PLEASANTON/SAN FRANCISCO — State Compensation Insurance Fund is presenting a full-day workshop entitled “Office Ergonomics” as part of State Fund’s Employer Education Series. Offered at no charge to current State Fund policyholders only, the professional ergonomics session is scheduled for Wednesday, August 20, at State Fund’s Bay Area Policy Services office in Pleasanton, California.
Board Certified Industrial Ergonomists R.J. Banks and Helen Chandler of State Fund will help attendees recognize and react to ergonomic mismatches affecting their workplace. In addition, attendees will receive State Fund’s CD, “Ergonomics: How May We Help You?” with training on how to use it.
The location of this workshop is the Pacific/Atlantic Conference Room in State Fund’s Bay Area Policy Services office at 5890 Owens Drive, Pleasanton. On-site registration and a complimentary continental breakfast start at 8:00 a.m.; the workshop ends at 4:30 p.m.
Seating is limited, so State Fund encourages early registration. Individuals must register separately, but they can expedite their registration online, by e-mail (msvirrey@scif.com) or phone (call Grace Virrey at 925-523-5617), or by faxing the completed registration form (Attention: Grace Virrey, 925-416-4617).
The Pleasanton workshop is part of a series of educational programs State Fund is holding throughout the state to help employers create safe workplaces. State Fund has the largest safety and health services program among California workers’ compensation insurance carriers.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Headquartered in San Francisco, State Compensation Insurance Fund is California’s largest provider of workers’ compensation insurance with approximately 200,000 policyholders. Established by the Legislature in 1914, State Fund is a nonprofit, self-supporting, fairly competitive public enterprise that serves a dual role as both a market of choice and the safety net for California employers seeking workers’ compensation insurance.