Joanne Breuer This is Me

 Web References

1. 1. July/August 2001, Food Engineering

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   Published on: 12/31/2002   Last Visited: 12/31/2002

   "We want to take a proactive role in reducing injuries," said Joanne Breuer, safety manager and ergonomic committee chairperson at the Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA), where 500 people produced 61 million lbs. of cheese in 2000. Proactivity is supported with a written ergonomic program; management leadership; employee participation; job-hazard analyses; and training.
   
   The Ergonomic Committee focuses on TCCA's 110-person packaging department, where all musculo-skeletal disorders (MSDs) occur. Committee members include the packaging-department manager and assistant manager, three packaging-team leaders, and four line operators.
   
   Assisted by a consultant, committee members first received three days of intensive ergonomics training, then constructed an ergonomic hazard analysis to identify and assess risk factors on every packaging job. Employees completed questionnaires reporting pain resulting from any task, and soliciting suggestions on how to improve the job. Each job is videotaped, and employees critique the tapes.
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   "We struggled initially" because employees were not involved in ergonomics training, Breuer continued. Last year, however, packaging lines were shut down for an hour at a time so employees could be educated in ergonomics, how it will benefit them, "and this was the turning point," said Breuer. In the three years since its establishment, TCCA's ergonomic program is showing results: Annual MSD claims have declined from 12 to 2, and annual costs from $89,000 to $1,100.
   
   Training for sanitation

2. 2. Untitled Document

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   Published on: 7/29/2001   Last Visited: 7/29/2001

   Speaker : Joanne Breuer Safety Director Tillamook County Creamery Association
   
   The Congress may have rescinded OSHA's ergonomic regulation , but worker - safety issues such as repetitive-motion disorders persist. Food manufacturers with ergonomic programs reduce injuries , cut costs and boost productivity.
   
   11 : 00-11 : 45 AM Validation & Compliance Of Computerized Controls