ISOES 2015 TENTATIVE CONFERENCE PROGRAM
(AS OF MAY 22, 2015)
Date
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Time
11:00 am - 3:30 pm
ISOES 2015 Registration (Second Floor Lobby)
11:30 am - 12:15 pm
ISOES Sponsored Lunch Sandwiches (Second Floor Lobby)
12:30 pm - 12:45 pm
Welcome Session (Tennessee)
12:45 pm - 1:30 pm
Keynote Speech (Tennessee)
A System’s Approach for Evaluating and Managing Patient Transfer in a Large
Hospital
Tim Davidson, ARM, CHSP, CHCM
Assistant Vice President of Loss Prevention, Safety and Security
IASIS Healthcare, Risk Management & Insurance Department
1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
Thursday
05/28/2015
Coffee Break
Hickory
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
Tennessee
Session 1
Session 2
Case Studies and Application
New and Expanding Areas of
Application- I
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Coffee Break
Session 3
Session 4
Biomechanics
Ergonomics in Construction Industry
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Coffee Break
Session 5
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Other Topics in Ergonomics & Safety
ISOES Banquet Dinner (Jackson's Verenda 4th Floor)
8:00 am - 8:30 am
ISOES 2015 Registration
8:00 am - 8:30 am
ISOES Executive Committee Meeting (Venue: Hickory)
Session 6
Session 7
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Friday
05/29/2015
ISOES General Body Meeting
9:30 am - 9:45 am
9:45 am - 12:00 pm
New and Expanding Areas of
Application- II
Coffee Break
Panel Discussion
Workplace Safety and Health
Ergonomic Process and Integration Strategy - Peggy Ross
Benefits Of Managing Workers’ Compensation Claims - Janice Letson
Aging and Ergonomics - Challenges for Us All - Richard Wyatt
12:00 pm
Conference Adjourns
The XXVII Annual International Occupational Ergonomics and Safety Conference - May 28-29, 2015
THURSDAY MAY 28, 2015
ISOES 2015 Registration
Time: 11:00 AM - 3:30 PM
ISOES Sponsored Lunch Sandwiches
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
ISOES 2015 Welcome Session
Time: 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
ISOES 2015 Keynote Speech
Time: 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
Speech Title: " A System’s Approach for Evaluating and Managing Patient
Transfer in a Large Hospital"
Tim Davidson, ARM, CHSP, CHCM
Assistant Vice President of Loss Prevention, Safety and Security
IASIS Healthcare, Risk Management & Insurance Department
Current Responsibilities
Tim is the AVP of Loss Prevention and Corporate Safety & Security Officer for IASIS
Healthcare. IASIS Healthcare owns and operates 20 general, acute-care hospitals and one
behavioral hospital in Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Nevada, Texas, Colorado and Utah.
IASIS Healthcare also owns and operates Health Choice, a Medicaid and Medicare
managed health plan in Phoenix. Nearly 15,000 people are dedicated to providing patient
care through IASIS community-based hospital networks. Tim’s current role is to manage
all aspects of the company’s Safety Program, Workers Compensation Program and the
Seaboard Injury Plan of Texas (Texas Non-Subscription ERISA Plan). He is also
responsible for managing security, equipment maintenance and property risk throughout
the IASIS Healthcare system.
Experience
Tim has over 25 years of industry experience, working extensively in the risk consulting
field. His previous leadership role as Senior Vice President with Marsh had him leading
new consulting sales for the Southeast and prior to that, developing Marsh’s Healthcare
consulting practice. Prior to joining Marsh in 1998, he worked for the Yasuda Fire &
Marine Insurance Company, Ltd. as their foreign operations (U.S.), Ergonomics
Specialist and domestic business development leader.
Prior to his tenure at Yasuda, he worked for the USF&G Insurance companies as a Senior
Consultant, Practice Manager, and Field Underwriter. Tim has a very diverse background
with his consulting focused primarily on the manufacturing, construction, transportation,
and healthcare industries.
