Program

Time 

Event 

8:00 – 9:00       

Registration and Breakfast  

9:00 – 9:15      

Welcome Address: Introduction to the Conference's Mission 

9:15 – 9:45 

Keynote Speech: Improving Workplace Safety

Keynote Speaker: Todd Underwood, Area Director, OSHA

10:00 – 11:20 

Session 1: Injury Prevention on Construction Worksite 

11:20 – 11:30 

Break (refreshments will be provided) 

11:30 – 12:50 

Session 2: Interventions to Reduce Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders 

1:00 –  2:00 

Lunch  

2:00 –  3:20 

Session 3: Infectious Disease Risks Associated with Occupational Exposure 

3:20 – 3:30  

Break (refreshments will be provided) 

3:30 – 4:50 

Session 4: The Future of Work to Safeguard Safety, Health and Well-being of the Construction Workforce 

6:30 – 9:00 

Cocktail and Dinner 

Keynote Speech: Prevention through Design in Construction 

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Michael Toole, Former Dean of the College of Engineering, University of Toledo 

Time 

Event 

8:00 – 9:00       

Registration and Breakfast  

9:00 – 9:30 

Keynote Speech: Construction Chronic Diseases and Conditions 

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Todd Stueckle, Co-Coordinator, Co-Chair, NORA, NIOSH 

9:30 – 10:50     

Session 1: Occupational Respiratory Health Protection in Construction  

10:50 – 11:00 

Break (refreshments will be provided) 

11:00 – 12:20 

Session 2: Guidelines for Infection Control in Construction    

12:20 – 1:40 

Lunch 

Keynote Speech: Reducing Musculoskeletal Disorders using Robotic Exoskeletons 

Keynote Speaker: Jay Kim, Associate Professor, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University

1:40 – 3:00 

Session 3: Occupational Noise-induced Hearing Loss among Construction Workers 

3:00 – 3:10 

Break (refreshments will be provided) 

3:10 – 4:30 

Session 4: Practices to Reduce Hazardous Exposures in Construction   

4:30 – 5:00 

Closing Ceremony: Knowledge Transfer and Action Plans