Roundtable Discussion: Integrating Flooring Safety and Ergonomics to Improve Workplace Safety and Reduce Liability
Description:
This roundtable discussion brings together experts in expert witness testimony, flooring safety, and ergonomics to explore the intersection of surface safety and ergonomic practices in the workplace. Through facilitated dialogue, we will examine how flooring design impacts worker health, safety, and injury prevention, and how incorporating ergonomic principles can mitigate liability. Attendees will gain insights from industry experts and leave with practical strategies for designing safer environments by integrating surface and ergonomic considerations.
Explore the Intersection of Surface Safety and Ergonomics: Understand how surface conditions and ergonomic practices interact to affect worker safety and injury risk.
Gain Insights from Experts in Flooring Safety and Ergonomics: Learn from expert witnesses/safety professionals best practices integrating flooring safety into ergonomic assessments and interventions.
Develop Strategies for Reducing Workplace Liability: Discover practical approaches creating safer work environments, minimizing liability through the combined application of flooring safety and ergonomic principles.
Presenting Speaker
Victoria Ballard | Forensic Human Factors, LLC
Victoria Ballard is a Human Factors Consultant for Forensic Human Factors, LLC, a PhD graduate in Industrial & Systems Engineering at Auburn University, and a NIOSH Fellow specializing in Occupational Safety and Ergonomics. Her research focuses on cognitive ergonomics, particularly in designing inclusive manufacturing environments that support neurodivergent workers. Through her investigation of Lean methodologies and Industry 4.0 technologies, Victoria aims to optimize cognitive workload and improve performance outcomes for workers with ADHD. Her work emphasizes the importance of applying cognitive ergonomic principles to enhance safety, productivity, and well-being in industrial settings.
Roundtable Discussion: Integrating Flooring Safety and Ergonomics to Improve Workplace Safety and Reduce Liability