News release, Dec. 31, 2001B

Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release
Georgia Department of
Labor
Suite 642 148 International Boulevard N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032

December 31, 2001

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BEVILL TO LEAD ERGONOMICS SEMINAR IN AMERICUS
ATLANTA -- Leonard Bevill of Macon, the chief executive officer of one of the most comprehensive occupational health programs in Georgia, will conduct a seminar on ergonomics in the workplace in Sumter County.
Entitled "Practical Aspects of Ergonomics," the seminar will be held Friday, Jan. 18, from 8:3011:30 a.m. in the John M. Pope Technology Center at South Georgia Technical College, 1583 Southerfield Road in Americus.
The seminar is co-sponsored by the Georgia Department of Labor's Americus Career Center and the Americus Employer Committee. The cost of the seminar, which includes a continental breakfast, will be $20 for employer committee members and $25 for non-members.
The seminar will focus on work site analysis, hazard prevention and control, training and education, and medical management. It will also give an overview of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) standards on ergonomics.
The CEO of Macon Occupational Medicine, Bevill holds a bachelor of science degree in therapy and a master of science degree in exercise science, specializing in ergonomics and bio-mechanics from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro.
He has 10 years experience in a variety of occupational health programs in various industries, and has obtained specialized certifications, including ergonomics evaluator, work capacity evaluator, and impairment evaluation specialist.

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Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release
Bevill is a member of the National Association of Occupational Health Professionals, the American College of Sports Medicine, the National Safety Council, and the American Society of Safety Engineers.
For additional information about the seminar, contact Norman Race or Cathy Tyler at the Georgia Department of Labor's Americus Career Center at (229) 931-2520.
NEWS MEDIA NEEDING MORE INFORMATION MAY CALL (404) 656-3032.

E-mail: communications@dol.state.ga.us.

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