WORKPLACE INJURY PREVENTION - A FIT FOR WORK PODCAST

In this shorter and final episode Ambjor and Curtis highlight episodes from 2020 and give some topics that we will be diving into for 2021. It has been a great year and we look forward to another great year in 2020.

Denise Reaves, founder of BalancedYou has practiced Yoga and meditation for over 30yrs and has run her own wellness company for 10yrs. She enlightens us with how easy it is to be more present and how being present improves safety and reduces injuries.

We have our first panel discussion about health care professional working in the industrial setting as injury prevention specialist. Anna Gibilisco, Colin Zuber, and Marco Nunez all share how they got into the setting, and what this setting provides them compared to the more traditional settings.

Todd Foushee, VP of PMR Health Care, talks about how companies can bring primary health care to their company and how this drastically improves the quality of care their employees receive, all why reducing the long term cost of healthcare for the company.

Ambjor and I interview Joe Kutach and learn about his experience as a EHS auditor for FFW. He reviews the do and don'ts of making any company compliant with EPA standards and makes it enjoyable to do as well.

Kathy Seabrook of Global Solutions joins the podcast to talk about the concept of employee sustainability. We talk about how making the workplace and environment something employees can feel safe and comfortable in helps improve a company's financial and non-financial costs, all while making them more prepared to be a success now and for the future. 

John Groves, CEO of Fit For Work, and Kyle Mahlum, COO of Fit For Work discuss in more details about Early Intervention and the way Fit For Work is utilizing technology to serve its clients so they can see tangible results of reducing injuries at their workplace.

John Groves, CEO of Fit For Work, joins Ambjor and I to discuss what an early intervention is and why it is the future for caring for your employees. We talk about strategies for choosing an early intervention company as well and how to make the right choice the first time.

We get to learn from Forrest Richardson about the importance changes that are coming from the Department of Transportation that will be affecting all companies that operate in the USA. He shares his key changes and overall tips to implement the new rules. 

Jarett Peikert, Onsite Injury Prevention Specialist and leader of Pain Science within FFW joins the podcast to discuss what Pain Science is, how it reduces injuries and ways YOU can easily leverage it to improve your OSHA 300 log after listening to this podcast.

Ambjor and I talk with James Rethaber about the new program that FFW has launched called ErgoHome. We discuss how this service started and how it helps those that find themselves working at home. ErgoHome helps spot and correct ergonomic issues with simple solutions all with a personal human interaction.

Rob Wainner is on the podcast today to talk about leadership and provides simple tips on how each person can be an effective leader for themself and those around them

We talk with Cassidy Barton who is the director of the WorkSteps foundation. While the foundation is still in the development stages and will be launching next we talk about how this foundation is seeking to fill in the gaps experienced by those with disabilities trying to enter the workforce.

Matt Hart, of Soter Analytics, joins the podcast to discuss his companies new wearable technology that is able to track proper lifting mechanics with a simple device, and how using this device can make a service such as FFW even more effective in preventing musculoskeletal injuries.

We are joined again by Forrest Richardson, who shares what companies need to know about managing COVID-19 concerns while remaining OSHA compliant. His knowledge as a Certified Safety Professional and an Associate Risk Management – enterprise shares clear information and resources.

Ron Porter and Matt Jeffs of the back school discuss two certificate programs they have for anyone to learn how to do ergonomic evaluations. The CEAS teaches general ergonomics and the REAS is very useful now in focusing on virtual ergonomics to evaluate at home workstations.

Dr. Ben Hoffman joins Ambjor and I to discuss the pandemic that is affecting the world. He gives up to date information along with simple tips to keep the workplace as safe as possible during the unprecedented time.

Ambjor and I are joined once again by Dianna Stegall, the current president of the ASSP. This time we discuss fleet safety, and how the tips and tricks to keeping a fleet safe apply to more then those with company owned vehicles. She shares great ideas on how to keep everyone safe on the roads.

John Groves, CEO of Fit For Work, joins the podcast again to take a deeper look at the early intervention drawer of service that Fit For Work provides, and how most importantly it helps improve employees well being and companies bottom line.

Ambjor and I talk with John Varela, Technical Director of Sleep Medicine at WorkSTEPS, about how sleep apnea effects employees both on the road and in the office. We also discuss how WorkSTEPS is a one stop shop program to managing OSHA regulation for sleep apnea testing.

Forrest Richardson, the Safety Division Director at FIT for Work, gives us a run down of the top 10 safety citations of 2019, and simple solutions to prevent these citations in the work place.

Both Kyle Mahlum and John Groves of Fit For Work take time to talk about the excited way they are developing the use of predictive analytics to help onsite providers know who is most at risk and even further prevent injuries in the workplace.

Matt Dennis from Premier Safety talk about the importance of gas detection in the workplace and he provides insights on strength and weaknesses to different devices.

We finish up our discussion with Frank Alvarez of Jackson Lewis Law Firm. In this 2nd part we talk more about the specifics of physical abilities testing to help paint of clear picture of the risk and reward of doing this type of testing.

Frank Alvarez of Jackson Lewis joins the FFW podcast to teach us how doing physical testing of employees follows the laws to prevent discrimination and how it can help companies place employees in the best environment to work as safe as possible.