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PREFACE
CONFERENCE OPENING SESSION
Welcome: DAVID FELINSKI, American
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Introductions: FRANK ROONEY, Digital
Equipment Corporation
Constituency Representatives
Introductory Remarks:
MARC FREEDMAN, National Coalition on Ergonomics
PEG SEMINARIO, AFL-CIO
LINDA ROSENSTOCK,
MD, NIOSH
Keynote Speaker:
HANK LICK, PhD,
Ford Motor Company
The
SIZE, SCOPE and DEFINITION of the PROBLEM
WILLIAM
L. WEBER
Job-Related Musculoskeletal Injuries and
Illnesses as Reported in the BLS Survey of Occupational
Injuries and Illnesses
THOMAS
B. LEAMON, PhD
Ergonomics: A Congruent Concern of Labor, Business and
Government
BARBARA
SILVERSTEIN, PhD
Upper Limb and Low Back Musculoskeletal Disorders:
State and National Estimates based on Workers’
Compensation Accepted Claims
GORDON
R. REEVE, PhD
The Incidence of Ergonomic Disorders Among Workers at a
U.S. Automobile Manufacturer
Discussants:
ERIC FRUMIN,
Unite
DAVID SARVADI,
Esq., Keller & Heckman
Questions & Answers from this Session
CASE
DEFINITIONS and DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA
J.
STEVEN MOORE,
MD
Case Definitions and Diagnostic Criteria: Disorders of
the Muscle-Tendon Units of the Distal
Upper Extremity
BRADLEY
EVANOFF,
MD
Consensus Criteria for the Classification of Carpal
Tunnel Syndrome in Epidemiologic Studies
WILLIAM C. LAUERMAN, MD
Case Definitions and Diagnostic Criteria for Disorders
of the Low Back
DEAN S. LOUIS, MD
The Challenge from a Hand Surgeon’s Perspective
Discussants:
RONALD H. GRAY,
MD, Johns Hopkins University
GARY M. FRANKLIN,
MD, State of Washington
Questions & Answers from this Session
RESEARCH:
EXPOSURE RESPONSE in a RESEARCH MODE
ROBERT
F. BETTENDORF
The OERC Framework for Understanding
Upper-Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders Research, Theory
and Management
JACQUELINE
AGNEW, PhD
Identification of Research Needs for Epidemiology of
Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
STEVEN
L. SAUTER, PhD
Organizational Risk Factors for Musculoskeletal
Disorders: Theory and Evidence
ALFRED
FRANZBLAU, MD
A Cross-Sectional Study of the Relationship Between
Repetitive Work and Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders
Discussants:
ROBERT G. RADWIN,
PhD, University of Wisconsin
SCOTT P. SCHNEIDER, CIH, Center to Protect
Worker’s Rights
BRADLEY S. JOSEPH,
PhD, Ford Motor Company
Questions & Answers from this Session
INTERVENTION
AND CONTROLS
W.
FRED SCHOTT
Office Ergonomics Interventions and Controls in a
Changing Organization
LYTT
I. GARDNER, PhD
Efficacy of Back Belts for Prevention of Back Injuries
in Material Handling Workers
ERIC
FRUMIN (J. DROPKIN)
Impact of an Ergonomics Program Featuring Adjustable
Chairs on Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Symptoms Among
Garment Workers
GAIL SATER
(Case Study -- Red Wing Shoe Company)
Discussants:
DAN MACLEOD, CPE,
Clayton Environmental Consultants
HOWARD SANDLER,MD,
Sandler Occupational Medicine Associates
MARK FIELDER, UAW-GM
NICK WARREN, PhD,
Ergonomic Technology Center
Questions & Answers from this Session
ECONOMICS:
COSTS OF ILLNESSES AND COSTS OF CONTROLS
DAVID C. ALEXANDER,
PE
The Economics of Ergonomics
J.
STEVEN MOORE,
MD
Changes in Workers’ Compensation Expenses
Following Implementation of a Participatory Ergonomics
Program in a Red Meat Products Corporation and a Meat Packing
Plant
MARK
P. BERKMAN,
PhD
Costs and Benefits of Ergonomics Regulations
SUSAN
T. PASTULA, MPH
The Economics of Ergonomic Disorders at Ford Motor
Company
HEATHER
GROB
Ergonomics and the Economic Payoff in the Construction
Sector
Discussants:
ELYCE BIDDLE, NIOSH
Division of Safety Research
PETER DORMAN, PhD,
Michigan State University
Questions & Answers from this Session
METHODS
OF ERGONOMIC EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT: VALIDITY AND LIMITATIONS
WILLIAM S. MARRAS,
PhD
A Prospective Validation of the LMM Low Back
Disorder Risk Model
DONALD CHAFFIN, PhD
The Role of Biomechanical Models in High Exertion
Manual Jobs
THOMAS
E. BERNARD, PhD
Initial Assessment Method for Work
Demands of Short-Cycle Tasks
KURT
T. HEGMANN, MD
Application of the Strain Index: An Advance in Exposure
Assessment and Analysis
Discussants:
BARBARA SILVERSTEIN,
PhD, State of Washington
SUZANNE ROGERS, PhD,
Consultant in Ergonomics
JOSEPH A. D’AVANZO, Esq., Partner - D’Avanzo/Morreale, PC
Questions & Answers from this Session
CASE
MANAGEMENT
NANCY
L. SCHOTT, Esq.
Case Management Under the Americans With
Disabilities Act
BRUCE
J. KAYE, Esq.
Representing a Worker on Claims of Employment
Discrimination Under the Americans With Disabilities Act: A
Lawyer’s View of Case Management
GARY
M. FRANKLIN, MD
Case Management, Disability Prevention, and Outcomes
Research
ROBIN
S. BAVER, MD
Outcome Assessment Of Occupational Carpal Tunnel
Syndrome In A Cohort Of Truck Assembly Workers
Discussants:
BRADLEY EVANOFF,
MD, Washington University, St. Louis
KATHLEEN BUCKHEIT,
MPH, North Carolina Ergonomics Center
KENNETH MITCHELL,
PhD, Accordia Workers’ Compensation
DAN WOLENS, MD,
Kentuckiana Occupational Health Associates
Questions & Answers from this Session
OSHA’s
STATUTORY FRAMEWORK
DAVID SARVADI, Esq.
[Untitled Presentation]
TERRENCE MURPHY,
Esq.
OSHA and Ergonomics
RANDY RABINOWITZ, Esq. [Untitled Presentation]
SIDNEY
A. SHAPIRO, Esq.
Administrative Procedures and Risk Regulation: Should
There Be Peer Review?
Discussants:
PEG SEMINARIO, AFL-CIO
VICKY PATTON-HULCE,
Esq., MCI
Questions & Answers from this Session
CONFERENCE
CLOSING SESSION
Presentations by Constituencies:
DONALD COLLINS, DDS,
American Dental Association
FRANKLIN MIRER, PhD, International United
Auto Workers Union
LAWRENCE J. FINE,
MD, DrPH, National Institute for Occupational Safety
& Health
Presentations by Session Moderators:
DAVID SARVADI, Esq.
LARRY FINE, MD
STEVE LAMM,
MD
P.J. EDINGTON
HANK LICK, PhD
BRAD JOSEPH, PhD
PAT BERTSCHE, MPH
FRANK MIRER, PhD
Questions & Answers from this Session
CONFERENCE WRAP-UP: PJ EDINGTON
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