News Release

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October 28, 2005

College of Engineering Presents Lecture on Workplace Interventions to Reduce Soft-Tissue Injuries

�Stretch and Flex: A Workplace Intervention to Reduce Soft Tissue Injuries� will be discussed by a Washington Group International expert at a lecture at 12:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1, in Room 106 of the Micron Engineering Center.

The lecture, part of the College of Engineering Research Seminar series, is free and the public is invited.

Willie Piispanen, senior director for environmental safety and health at WGI, will discuss a program initiated by his company in 2003. WGI recognized that in spite of a strong safety program and an aggressive injury management approach, soft tissue injuries among workers were the leading cause of workplace injury for construction and engineering work. The �Stretch and Flex� program was designed to target a variety of construction-related tasks that represented potential workplace projects that could contribute to soft tissue injuries.

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Contact: Betsy Micone, College of Engineering, (208) 426-5640, bmicone@boisestate.edu 
Media Contact: Janelle Brown, University Communications, (208) 426-1790, jbrown2@boisestate.edu 

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Last reviewed on Thursday, December 22, 2005