Coffee Break
Time: 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
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The XXVII Annual International Occupational Ergonomics and Safety Conference - May 28-29, 2015
Breakout Sessions Thursday May 28, 2015
Session 01: Case Studies and Applications
Time: 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Session Chair: Dennis Brickman
Room: Hickory
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1
Paper Title
Automatically Controlled Vehicles May Have Problems
for Some Users
Authors
David S Leonard, Courtney Cramer, Shelby B. Hughes,
and Sydney Siver
2
Problems Associated with Variation of Automotive
Control Locations and Operations
David S Leonard, Courtney Cramer, Shelby B. Hughes,
and Sydney Siver
3
Dresser Tipover Child Accident Reconstruction Case
Study
Commercial Hand Fed Chipper Winch Line Accident
Reconstruction Analysis
Dennis B Brickman, Erick H Knox, and Joseph F Grzetic
4
Dennis B Brickman, Erik H Knox, and James D Stage
Session 02: New and Expanding Areas of Application - I
Time: 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Session Chair: James Parenteau
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Room: Tennessee
Paper Title
Authors
1
The Use of the Net Present Value Method in Analyzing
Ergonomic Improvements – A Case Study
Richard Wyatt
2
Environmental Scale and its impact in Job Satisfaction of
Teachers College
María Teresa Escobedo, Andrés Hernández, Aurora
Maynez, Jesus Castorena, and Virginia Estebane
3
Stages and Variables of Burnout and its Impact on
Professors: A Systematic Review
Deysi G Marquez, María Teresa Escobedo, Jesus
Castorena, Andrés G Hernández, and Virginia O Estebane
4
Crew Resource Management in the Modern Airline
Cockpit
James Parenteau and Tracy Poole
Coffee Break
Time: 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Session 03: Biomechanics
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Session Chair: Ashish Nimbarte
#
1
2
3
4
5
Room: Hickory
Paper Title
Evaluation of Concavity Compression Mechanism as a
Possible Predictor of Shoulder Muscle Fatigue During
Dynamic Exertions
Identification of Major Concerns of Postural Control in a
Tossing Activity using Mutual Information
Authors
Suman Kanti Chowdhury
Comparison of Static Arm Strength in Sit and Stand
Postures
The Current State of Biomarkers Related to Low Back
Pain and Their Relation to Established Risk Factors
Hydration Study of Fingers/Hand/Nail System To
Understand Mechanism of Glove-Related Injuries
Harshvardhan Gazula and James Smith
Harshvardhan Gazula and Simon M Hsiang
Marc Christian
John Kaiser, Ashish Nimbarte, and Denna Davari
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The XXVII Annual International Occupational Ergonomics and Safety Conference - May 28-29, 2015
Session 04: Ergonomics in Construction Industry
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Session Chair: James Borchardt
Room: Tennessee
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Paper Title
1
Applicability of the Hazard Rating Number System in the
Construction Industry
Senem Bilir and Emre Gürcanlı
2
A Survey of Musculoskeletal Pain and Discomfort In
Hispanic Construction Workers from the El Paso Del
Norte Region
Changing Psychophysical Characteristics of Construction
Workers Require New Ergonomic Strategies
Gabriel Ibarra-Mejía, Jeffrey E Fernandez, Sang D Choi,
Salvador A Noriega, and Robert J Marley
3
Authors
James G Borchardt and Sang D Choi
Coffee Break
Time: 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
ISOES General Body Meeting
Time: 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM
Venue: Hickory
Session 05: Other Topics in Ergonomics & Safety
Time: 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM
Session Chair: Murray Gibson
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Room: Tennessee
Paper Title
Authors
1
Occupational Safety Intervention: A Literature Review
Jonathan Aaron and Anoop Desai
2
Validation of the NORA model for Occupational
Intervention
Jonathan Aaron and Anoop Desai
3
Slow and Steady: Safe Lifting at the Ready!
George B Page, Greg G Wearnes, and Steve Fleming
4
A Practical Force Distribution Model & Calculator for
Predicting Acceptable Hand Forces
Murray Gibson
ISOES 2015 Dinner
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Venue: TBD
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The XXVII Annual International Occupational Ergonomics and Safety Conference - May 28-29, 2015
FRIDAY MAY 29, 2015
Registration
Time: 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Session 06: Workplace Safety & Health
Time: 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Session Chair: Richard Wyatt
Room: Hickory
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1
Paper Title
Return To Work Following Coal Miners Injuries: Role of
Multiple Factors
Authors
Ashis Bhattacharjee and Soumitra Kumar Mondal
2
Physical Strain on Dairy Parlor Workers
Rebecca Foos, John Rosecrance, and Colleen Brents
3
Noise Exposure and Noise-Induced Hearing loss in
Industries
Comparison of EJMS and NIOSH Lifting Index in
Evaluating Back-Injury Risk in High Volume Material
Handling Tasks
Ieda C Wictor and Antonio A Xavier
4
Richard Wyatt
Session 07: New and Expanding Areas of Application - II
Time: 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Session Chair: Bheem Kattel
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Room: Tennessee
Paper Title
Authors
1
Application of Lean Techniques to Improve Human
Efficiency in Hospitals - An OR Case Study
Anand Subramanian, Brandy F Ware, and Jeffrey
Fernandez
2
Occupational ATV Injury and Fatality Claims in Montana,
2007-2012
Elise Lagerstrom, David Gilkey, David Elenbaas, and
John Rosecrance
3
Ergonomic Analysis to Prevent Cart Related Injuries
Among Hotel Banquet Personnel
Brandy F Ware, Anand Subramanian, and Jeffrey
Fernandez
4
Eye Tracking Device as a Tool to Study the Areas of
Interest on a Face in Facial Recognition Process
Bheem P Kattel and Ngatcha Tchatchou
Coffee Break
Time: 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
PANEL DISCUSSION
Time: 9:45 AM - 12:00 PM
PANEL MODERATOR: Richard Wyatt
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Room: Tennessee
Topics
1
Ergonomic Process and Integration Strategy - Peggy Ross
2
Benefits Of Managing Workers’ Compensation Claims - Janice Letson
3
Aging and Ergonomics - Challenges for Us All - Richard Wyatt
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