Conference overview
Ergonomics as a Key Component in Business
Balancing Business Performance and Worker Wellbeing
Please join CRE-MSD for this in-person event to kick off Global Ergonomics Month!
Musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) prevention activities impact overall system performance metrics. This conference will focus on expanding ergonomics programs to include productivity, quality of products and/or services, employee satisfaction and profits in addition to health and safety. Come learn how the integration of ergonomics impacts the balance of these metrics to optimize business performance.
Program
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Welcome & Introductions Dr. Jack Callaghan, CRE-MSD, University of Waterloo |
| 9:15 - 9:30 | Opening Remarks Dr. Joel Moody, Chief Prevention Officer Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD) |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | A Simple Method for Cost-Justifying Ergonomics Interventions Rick Goggins, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Break |
| 10:15 - 11:15 | A Systems Framework for Worker Safety and Health That Links in Organizational Performance Dr. Jack Dennerlein, Boston University, Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences |
| 11:15 - 12:15 | Improving Human Factors and Ergonomics Applicability in Organizations: Connecting With Business Processes and Using Relevant Metrics Dr. Michael Greig, Toronto Metropolitan University |
| 12:15 - 1:15 | Lunch |
| 1:15 - 2:15 | ROI Case Study: Integrating Business Metrics and Analytics to Sell Your Case: A Healthcare Perspective Susan Fuciarelli, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation Janice Jaskolka, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation |
| 2:15 - 2:30 | Break |
| 2:30 - 3:30 | ROI Case Study: The Journey From Research to Adoption and Acceptance for Safer and Healthier Construction Workplaces Erin Oliver, Modern Niagara |
| 3:30 - 3:40 | Closing Dr. Jack Callaghan, CRE-MSD, University of Waterloo |
*Program subject to change
Location
Holiday Inn Burlington Conference Centre
3063 South Service Road
Burlington, ON
L7N3E9
Resources
Presentations
Introduction
Dr. Jack Callaghan
Presentation recording (VIDEO)
Opening Remarks
Dr. Joel Moody
Presentation recording (VIDEO)
A Simple Method for Cost-Justifying Ergonomics Interventions
Rick Goggins
Presentation slides (PDF)
Presentation recording (VIDEO)
Estimating the effectiveness of ergonomics interventions through case studies (PDF)
Washington State Ergonomics Cost-Benefit Calculator (EXCEL)
A Systems Framework for Worker Safety and Health That Links in Organizational Performance
Dr. Jack Dennerlein
Presentation slides (PDF)
Presentation recording (VIDEO)
Industry Improving Human Factors and Ergonomics Applicability in Organizations: Connecting With Business Processes and Using Relevant Metrics
Dr. Michael Greig
Presentation slides (PDF)
Presentation recording (VIDEO)
ROI Case Study: Integrating Business Metrics and Analytics to Sell Your Case: A Healthcare Perspective
Susan Fuciarelli & Janice Jaskolka
Presentation slides (PDF)
Presentation recording (VIDEO)
ROI Case Study: The Journey From Research to Adoption and Acceptance for Safer and Healthier Construction Workplaces
Erin Oliver
Presentation slides (PDF)
Presentation recording (VIDEO)
National Safety Council (NSC) report (PDF)
What do employers spend to protect the health of workers? (PDF)
Ontario Ergonomics Intervention Cost-Benefit Calculator
This Ontario ergonomics cost-benefit calculator is based on the Washington State Ergonomics Cost-Benefit Calculator, created by Rick Goggins through The Puget Sound Chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society and the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries in 2015. “The calculator allows you to compare three intervention options, and provides estimates of benefits and payback periods. The calculator is based on a review of 250 case studies in which organizations reported the outcomes of ergonomics programs and individual solutions.”
The Ontario based calculator differs from the Washington State calculator as it uses WSIB injury cost data collected pre-pandemic (2018-2019) or during the pandemic (2020-2022) to determine the cost of injuries. The remaining calculations to determine estimates of benefits and payback period are based on the Washington State calculator and have not been altered.
Calculator instructions
Calculator
For assistance, please contact Betina Butler at bbutler@uwaterloo.ca.
Disclaimer: CRE-MSD receives funding through a grant provided by the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD). The views expressed are those of the presenters and do not necessarily reflect those of the Centre nor of the Province of Ontario.