09/18/2024: Engaging Frontline Workers to Solve Ergonomics Problems

Recorded on Wednesday, September 18, 2024

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Engaging Frontline Workers to Solve Ergonomics Problems

About the webinar:

Do you need help solving ergonomics problems, but don’t have a staff of ergonomists able to help? Never fear, the frontline is here. In this webinar, we will share some simple, low-cost ideas to help engage frontline workers in identifying and solving ergo problems at your facility. Companies with strong ergonomics cultures have highly engaged frontline workers who teach others around them how to problem solve, making these programs more impactful and meaningful to those who work there.

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this activity, the learner will be able to:

  • Prepare simple training techniques that can be used to educate workers 

  • Identify key frontline employees and equip them to help solve ergonomics problems

  • Discuss how to create an Ergo Inventor's Team within your organization 

Speaker: Davana Pilczuk, PhD

Dr. Davana Pilczuk is the corporate ergonomist for Cintas, responsible for the design and implementation of the ergo program across all divisions of the company. She has been featured in the Smithsonian Air and Space magazine, Savannah Morning News, Journal of Work, The LEADER magazine, and several other publications. Prior to corporate life, she was a sports psychology consultant for the British National Swim team and taught at Auburn University in the Health and Human Performance department. She received her masters and doctorate degrees in Kinesiology from Auburn University.

ACCREDITATION

The Center for Occupational and Environmental Health designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 Contact Hour. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Certificates of Completion

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ACCESSIBILITY:

If you require an accommodation for effective communication (ASL interpreting/CART captioning, alternative media formats, etc.) to fully participate in this event, please contact Michelle Meyer at (510) 642-8365 or mmeyer@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail) with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event.

University of Cincinnati Education and Research Center (UC ERC)

University of Cincinnati ERC

The University of Cincinnati Education and Research Center (UC ERC) serves the regional and national needs in occupational safety and health through interdisciplinary academic education, research training and professional development courses. MS and Ph.D. degrees are offered; a wide range of continuing education courses are available for practicing professionals. Through outreach activities, research findings are shared with practitioners and research is translated to practice.