About the Authors

Barry Spurlock, CSP

Barry S. Spurlock is a Certified Safety Professional with over 10 years of collective experience in the occupational safety profession working in manufacturing (plant and divisional levels), workers’ compensation loss control and academia. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Safety and Risk Management and a Master’s degree in Loss Prevention and Safety Administration. In addition to his work as a workers compensation loss control consultant, Barry has taught courses in occupational safety management and safety science at Indiana University. In 2003 he was nominated by his students for an excellence in teaching award. He is a former president of the Louisville Chapter of American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). Barry is a frequent speaker at corporate, regional, state and national safety conferences, including ASSE Professional Development Conferences and the National Safety Congress.

Keith Wertz

Keith Wertz is Vice President, Loss Control for Midwestern Insurance Alliance, a workers’ compensation insurance carrier, specializing in providing workers’ compensation coverage for small and medium-sized businesses. He has spent more than 15 years providing one-on-one consultative assistance to small businesses, and has helped hundreds of small businesses prevent injuries, control the cost of workers’ comp claims, and drive-down insurance premiums. Keith is the co-author of the book entitled Managing Workers’ Compensation: A Guide to Injury Reduction and Effective Claim Management (published by CRC Press in 2000). Keith holds a Master’s degree in Loss Prevention and is a veteran speaker at state Safety and Health Conferences on the topic of workers’ compensation.