2008 National Occupational Injury Research Symposium

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

CONCURRENT SESSION A

10:30 a.m.

Observation of Fall Risks in Residential Construction Sites

Vicki Kaskutas
A1.1

10:50 a.m.

Interventions for Overhead Drilling in Construction

David Rempel
A1.2

11:10 a.m.

Development of a Unique Fall-Prevention Guardrail System for the Construction Industry

Thomas Bobick
 A1.3

11:30 a.m.

Plantar Vibration Effects on Postural Balance at Elevation

Peter Simeonov
A1.4

11:50 a.m.

Questions and Discussion

A2.0

Cutting Edge Research:  The NORA Intervention Evaluation Contest
Moderator: James Collins

Grand Station IV

10:30 a.m.

Applying Research to Practice: Anti-Vibration Interventions in Sheet Metal Assemblers

Amanda Burwell
A2.1

10:50 a.m.

Prevention of Traumatic Nail Gun Injuries in Apprentice Carpenters: use of Population-Based Measures to Monitor Intervention Effectiveness

John Dement
A2.2

11:10 a.m.

A Randomized-Controlled Intervention of Machine Guarding and Related-Safety Programs in Small Metal Fabrication

David Parker
A2.3

11:30 a.m.

Evaluation of a Community Based Effort to Reduce Injuries and Illnesses to Wild Blueberry Harvesters

Lynae Hawkes
A2.4

11:50 a.m.

Questions and Discussion

A3.0

Identifying and Characterizing Fatal Injury
Moderator: Gordon Smith

Grand Station V

10:30 a.m.

Characterizing OSHA-Investigated Deaths Using CFOI Fatality Data

Miriam Schoenbaum
A3.1

10:50 a.m.

Injury Circumstances of Occupational Fatalities in the U.S. — A Comparison of Two Classification Schemes

Suzanne Marsh
A3.2

11:10 a.m.

Metrics for Predicting Fatal Accidents and LWDII Rates

Hangsheng Liu
A3.3

11:30 a.m.

Fatality Rates:  Disentangling the Relation of Establishment Size and Firm Size

John Mendeloff
A3.4

11:50 a.m.

Questions and Discussion

A4.0

Worker Safety Associated With Disaster Response
Moderator: James Spahr

Brighton II

10:30 a.m.

Safety as a Factor that Influences Recruitment and Retention of a Volunteer Disaster Response Workforce

Kristine Qureshi
A4.1

10:50 a.m.

Participatory Action Research Methodology in Disaster Research:  Results from the World Trade Center Evacuation Study

Robyn Gershon
A4.2

11:10 a.m.

Point and Long Term Injury Patterns Among World Trade Center Evacuees

Kristine Qureshi
A4.3

11:30 a.m.

Event Study Analysis to Establish Capitalization Effects for Publicly Traded Corporations Reporting Fatal Injury Events Related to Chemicals

Paul Keane
A4.4

11:50 a.m.

Questions and Discussion

A5.0

Assessing the Safety Experience in Mining
Moderator: Linda McWilliams

Brighton IV

10:30 a.m.

The Burden of Fatal Occupational Injuries in the U.S. Mining Industry, 1992-2002

Elyce Biddle
A5.1

10:50 a.m.

Underground Coal Mining Injury Trends: A Look at How Age and Experience Relates to Severity of Injury

Katherine Klein
A5.2

11:10 a.m.

A Comparison of Equipment Related Injury Causes in U.S. and Australian Underground Coal Mines

Robin Burgess-Limerick
A5.3

11:30 a.m.

Real Time in Ear Dosimetry

Brandon Takacs
A5.4

11:50 a.m.

Questions and Discussion

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

LUNCH (On Your Own)

CONCURRENT SESSION B

B1.0

Assessing Risks and Interventions in Fall Prevention
Moderator: Alfred Amendola

Grand Station III

1:30 p.m.

Michigan Focus on Fatal Falls: Factors, Fixes and Follow-up

Debra Chester
B1.1

1:50 p.m.

