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Workshop:
Preventing Sprains & Strains for Municipal Employees
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March 20, 2009
Simsbury High School, Simsbury, CT
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Registration 12:30 PM
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 Control Consultant
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
SIMSBURY HIGH SCHOOL
34 Farm Valley Road
Simsbury, CT 06070
860-658-0451
COST per attendee
This seminar is open to CIRMA members only and is free of charge.
DIRECTIONS
From 91 North:
Merge onto I-91 N toward Hartford. Merge onto CT-9 N via Exit 22N
toward New Britain. Merge onto I-84 W/US-6 W via Exit 32 on the left
toward Waterbury Merge onto CT-4 W/Farmington Avenue via Exit 39
toward Farmington. Turn slight right onto Waterville Road/CT-10. Turn
left onto East Main Street/US-44/CT-10. Turn right onto Simsbury
Road/US-202/CT-10. Continue to follow US-202/CT-10. Turn left onto
Stratton Brook Road. Turn Right onto Bushy Hill Road/CT-167. Turn left
onto Farms Village Road/CT-309. End at 34 Farms Village Road.
From 84 West:
From I-84 W. Take Exit 48 toward Asylum Street. Stay straight to go onto
Spring Street. Turn right onto Asylum Avenue. Turn right onto Prospect
Avenue. Turn right onto US-44/Albany Aveune. Turn Left onto CT-
189/Bloomfield Avenue Turn Slight left onto CT-185/Simsbury Road.
Continue to follow CT-185 N. Turn slight right onto Hopmeadow ST/US-
202/CT-10. Turn left onto Stratton Brook Road. Turn right onto Bushy Hill
RD/CT-167. Turn left onto Farms Village Road/CT-309. End at 34 Farms
Village Road.
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