Sponsor: Ergonomics Committee

Symposia are specialized presentations on a single or narrowly defined topic assembled by an AIHA committee. A comprehensive overview and analysis is presented over a one or two-day period.

1.0 IH CM Point/0.8 CEU/COC Points | Sunday | 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Fee: $425 member/$540 nonmember (register by April 28)
Fee Includes lunch.

• Easy to follow examples
• Guaranteed results
• Success stories from many industries
• Learn to speak the language of management
• Ergonomics from a boardroom perspective
• Identify the dollar cost of injuries
  
  

Ergonomics provides economic as well as health and safety benefits. This symposium will demonstrate the development of the business case for ergonomics using economic criteria.

Learning Outcomes: On completion, the participant will be able to:

• Create a business case template for ergonomics and other health and safety programs.
• Describe successful methods used to justify ergonomic programs.
• Identify economic benefits of ergonomic interventions, design practices and programs.
• Compute economic returns and costs in a health and safety environment.

Why Attend?

• Understand why ergonomics is a business as well as a health and safety issue.
• Gain confidence in creating your business proposals.
• Learn to speak the language of business so you can articulate the benefits of your       ergonomics proposals clearly and concisely
• Earn recognition for the productivity and quality improvements of your ergonomics projects.
• Demonstrate the business value of ergonomics, health and safety

Who Should Attend?

• EH&S Managers and Vice Presidents
• Ergonomics Program Managers
• Corporate and Site Ergonomists.
• Industrial Hygiene Managers
• Safety Managers.
• Business and Cost Analysts
• Industrial, Process, and Manufacturing Engineers
• Lean Manufacturing Managers

7:30 a.m.–8:00 a.m.           Registration

8:00 a.m.–8:15 a.m.          Welcome and Introduction

Business Case Models

8:15 a.m.–9:00 a.m.

Ergonomics and Lean Manufacturing; Process Improvement Approaches
Wayne S. Maynard, CSP, CPE, ALCM, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, MA

• Ergonomics: What it is and what it isn’t
• Ergonomics, Lean Manufacturing, and Six Sigma strategies
• Cost and benefit of ergonomics; making the business case
• Case study examples

9:00 a.m.–9:45 a.m.

Making the Business Case for Ergonomics – The SYSCO Story: Over 10 Years in the Making
Sandra G. Carson, RN, COHN-S, SYSCO Corporation, Houston, TX

• Where we started
• “The OSHA Inspection”
• SYSCO’s resonse
• Prioritizing the process
• Interventions
• Involving vendors and customers
• The measurement of success

15 MINUTE BREAK

Determination and Measurement of Economic Benefits of Ergonomics Programs

10:00 a.m.–10:45 a.m.

Ergonomics Even a CFO Can Love
David C. Alexander, PE, CPE, Auburn Engineers, Inc., Auburn, AL

• Identifying and Measuring Ergonomics Program Costs and Benefits
• Short-term and Long-term Business Gains
• Cost and Benefit Profiles of Different Types of Ergonomics Programs

10:45 a.m.–11:30 a.m.

Cost Justification for Ergonomics Projects in a Multinational Organization
David Dole, CPE, Michelin North America, Greenville, SC

• Return on investment (ROI) in ergonomics.
• Developing the ROI strategy in a multinational context.

11:30 a.m.–11:45 a.m.          Q&A

11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m

Luncheon Presentation – Being in the “Pool” is Not Always Enjoyable – A Case Study
David R. Still, True North Companies, LC, Cedar Rapids, IA

• See how Ergonomics “theory” and “application” come together in the real world.
• Meet a real world business that was ready to shut its doors due to costs associated with repetitive motion/MSD-related injury frequency and severity.
• Examine how the Loss Control Action Plan was developed and promoted.
• Examine how all associates of the organization were given ownership of the safety process.
• Learn how correct implementation of the Loss Control Action Plan is critical.
• See the results that were achieved after four years of dedicated focus.
• Learn how Ergonomics can help maintain employees’ “quality of life.”

Determination and Measurement of Economic Benefits of Ergonomics Interventions

1:15 p.m.–2:00 p.m.           

Guarantees and Other Motivators for Effective Healthcare Ergonomics Programs
Luana Reeves, RN, BS, Crouse Hospital, Syracuse, NY

• The Hospital Ergonomic Lift Program (HELP) guarantee offered to Crouse Hospital, how it works, and the return on investment it has provided.
• A similar guarantee program offered by another healthcare ergonomics equipment and services supplier.
• Other motivators within healthcare for effective ergonomics programs.

2:00 p.m.–2:45 p.m.

Making a Business Case for Ergonomics
Bernard M. Meegan, Caterpillar, Inc., Peoria, IL

• Identification of program styles for building the ergonomics process.
• Historical justification for integrating ergonomics.
• Production-based justification for integrating ergonomics.
• What a successful program can accomplish.

15 MINUTE BREAK

Determination and Measurement of Economic Benefits of Ergonomic Design

3:00 p.m.–3:45 p.m.

Economic Benefits of Design in Ergonomics: Enhanced Design with Ergonomics and Lean
Carter J. Kerk, PhD, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD

3:45 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

The Employee Performance ROI Tool: Connecting Investment in
Workspace Ergonomics with Business Objectives
Robert P. Deist, CIH, CET, QVC., Inc., West Fallowfield, PA

• Introduction to the EP-ROI tool.
• Differences between the EP-ROI and traditional furniture ROI tools.
• Ergonomics research used in the EP-ROI.
• Conceptual model underlying the EP-ROI.
• Demonstration of the tool.
• Recent case study.

4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.           Q&A