Fall-Safe Intervention Research, Final Results

Paul Becker
B1.2

2:10 p.m.

Effect of Side Forces on the Stability of Scissor Lifts

Christopher Pan
B1.3

2:30 p.m.

Development of Improved Harness Sizing System

Hongwei Hsiao
B1.4

2:50 p.m.

Questions and Discussion

B2.0

Intervention Evaluation in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
Moderator: Jennifer Bell

Grand Station IV

1:30 p.m.

Hazard Assessment of Aquaculture Operations

Melvin Myers
B2.1

1:50 p.m.

Cost-Effectiveness of the Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Act of 1988

Regina Pana-Cryan
B2.2

2:10 p.m.

The Effectiveness of the New Zealand FarmSafe™ Programmes: Development and Investigation of a Method for Outcome Evaluation

Colin Cryer
B2.3

2:30 p.m.

Injury Surveillance in the U.S. Commercial Fishing Industry

Devin Lucas
B2.4

2:50 p.m.

Questions and Discussion

B3.0

Improving the Collection and Interpretation of Injury Surveillance
Moderator: John Mendeloff

Grand Station V

1:30 p.m.

The Sorry State of Surveillance for Occupational Injury Hospitalizations

Gordon Smith
B3.1

1:50 p.m.

The Use of Data Linkage for Surveillance of Serious Occupational Injury:  Methods and Findings

Joseph Kufera
B3.2

2:10 p.m.

How Many Workplace Injuries Remain Unreported? A Capture-Recapture Study in Six States

Leslie Boden
B3.3

2:30 p.m.

Using the SOII to Tell Which States are Safest—And Why You Shouldn't Believe the Results

Rachel Burns
B3.4

2:50 p.m.

Questions and Discussion

B4.0

Emergency Responders Safety
Moderator: Timothy Pizatella

Brighton II

1:30 p.m.

Fireground Command Decision Making: Understanding the Barriers Impacting Situation Awareness

Richard Gasaway
B4.1

1:50 p.m.

Correlation Relationship of Firefighter Anthropometry, Hand Grip and Lateral Thumb Pinch Peak Strength Measurement

James Spahr
B4.2

2:10 p.m.

Identifying and Preventing Traumatic Injuries in Hazardous Material Events, the Experience of 14 Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance Systems

Chrystine Kelley
B4.3

2:30 p.m.

NIOSH's Fire Fighters Fatality Investigation Program Raises Awareness of Quiet Alarms

Robert Stein
B4.4

2:50 p.m.

Questions and Discussion

1:30 p.m.

Narratives in Safety and Health Communications

Mitch Ricketts
B5.1

1:50 p.m.

The Role of Organizational Policies and Practices in Injury Prevention and the Management and Prevention of Work Disability

Benjamin Amick, III
B5.2

2:10 p.m.

Safety Culture in Extended Care: The Innovation Project

Waqar Mughal
B5.3

2:30 p.m.

Inter-Rater Reliability Assessment of an OH&S Management System Audit Tool

Anna Matheson
B5.4

2:50 p.m.

Questions and Discussion

3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. 

BREAK

3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

CONCURRENT SESSION C 

C1.0

Ladder Safety
Moderator: Hongwei Hsiao

Grand Station III

3:30 p.m.

Prevalence of Hazards Associated With Falls from Stepladders and Targets for Intervention

Chris Ronk
C1.1

3:50 p.m.

Portable Ladder Tool Development and Validation—Quantifying Best Practice in the Field

Jack Dennerlein
C1.2

4:10 p.m.

Can a CSA Standard Certified Type-2 Ladder Design Hold a 0.41m Free Fall?

Brian Varrasso
C1.3

4:30 p.m.

Effect of Ladder Types on Energy Expenditure, Forearm Force Exertion and Climbing Behavior

Peter Vi
C1.4

4:50 p.m.

Questions and Discussion

C2.0

Intervention Evaluation in Healthcare Settings
Moderator: James Collins

Grand Station IV

3:30 p.m.

