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