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Workshop:
Preventing Sprains & Strains for Municipal Employees
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February 25, 2010
Groton, CT
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM, Registration 7:30 AM
This seminar is open to CIRMA members only
SUMMARY
Sprains and strains are the number one injury in the municipal
workplace. This CIRMA workshop teaches employees how to
avoid the lifting and moving behaviors that lead to these
injuries.
| Employee Safety Series
Preventing Sprains and Strains for Municipal
Employees is one of many vital workshops CIRMA provides
for municipal employees.
For more information about CIRMA workshops, please email CIRMA
at cirmaworkshop@ccm-ct.org.
"CIRMA’s workshops provide the knowledge
and skills public employees need to better
perform their jobs."
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Sprains and strains are the most frequently occurring injuries in
municipal workplaces. Between 1998 and 2006, CIRMA received
nearly 25,000 such claims resulting in over $120,000,000 in
direct incurred claim costs, averaging almost $5,000 per claim.
This CIRMA workshop explains and reinforces proper lifting and
moving techniques. The instructors illustrate the application of
these techniques with a number of real-life scenarios developed
from actual municipal work environments.
Topics include the following:
- Principles of back safety
- Anatomy of the human back
- Common causes of back injury
- Safe lifting, pulling, and pushing techniques
- How to identify your limitations, pacing your efforts
- Preventive measures—exercises and stretches to tone and
strengthen your back
AUDIENCE
This workshop is designed for:
SPEAKERS
Mark Wantroba
Senior Risk Management Consultant
CIRMA Risk Management Services
 Mark serves as a Senior Risk Control
Consultant for CIRMA’s Risk Management
Services. He has over 20 years experience
working in the commercial insurance industry
providing risk management and safety and health services. Mark
holds a B.S. in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from Southern
Connecticut State University. He also completed his M.S. in
Exercise Physiology (Biomechanics) from the same institution.
Mark is a Certified Safety Professional and holds the Associate
in Risk Management and Associate in Loss Control Management
designations. He has been a member of the American Society of
Safety Engineers since 1989.
WHERE
CITY OF GROTON MUNICIPAL BUILDING
295 Meridian Street
Groton, Connecticut 06340
860.446.4103
COST per attendee
This seminar is open to CIRMA members only and is free of charge.
DIRECTIONS
From ROUTE 2:
Take Route 2 to I-395 South. Follow I-395 South to Exit 78. Follow to
Route 32. Continue on Route 32 to I-95 North. Take I-95 North to Exit 87
(Clarence B. Sharp Highway). At first traffic light, turn right onto Meridian
Street. Take first left into City of Groton Municipal Building driveway.
From ROUTE 9:
Take Route 9 South to I-95 North. Take I-95 North to Exit 87 (Clarence
B. Sharp Highway). At first traffic light, turn right onto Meridian Street.
Take first left into City of Groton Municipal Building driveway.
From I-95 NORTH:
Take I-95 North to Exit 87 (Clarence B. Sharp Highway). At first traffic
light, turn right onto Meridian Street. Take first left into City of Groton
Municipal Building driveway.
From I-95 SOUTH:
Take I-95 South to Exit 87 (Clarence B. Sharp Highway) - this is a left
hand exit. Go to first light. Turn right onto Meridian Street. Take first left
into City of Groton Municipal Building driveway.
PARKING: Parking is available at the circle.
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