Musculoskeletal Injuries Resulting from Patient Handling Activities Among Hospital Workers

Lisa Pompeii
C2.1

3:50 p.m.

The Importance of Observational Methods in Intervention Evaluation:  Patient-Handling Injuries at Two Hospitals Before and After Implementation of Patient Lifting Equipment

Ashley Schoenfisch
C2.2

4:10 p.m.

Evaluation of a Comprehensive Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention Program for Hospital Employees

Jennifer Bell
C2.3

4:30 p.m.

Evaluation of the Impact of Workers' Compensation Sponsored Interventions on Musculoskeletal Injuries in Nursing Homes

Robert Park
C2.4

4:50 p.m.

Questions and Discussion

C3.0

Characterizing and Preventing Injuries to Hispanic Workers
Moderator: Cammie Chaumont Menéndez

Grand Station V

3:30 p.m.

Hand Injury Outcomes in Hispanic Workers:  Translation and Validation of the DASH Questionnaire

Linda Forst
C3.1

3:50 p.m.

Exploring the Excess Burden of Traumatic Workplace Injury to Hispanic Workers in Heavy Manufacturing

Keisha Pollack
C3.2

4:10 p.m.

Preventing Hispanic Fatalities

Virgil Casini
C3.3

4:30 p.m.

Fatal Occupational Falls Among Hispanic Construction Workers, 1992-2006

Sue Dong
C3.4

4:50 p.m.

Questions and Discussion

C4.0

Needlestick Injuries Among Healthcare Workers
Moderator: Letitia Davis

Brighton II

3:30 p.m.

Blood and Body Fluid Exposure Risk in Operating Room

Douglas Myers
C4.1

3:50 p.m.

Cost of Needlestick Injuries and Subsequent Hepatitis and HIV

Paul Leigh
C4.2

4:10 p.m.

Development of an Evidence-based Evaluation Framework for a Safety Engineered Needle Program

Prescillia Chua
C4.3

4:30 p.m.

Blood Exposure in the Home Care Workplace: Comparing Risks Among Registered Nurses and Personal Care Assistants

Carla Storr
C4.4

4:50 p.m.

Questions and Discussion

C5.0

Assessing the Safety Experience in Coal Mining
Moderator: Gail McConnell

Brighton IV

3:30 p.m.

From Scotia to Brookwood, Fatal U.S. Underground Coal Mine Explosions Ignited in Intake Air Courses

Thomas Dubaniewicz, Jr.
C5.1

3:50 p.m.

Effect of Mine Size on the Rate and Type of Fatal Accidents in Underground Coal

Linda McWilliams
C5.2

4:10 p.m.

Expectations Training for Self-Contained Self Rescuers in Escape from Underground Coal Mines

Kathleen Kowalski-Trakofler
C5.3

4:30 p.m.

Workers' Compensation Insurance Costs Associated With Rockfall Injuries in Underground Coal Mines

Suresh Bhatt
C5.4

4:50 p.m.

Questions and Discussion

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

POSTER SOCIAL
Sheraton Station Square
Admiral Room

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

CONCURRENT SESSION D 

D1.0

Injury Prevention in Construction - I
Moderator: Matthew Gillen

Grand Station III

8:30 a.m.

Diffusion of Modular Home Installation Safety Work Practices as a Result of Field Research

Mark Fullen
D1.1

8:50 a.m.

Viability of Tying Off to Residential Roof Trusses for Fall Protection During Truss Erection

Daniel Fiorini
D1.2

9:10 a.m.

Train-the-Trainer Training—A Case Study

April Smith
D1.3

9:30 a.m.

Demonstration of Proximity Warning Systems (PWS) to Reduce Worker Exposure to Asphalt Trucks at Highway Paving Operations

Jennifer Beaupre
D1.4

9:50 a.m.

Questions and Discussion

D2.0

Examining the Risk Factors Associated with Slips and Falls
Moderator: Wen Chang

Grand Station IV

8:30 a.m.

