Webinar - A Total Worker Health® Intervention on Commercial Construction Sites

Tuesday, September 18, 2018 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

CRE-MSD is pleased to be partnering with the Work Wellness and Disability Prevention Institute (WWDPI) to present educational webinars on various construction work health topics, as part of the Construction Work Health Series Webinars.

In this webinar

Construction workers suffer numerous work-related injuries as well as health conditions and behaviours. The organizational structure and the job demands on these workers provide challenges to improve their total health. We've been developing and testing Total Worker Health® approaches for over 10 years, examining the various components of the commercial construction organizational structure. Our current evaluation examines work site based approaches. ​​

You will learn:

  • The various organizational components of the construction industry and their role in worker safety, health and wellbeing.
  • The nature of a worker's experience of moving on and off sites.
  • Total Worker Health® approaches for a work site that aligns with current safety practices on work sites that demonstrated effective changes in worker behaviours.  ​

About the presenter

Jack Dennerlein
Jack Dennerlein, PhD
Professor, Northeastern University, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Department of Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences​

Dr. Jack Dennerlein is a Professor in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University and Adjunct Professor of Ergonomic and Safety at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He is also the Associate Director for the Chan School's Center for Work, Health, and Wellbeing. Dr. Dennerlein is an engineer whose research in public health takes a systems approach to understand and prevent work-related injuries and improve worker health and wellbeing. He holds degrees from the State University of New York at Buffalo, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of California, Berkeley. ​  

Registration

This is a free educational webinar. Please register through the WWDPI website.


Disclaimer: CRE-MSD receives funding through a grant provided by the Ontario Ministry of Labour. The views expressed are those of the presenters and do not necessarily reflect those of the Centre nor of the Province.