journey to a successful loss prevention program. Hear how its safety culture evolved from reactive to proactive and how it incorporated early and collaborative injury management. Plus, discover the four tools Stephens Memorial used that helped it create a safer work environment: equipment, education, teamwork and communication.

  • Jan Salis, PT, ATC Physical Rehabilitation Manager, Stephens Memorial Hospital
  • Liz Bennoch, MHSA, Human Resources Manager, Western Maine Health
  Track 2: Tools and Technology
 

The Office
Do you have a blueprint for managing your office ergonomic equipment purchases? Walk into this ergonomist’s supply closet and walk away with a surefire process.

You’ll learn:

  • what to consider during an ergonomic evaluation
  • methods to manage equipment expenses and be cost-effective
  • how to choose the right ergonomic equipment
  • how to set up a preferred product list of ergonomic equipment

Plus, take home a sample supply inventory of ergo equipment to build your own company-specific form.
11:30

Break: Visit Vendors

11:45 Lunch and Announcements
12:45

Keynote Speaker:
Achieving Ergonomics Excellence

Companies are learning that excellence in ergonomics can only be achieved when all groups that influence workplace design are involved and take an active role in the process. A cross-functional approach is needed, along with clear roles and responsibilities. Once you understand the whole of what is needed, it is simple to identify the steps to put into practice ergonomics excellence.

You’ll learn:

  • the six key groups within your company that need to be engaged in reactive, proactive and preventive ergonomics solutions
  • tools and training you can use to get all groups contributing to problem solving
  • the role of management in guaranteeing your ergonomics program reaches ergonomics excellence
  • Jamie Mallon, Vice President and Ergonomics Engineer, BS, MS, MBA, CPE, Humantech
1:30 1:30 Break: Visit Vendors
1:45 Breakout Session:
  Track 1: Methods and Management
 

A Business in Motion

What makes Wick’s business tick? He was named Small Business Person of the Year in 2002 and won the 2001 Governor’s Award for Business Excellence. Learn from Wick how he uses core values to nurture business growth, his philosophy on building a safe workplace with minimal repetitive motion issues and the rewards of driving ergonomic change in a small manufacturing company.

The Danger Zone

Have an accident frequency or severity challenge at work? Can’t decide which to fix first? L.L. Bean has a Performance Risk Matrix that quantifies and prioritizes workplace injury risk. The four-part approach combines frequency and severity measures and assigns a risk score for physical, industrial hygiene and ergonomic hazards. Jobs are displayed graphically showing which jobs have the highest risk. Learn the process and how it’s being used to reduce injuries.

  • Deborah Roy, MPH, RN, COHN-S, CET, CSP, Director of Safety, Health & Wellness, L.L. Bean
  Track 2: Tools and Technology
 

Administrative and Behavioral Change at L.L. Bean

Ever wonder how mail order and retail giant L.L.Bean approaches ergonomics? Hear firsthand how this large-scale operation has used different tools to bring about behavioral change among its employees. These tools include a video at Returns, standards of ergonomics for each job at Manufacturing and a combination of engineering and behavioral changes in other departments.

2:45 Break: Visit Vendors
3:00 Award Ceremony & Closing Remarks