Bilateral Lower Extremity Response to Unexpected Slips

Rakie Cham
D2.1

8:50 a.m.

Worker Slips and Falls in Limited Service Restaurants

Theodore Courtney
D2.2

9:10 a.m.

Design and Evaluation of Multi-Modal Methods to Follow-up Multilingual Fast-Food Workers in a Prospective Cohort Injury Study

Santosh Verma
D2.3

9:30 a.m.

Beware! Slippery Floor: An Interactive Game to Improve Floor Cleaning and Prevent Slips and Falls in the Food Industry

Francois Quirion
D2.4

9:50 a.m.

Questions and Discussion

D3.0

Nonfatal Injury Prevention Activities in Other Countries
Moderator: Larry Jackson

Grand Station V

8:30 a.m.

A Method to Calculate the Period Prevalence of Workers Receiving Compensation Benefits

Richard Phaneuf
D3.1

8:50 a.m.

Patterns of Severe Work-Related Traumatic Hand Injury in the People's Republic of China

Kezhi Jin
 D3.2

9:10 a.m.

Prevalence and Predictors of Work-Related Injuries Among Children Laboring in the Streets of Latin America

Angela Pinzon-Rondon
D3.3

9:30 a.m.

Development and Evaluation of an Intervention Study to Prevent Injuries at Work Among Stevedores in Havana

Caristina Robaina Aguirre
D3.4

9:50 a.m.

Questions and Discussion

D4.0

Identifying and Characterizing Injuries in Agriculture
Moderator: James Harris

Brighton II

8:30 a.m.

Statewide Surveillance of New York Farm Injuries: An EMS-based Method

Melissa Brower
D4.1

8:50 a.m.

Occupational Injury Rates and Treatment Patterns Among Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers in the Northeast

Giulia Earle-Richardson
D4.2

9:10 a.m.

Impact on the Agricultural Industry: Animal-Related Injuries

Susan Gerberich
D4.3

9:30 a.m.

Injury Severity Related to Overturn Characteristics of Tractors

Melvin Myers
D4.4

9:50 a.m.

Questions and Discussion

D5.0

Motor Vehicle Safety
Moderator: Audrey Reichard

Brighton IV

8:30 a.m.

Sleep Apnea and Motor Vehicle Crashes—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Michael Greenberg
D5.1

8:50 a.m.

Cancelled

D5.2

9:10 a.m.

The Effect of Passengers on Large Truck Collisions Involving Older Male Drivers

Terry Bunn
D5.3

9:30 a.m.

Cancelled

D5.4

9:50 a.m.

Questions and Discussion

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

BREAK

CONCURRENT SESSION E

E1.0

Training in Construction
Moderator: Thomas Bobick

Grand Station III

10:30 a.m.

Informal Training in Small Construction Work Systems

Tonya Smith-Jackson
E1.1

10:50 a.m.

Construction Safety Training Issues for New Construction Employees

Bryan Hubbard
E1.2

11:10 a.m.

Diffusion of Fall Hazard Safety Training for Hard-to-Reach Residential Construction Workers Through the Internet and Utilizing New Media

Mark Fullen
E1.3

11:30 a.m.

Design and Preliminary Evaluation of a Fall Protection Curriculum for Apprentice Carpenters in Residential Construction

Rebecca Abraham
E1.4

11:50 a.m.

Questions and Discussion

E2.0

Physical and Ergonomic Risk Factors Associated With Slips
Moderator: Sharon Chiou

Grand Station IV

10:30 a.m.

Physics-Based Computational Modeling for Shoe-Floor-Contaminant Friction

Kurt Beschorner
E2.1

10:50 a.m.

The Stochastic Distribution of Available Friction Coefficient for Human Locomotion

Wen-Ruey Chang
E2.2

11:10 a.m.

Assessing Floor Slipperiness: The Effects of Friction and Perception on Gait

Chien-Chi Chang
E2.3

11:30 a.m.

Influence of Localized Muscle Fatigue of the Knee Joint on Kinematics and Kinetics Related to Slip-induced Falls

Thurmon Lockhart
E2.4

11:50 a.m.

