DoD Track, Applied Ergonomics Conference
Reno, Nevada, 24-25 March 2009

 


The Department of Defense is the nation's largest employer, offering thousands of jobs in hundreds of different fields for Service members and civilians throughout the United States and worldwide. The DoD strives to create a safe, efficient, productive, and comfortable environment to best fit their workplaces to the needs of employees. The DoD track at the 2009 Applied Ergonomics Conference offered presentations on how DoD achieves its ergonomics goals through comprehensive risk assessments, innovative equipment design, ergonomic interventions, and collaborative installation program development.

Presenter Bios

Presentations (alpha by author)

 

Elements for Funding, Implementing, and Creating Ergonomics Solutions - Richard Borcicky

Hand-Arm Vibration at a U.S. Army Installation - Steven Chervak

A DoD Frontier: Ergonomic Safety for Patients and Staff - Patricia Collins

Ten Terrific Tips to Improve DoD Workers’ Compensation Outcomes - Connie Fox-Samson

Assessing Musculoskeletal Injury Risk During Product Development - Don Goddard

Ergonomic Challenge: Pentagon and Leased Facilities for 60,000 Workers - Brian P. J. Higgins

Army Installation Program Development - Kelsey McCoskey

Initiating and Sustaining Ergonomics Interventions in Decentralized Organizations - Sean McDonald

ErgoFix: A Field Test of a Computer Workstation Self-Assessment Program - John Pentikis

Navy Mishap Prevention and Hazard Abatement Program - Cathy Rothwell

Keeping Employees Healthy at Work Through Proper Ergonomics - Sharon Terrell-Lindsay

Embracing Vendor Relationships to Improve Quality - Sharon Wilson

Defense Occupational Health Readiness System: Identifying Ergonomic Hazards - Kevin Wisniewski

Ergonomics: An Army Industrial Hygienist’s Corporate Perspective - Kevin Wisniewski