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Construction workers face some of the highest injury rates of any industry, with OSHA reporting that roughly 20% of workplace deaths occur in construction and at least 10% of construction workers suffering a work-related injury every year. Even more concerning are the indirect effects of high injury risks to construction workers, including increased stress, fatigue, chronic pain, prescription medication usage and mental health issues.

All of these are pieces of the larger cost puzzle for employers; with 11.4-plus million construction workers across the United States, employers face costs of some $2.5 billion annually. Increasingly, construction industry employers are turning to evidence-based, integrated safety and wellness solutions that incorporate baseline incident and musculoskeletal disorder prevention into a larger program based on the NIOSH Total Worker Health approach. Strategies and programs such as mental health support and wellness guidance have demonstrated effectiveness in reducing injury rates and the associated costs.

During this webinar, we’ll cover:

• How the most common sources of risk in the construction industry play into wellness issues
• How a whole-worker approach can synthesize traditional safety controls with innovative tactics to support employee wellness
• How construction employers can integrate holistic wellness concepts with their existing injury prevention programs

Speaker

Kevin Lombardo, President, CEO, Dorn Companies

Kevin Lombardo, president, CEO, Board of Directors, wellness-based pain management and Owner of Dorn Companies, wellness-based pain management, and early intervention/prevention, evidence-based, specialty provider that helps reduce employers’ costs. He has vast experience in Environment, Health and Safety, Injury Prevention, Wellness, Safety, Technology, and Remote Workforces. His expertise includes safety excellence, operational improvements, technology implementation, strategy, and leadership.

Nicholas Laughlin, Safety Director, Tofel Dent Construction LLC

Nicholas Laughlin, GSP, is a former safety director for Tofel Dent Construction LLC. Since launching a career in the safety industry in 2008, he’s partnered with a wide range of safety professionals and enterprises to create integrated, holistic safety solutions for workers in high-risk industries such as construction. Nicholas has witnessed an array of strategies for injury prevention and promoting wellness among workers, and maintains a certification in instinctive movement systems, which helps workers learn intuitive movements that help them perform like industrial athletes in the workplace.

Moderator

Barry Bottino, Associate Editor, Safety+Health magazine

Barry covers worker safety for Safety+Health and serves as co-host of the magazine’s “On the Safe Side” podcast.