Questions and Discussion

E3.0

Injury Assessment and Methods
Moderator: Suzanne Marsh

Grand Station V

10:30 a.m.

Modeling Occupational Low Back Injury Risk Due to Repeated Joint Loading

Waqar Mughal
E3.1

10:50 a.m.

Comparison of Injury Types and Severity Among Workers Admitted to Hospitals vs. Treated in Emergency Departments

Patricia Dischinger
E3.2

11:10 a.m.

Work-Related Physical and Psychosocial Exposures are Risk Factors for Incident Symptoms and Functional Impairment of the Hands and Wrists

Bradley Evanoff
E3.3

11:30 a.m.

Etiology of Work-Related Electrical Injuries: A Novel Taxonomy and In-Depth Narrative Analysis of Workers Compensation Claims

David Lombardi
E3.4

11:50 a.m.

Questions and Discussion

E4.0

Youth in Agriculture
Moderator: Susan Gerberich

Brighton II

10:30 a.m.

Identifying Determinants of Being a Child Bystander on Midwestern Agricultural Operation

Quintin Williams, Jr.
E4.1

10:50 a.m.

Farm Chores Worked by Youth and Adherence to the North American Guidelines for Children's Agricultural Tasks

Jay Wilkins
E4.2

11:10 a.m.

Enhancing Adherence to the North American Guidelines for Children's Agricultural Task

Catherine Heaney
E4.3

11:30 a.m.

Using Longitudinal Data Analysis Methods to Assess the Effectiveness of the North American Guidelines for Children's Tasks in Reducing Childhood Agricultural Injury Risk

Jay Wilkins
E4.4

11:50 a.m.

Questions and Discussion

E5.0

Assessing Injury Risk Factors
Moderator: Theodore Courtney

Brighton IV

10:30 a.m.

Gender Differences in Injury Patterns Among Workers in Heavy Manufacturing

Linda Cantley
E5.1

10:50 a.m.

Acute Injury and Heat Stress Level in an Aluminum Smelter

Thomas Bernard
E5.2

11:10 a.m.

*A Case-Crossover Study of Occupational Laceration Injuries in Pork Processing: Methods and Preliminary Findings

Lina Lander
E5.3

11:30 a.m.

*A Descriptive Study of Workers’ Compensation Claims in Washington State Orchards

Jon Hofmann
E5.4

11:50 a.m.

Questions and Discussion

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

LUNCH (On Your Own)

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

CONCURRENT SESSION F

F1.0

Injury Prevention in Construction - II
Moderator: Daniel Hartley

Grand Station III

1:30 p.m.

Applying NIOSH Prevention Through Design to Electrical Hazards in Construction Work Environments

Landis Floyd
F1.1

1:50 p.m.

Construction Safety Training Issues for Hispanic Construction Employees

James McGlothlin
F1.2

2:10 p.m.

A Community-based Participatory Approach to Prevent Falls Among Latino Construction Workers

Maria Brunette
F1.3

2:30 p.m.

Reducing Exposure to Pedestrian In Blind Zones

Spencer Barclay
F1.4

2:50 p.m.

Questions and Discussion

F2.0

Workplace Violence in Healthcare Settings
Moderator: Marilyn Ridenour

Grand Station IV

1:30 p.m.

Emergency Department Security Programs, Community Crime, and Employee Assaults

James Blando
F2.1

1:50 p.m.

Hospital Employee Assault Rates Before and After Enactment of the California Hospital Safety and Security Act

Carri Casteel
F2.2

2:10 p.m.

Evaluation of Workplace Violence at a Tertiary Hospital

Magdalena Meudra Sánchez
F2.3

2:30 p.m.

Workplace Violence Prevention in Public Sector Additions Treatment Centers

Kate McPhaul
F2.4

2:50 p.m.

Questions and Discussion

F3.0

Review of Comprehensive Injury Efforts
Moderator: Harlan Amandus

Grand Station V

1:30 p.m.

