Contractor Safety Forum Aug. 18: Ergonomics And The Aging Industrial Athlete

It is imperative to cultivate a culture that promotes health, wellness, and injury prevention in order to avoid soft tissue injuries as the construction industry faces the effects of an aging workforce.

Ergonomics And The Aging Industrial Athlete will better prepare your safety personnel to prevent workplace injuries by defining ergonomics, identifying its risks, and strategizing how to minimize ergonomic risk.

Understanding ergonomics and its relationship to construction is critical in a time where over half of all trades workers are over 45. It is necessary to be informed of OSHA’s ergonomic risks, and understand how age impacts the risk of injury and what strategies your firm can implement to accommodate for those risk factors.

Presenters: Diane Newquist, PT CEAS is the Vice President of Clinical Operations and Workers’ Comp Services at Athletico Physical Therapy. Ms. Newquist has over 28 years’ experience as a Physical Therapist and Industrial Rehabilitation Specialist.  She has extensive experience in implementing injury prevention programs, job analysis, post offer testing, and ergonomic risk assessments for Employers. 

Geoff Wolfe, CSCS CEAS is the Manager of Employer Services with Athletico Physical Therapy. Geoff has traveled the country performing onsite job analysis, ergonomic assessment and hazards analysis, post offer pre-employment and return to work program design, as well as, a myriad of other employee-centered health and wellness initiatives.

When: Thursday August 18, 2016
Where: Maggiano’s Little Italy, 240 Oakbook Center, Oak Brook, IL 60523
Buffet Breakfast: 7:30 AM
Program: 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Register online or by returning this form to the Builders Association.