Round Robin Table Talks
Thursday, 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm

The round robin table talks are an opportunity for conference participants to discuss specific safety and health related topics in a small group format.  Participants at each table will move to a new table every fifteen (15) minutes.  This progression will occur as several safety and health conversations take place concurrently in the same room.  Each table will have a host to begin and end the discussion, as well as share thoughts and ideas generated in previous sessions for further development.


Current Workers’ Compensation Issues
Robert L. Swisher
Commissioner Swisher will discussion current worker compensation issues and answer participant’s questions.
 
Silica Awareness
Alex Edwards
What is silica?  Why did OSHA issue a new silica standard?  What employers covered by the standard required to do?  This discussion will answer those questions.

Worksite Health and Wellness Services
Annette Calvert, Jessie Mattingly-Taylor, Dr. Greg Robbins
There are a range of health and wellness services that can be provided onsite or near worksites.
Occupational services include treatment of injured workers, case management of workers' compensation cases to improve outcomes and expedite return to work, occupational services such as drug tests, hearing tests, vision tests, etc. as well as specialty services such as physical therapy, radiology, and laboratory services.  Primary care services range from acute/episodic care, primary care, laboratory, dental/vision and pharmacy services as well as health services designed around the patient-centered medical home model.  Wellness services include onsite fitness centers, fitness classes, and health and wellness coaching.  This discussion will provide an overview of worksite health and wellness services and answer questions from participants.
 
Youth Worker Safety: Kentucky’s OSHA 10-4 CTE Initiative
Tammy Cole, David Stumbo, Mary Taylor
OSHA 10-4-CTE is a partnership between KSHN, the Kentucky Department of Education’s Office of Career and Technical Education, and Eastern Kentucky University’s OSHA Training Institute Education Center that began in 2017.  OSHA 10-4-CTE provides a means for secondary school educators throughout Kentucky to earn Authorized OSHA Outreach Trainer status.  The educators in turn provide authorized OSHA 10-Hour General Industry and/or OSHA 10-Hour Construction training to high school seniors in manufacturing and construction pathways at secondary schools across the state.  The students graduate high school with an OSHA 10-Hour card as well as invaluable OSH training!  This discussion will present details on the initiative.