A Systematic Review of Occupational Health and Safety Interventions With Economic Analyses

Emile Tompa
F3.1

1:50 p.m.

Foreign Workers' Safety and Health in the USA

Magdy Akladios
F3.2

2:10 p.m.

Safety and Health in the Wholesale and Retail Trade Sectors: Information Gaps and Research Needs

Vern Anderson
F3.3

2:30 p.m.

A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Interventions to Prevent Agricultural Injury and Disease

Colin Cryer
F3.4

2:50 p.m.

Questions and Discussion

Timothy Merinar
F4.1

Virginia Lutz
F4.2

Nina Turner
F4.3

F5.0

Safety Practice I
Moderator: Robert Park

Brighton IV

1:30 p.m.

Operator Presence System: From Design to Implementation

Douglas Ammons
F5.1

1:50 p.m.

Comparison of Anti-Vibration Interventions for Use With Fastening Tools in Metal

Ann Marie Dale
F5.2

2:10 p.m.

Forklift-Related Injuries

Janice Windau
F5.3

2:30 p.m.

Toward Safer Stairways: Evaluation of the Nose-to-Nose Method for Measuring Uniformity of Steps in a Flight of Stairs

Roger Jensen
F5.4

2:50 p.m.

Questions and Discussion

3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

BREAK

3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

CONCURRENT SESSION G

G1.0

Injuries Among Electric Utility Workers
Moderator: Richard Current

Grand Station III

3:30 p.m.

Work-Related Motor Vehicle Crashes Among Electric Utility Workers

Tiffani Fordyce
G1.1

3:50 p.m.

Factors That Distinguish Serious Versus Less Severe Strain and Sprain Injuries: An Analysis of Electric Utility Workers

Libby Morimoto
G1.2

4:10 p.m.

Work-Related Injury Trends Among Electric Utility Workers

Tiffani Fordyce
G1.3

4:30 p.m.

Development of an Electric Field Sensor for Electrical-Proximity and Contact Detection

Shengke Zeng
G1.4

4:50 p.m.

Questions and Discussion

G2.0

Workplace Violence Risk Factors
Moderator: Hope Tiesman

Grand Station IV

3:30 p.m.

Place Characteristics of Industries at High Risk for Worker Homicide

Myduc Ta
G2.1

3:50 p.m.

Burnout: The Risk of Physical Assault

Evette Pinder
G2.2

4:10 p.m.

Environmental Violence and Physical Assault Against Teachers

Susan Gerberich
G2.3

4:30 p.m.

EMS Providers' Exposure to Violence

Rebecca Heick
G2.4

4:50 p.m.

Questions and Discussion

G3.0

Evaluating Mining Safety Initiatives
Moderator: Robin Burgess-Limerick

Grand Station V

3:30 p.m.

Reduction of Fire Hazards on Large Mining Equipment

Maria De Rosa
G3.1

3:50 p.m.

Making it Safer with Roof Screen: Evaluating the Intervention Effectiveness of an Occupational Safety Communication Product in the Mining Industry

Gail McConnell
G3.2

4:10 p.m.

Evaluation of Peripheral Visual Performance When Using Incandescent and LED Miner Cap Lamps

Miguel Angel Reyes
G3.3

4:30 p.m.

Evaluation of Discomfort and Disability Glare From Incandescent and LED Miner Cap Lamps

Tim Lutz
G3.4

4:50 p.m.

Questions and Discussion

G4.0

Effects of Work Organization of Safety
Moderator: Fred Blosser

Brighton II

3:30 p.m.

Risk Evaluation Index of Psycho-Physical Hazard Exposures in Electronics and Garments

Jinky Leilanie Lu
G4.1

3:50 p.m.

Cancelled

G4.2

4:10 p.m.

Safety Issues in the Workplace Confronting Those in Extended Shift Work

Jinky Leilanie Lu
G4.3

4:30 p.m.

Health Outcomes Associated With Perceived Work Stress in Police Officers

Robyn Gershon
G4.4

4:50 p.m.

