2005 Southern Oregon Occupational Safety & Health Conference ...
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Speakers<br />
<br />
Ben D. Carlson<br />
Senior Loss Prevention<br />
Consultant<br />
Liberty Northwest Insurance Co.<br />
1600 Valley River Drive, Suite 290<br />
Eugene, OR 97401-2129<br />
541-342-1566, ext. 2903<br />
Ben has worked for Liberty Northwest<br />
Insurance since 1986, first in Portland and<br />
Central/Eastern <strong>Oregon</strong>, and then Eugene,<br />
in 1999. He has extensive experience in the<br />
workers’ compensation field, specializing<br />
in claims investigations and loss prevention<br />
consulting. Ben works with employers to<br />
analyze their safety programs and employee<br />
behaviors and recommend improvements.<br />
He also helps employers set up behaviorbased<br />
safety programs to reduce accident<br />
exposure. Ben is the regional coordinator of<br />
Liberty’s newest ergonomic-evaluation software<br />
tool, called “VidLiTeC” (video-based<br />
lifting technique coding system), based<br />
on the research by the Liberty Mutual Research<br />
Center for <strong>Safety</strong> & <strong>Health</strong>. It helps<br />
identify lifting risks and helps employers<br />
make decisions on ergonomic control<br />
alternatives. Ben is a 2004 recipient of the<br />
Liberty Mutual President’s Spirit of Liberty<br />
Award, honoring employees for extraordinary<br />
commitment to customer service and<br />
innovation.<br />
Topic: Improving <strong>Safety</strong><br />
Programs Through<br />
Hazard Assessment and<br />
<strong>Safety</strong>-Orientation<br />
Training<br />
Karen L. Chase<br />
Senior <strong>Occupational</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />
Consultant<br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> OSHA<br />
1840 Barnett Road, Suite D<br />
Medford, OR 97504-8250<br />
541-776-6016<br />
karen.l.chase@state.or.us<br />
www.orosha.org<br />
Karen has worked in occupational health<br />
and industrial hygiene for <strong>Oregon</strong> OSHA<br />
for 15 years, the past 13 as an occupational<br />
health consultant in the Consultative<br />
Services Section. Her consultative work<br />
covers all aspects of occupational health<br />
for <strong>Oregon</strong> employers, including industrial<br />
hygiene surveys, training, public speaking,<br />
research, and safety and health management.<br />
Her previous occupational health<br />
experience includes work with federal<br />
OSHA and private consulting.<br />
Topic: Putting the HEALTH<br />
into <strong>Occupational</strong><br />
<strong>Safety</strong> and <strong>Health</strong><br />
Programs<br />
<strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>Occupational</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> & <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Conference</strong><br />
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