MODESTO/SAN FRANCISCO -- State Compensation Insurance Fund will sponsor a specially focused ergonomics seminar “Watch Your Back: State Fund's Back Connection™,” September 13 in Modesto. The seminar is only offered to State Fund policyholders and is free of charge. It is designed to show policyholders how to prevent back injuries and increase worker productivity.

The seminar highlights “State Fund's Back Connection™” an educational and easy-to-use DVD. The innovative and interactive program is designed with the idea that preventing a back injury is much easier than repairing one. Employers will learn how to take a proactive approach to the preven­tion of workplace musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs), and how to encourage workers to take an active part in their own injury prevention. Policyholders will receive the interactive DVD free of charge, as well as a complete overview of its features. It provides all the resources needed by employers to develop an effective back injury prevention process customized to their business.

Featured speakers will be State Fund ergonomics specialists who are trained in assisting policyholders in such areas as ergonomic program development and implementation, analysis of jobs and work processes, and training of employees and management. Attendees will also learn how to evaluate their operations, identify unsafe acts, compare alternatives for reducing the chance of injury, and how to implement or monitor injury loss prevention methods.

The seminar is designed for those who can make a difference in reducing the risk of back injuries at their worksite, including business owners, frontline managers and supervisors, safety managers, maintenance supervisors, chief financial officers, or anyone in the organization responsible for employee safety.

The seminar will be held from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the Doubletree Hotel Modesto, 1150 Ninth Street, Modesto. Registration and complimentary continental breakfast begins at 8:30 a.m. To register by phone, please call Aurora Zendejas at (209) 476-2723 or fax at (209) 476-2550. To register via email contact Ms. Zendejas at amzendejas@scif.com.

The Modesto seminar is part of a series of educational programs State Compensation Insurance Fund is holding throughout the state in order to help employers create safe workplaces. State Fund has the largest safety and health services program among California workers’ compensation insurance carriers.

Additional seminars in this series of educational programs are also available.