Questions and Discussion

G5.0

Systematic Review of Occupational Injury Literature
Moderator: Bradley Evanoff

Brighton IV

3:30 p.m.

Workplace Injury/Illness Prevention and Loss Control Programs: A Series of Systematic Reviews

Shelley Brewer
G5.1

3:50 p.m.

Sharing Best Evidence: Results from Four Systematic Reviews of the Occupational Health and Safety Literature

Emma Irvin
G5.2

4:10 p.m.

A Review of the Literature on Process and Implementation of Participatory Ergonomics

Dwayne Van Erd
G5.3

4:30 p.m.

Interventions in Healthcare Settings to Protect Musculoskeletal Health: A Systematic Review

Jessica Tullar
G5.4

4:50 p.m.

Questions and Discussion

Thursday, October 23, 2008

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

CONCURRENT SESSION H

H1.0

Using Surveillance Systems to Identify Injury Characteristics in Construction
Moderator: David Fosbroke

Grand Station III

8:30 a.m.

Fatal and Nonfatal Injuries in Construction Industry, 1992-2006

Sue Dong
H1.1

8:50 a.m.

Are Back Injuries in Carpenters Decreasing or Not?

Hester Lipscomb
H1.2

9:10 a.m.

Fractures in Construction—Activities, Events, Sources, and Disability Duration

Theodore Courtney
H1.3

9:30 a.m.

Relationships Between Medical Care and Paid Lost Time From Work After Work-Related Back Injury Among Washington State Union Carpenters

Kristen Kucera
H1.4

9:50 a.m.

Questions and Discussion

H2.0

Injury Experience of Public Safety Workers
Moderator: Anita Schill

Grand Station IV

8:30 a.m.

Evaluating the Ambulance Patient Compartment as a Work Environment Using Digital Human Modeling Tool

Douglas Ammons
H2.1

8:50 a.m.

Occupational Injury Experiences of EMS Providers

Rebecca Heick
H2.2

9:10 a.m.

Occupational Safety and Health for Public Safety Employees: Assessing the Evidence and Implications for Public Policy

Seth Seabury
H2.3

9:30 a.m.

Contrasting the Transportation Safety Data for Emergency Medical Services With Other Commercial Vehicles

Nadine Levick
H2.4

9:50 a.m.

Questions and Discussion

H3.0

Safety Practices II
Moderator: Guang Chen

Grand Station V

8:30 a.m.

Quantifying Workers’ Hazard Identification Ability Using Fuzzy Signal Detection Theory

Tariq Abdelhamid
H3.1

8:50 a.m.

The Reducing and Avoiding Injury Initiative: The Alberta Experience

Waqar Mughal
H3.2

9:10 a.m.

Building a Culture of Safety and Health Through Integrated Safety and Health Management System

Grace Laqui
H3.3

9:30 a.m.

Development of an Integrated Dataset for the Health Workplace Initiative

Waqar Mughal
H3.4

H4.0

Evaluations of Safety and Health Management Practices
Moderator: Elyce Biddle

Brighton IV

8:30 a.m.

Does a Safety and Health Management System Contribute to a Safer Work Environment

Elyce Biddle
H4.1

8:50 a.m.

Development of a Comprehensive Working Alone Program for Community Care

Anna Matheson
H4.2

9:10 a.m.

Proactive Management: A Multilevel Communication Intervention in the Construction Industry

J. Taylor Moore
H4.3

9:30 a.m.

Questions and Discussion

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

BREAK

CLOSING PLENARY SESSION
"Using Evidence-Based Results to Change Industry Practice"
Grand Station Ballroom I

Moderator: Nancy A. Stout, Ed.D.
Division of Safety Research, NIOSH

James Collins, Ph.D.
Division of Safety Research, NIOSH

Joseph Feldstein, B.S.
Mining Safety Appliances Corporation

Dave Eherts, Ph.D., CIH
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation

Brad Boehler, P.Eng.
Skyjack Manlift Corporation

Steve Spata, BSME
National Truck Equipment Association