Speaking Opportunities

Liven up your next speaking event with a presentation by Alison Heller-Ono. Alison’s experience, dynamic speaking style, unique story telling and appeal will keep your meeting members and associates engaged for your entire meeting. Alison’s euphemisms for the way we work and the importance of ergonomics at work gives a unique perspective for any listener. You’ll come away with a an enlighten appreciation for work and all it means in our lives. Alison is delightful and engaging and will compliment any event.  888-288-4463 to arrange a convenient date and time. 

Ergonomics and Workers Compensation Solutions For Today’s Employer:
Selected Speaking Topics

 Alison Heller-Ono is President/ CEO of Worksite International, a licensed physical therapist and Board Certified  Industrial Ergonomist as well as a certified disability analyst who has been working with industry for over 15 years to manage and prevent injuries. Alison is the author of numerous articles and most recently, “Your Guide to Developing an Ergonomics Process” and “Your Guide to Office Ergonomic Furniture and Accessories”.The process guide has already received rave reviews and is sold throughout the USA, Canada and Europe by Lewis Publishers. Alison has helped hundreds of clients achieve a Return on Investment with her participatory approach to preventing and managing injuries in the workplace. She is both a nationally and internationally recognized speaker on workers’ compensation solutions including ergonomics, injury prevention and disability management practices emphasizing ADA Title 1. Her lively style and presentation format is sure to leave you and your group thinking about the way we work in today’s fast paced global marketplace.

Prevention Topics

 Ergonomics Process Design and Management.
 Ergonomics Standards and Practices.
 The High Cost of Seated Work.
 Participatory Ergonomics in the Workplace.
 Cumulative Trauma Disorders: Solving the Mystery.
 Planning Smart; Buying Right: Facility Design with Ergonomics.
 Ergonomic Worksite Analysis: The Critical Link in Return to Work.

Disability Management Topics

 Managing Workplace Disability Successfully
 Secrets of Cost Effective Ergonomics and Workers Compensation
 Being Reasonable Under Title I ADA.
 Ergonomics and the ADA.
 Preserving Employability.
 Customized Health and Safety Topics Based on Your Group’s Interest.

Speaking Opportunities 

As a professional speaker, Alison presents throughout the USA on workers compensation strategies, including ergonomics and disability management. She has also published numerous articles and most recently completed work on a model ergonomics compliance program for employers entitled “Your Guide to Developing an Ergonomics Process.” This  guide is published through CRC Press/Taylor and Francis and is available throughout the USA, Canada and Europe.  Alison’s programs include critical concepts such as continuous improvement, participatory ergonomics, quality, lean processes and macroergonomics.

Recent Speaking Engagements:

  • September 2011, “ Extraordinary Ergonomics: Strategies to Reduce Workers’ CompensationCosts and Claims”, CA WC and Risk, CA
  • February 2010, “Strategic Partnerships and Strategies for Successful Outcomes inErgonomics Process Management“,PARMA, Sac.,CA.
  • October 2009, “ 21st CenturyErgonomics: A Lean Approach to Ergonomics Process Design and Management” HFES,San Antonio,TX
  • February 2009, “Extraordinary Ergonomics:Strategies to Create a Return on Investment in Ergonomics”,PARMA, Rancho Mirage, CA
  •  December 2008, “Developing and Managing an Ergonomics Process”, National Ergonomics Conference, Las  Vegas, NV
  • December 2007, “Laboratory Ergonomics: Microscopes, Pipettes and Bio-Safety Hoods”, NECE,Las Vegas,NV
  •  September 2007, “Mousing around the Keyboard and other Tales”, Office Master,Cupertino,CA
  •  August 2007, “Preventive ergonomic strategies demonstrate substantial cost benefit for small to mid-size employers”, PREMUS, Boston , MA
  •  July 2007, “Ergonomic Study of ID/AST Systems in the Microbiology Lab”, AACC, Sponsored by bioMerieux,San Diego,CA
  •  October 2006 “Surfer’s Whiplash”, Surfer’s Medical Association Medical Conference, Biarritz, France.
  •  July 2006,“Preventive ergonomic strategies demonstrate substantial cost benefit for small to mid-size employers”, International Ergonomics Association, Maastricht, Nederland’s.

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Recent Published Articles: 

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