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Reducing risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in first responders by increasing their resilience

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The OHS Futures Research Funding Program provided a grant to the researcher to develop and pilot test an online resilience training program for police organization employees. They also aimed to... More ≫

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The OHS Futures Research Funding Program provided a grant to the researcher to develop and pilot test an online resilience training program for police organization employees. They also aimed to Understand the acceptability of the course from anecdotal feedback.

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Reducing risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in first responders by increasing their resilience

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Contains research data collected in support of a survey of police officers before and after completing a resilience-based eCourse.

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The effectiveness of regulatory inspections in reducing work injuries in Alberta

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The Inspections Evaluation Analytical Dataset is an administrative dataset structured at the level of the employer-industry-year-month using a combination of data from employer and claim-level... More ≫

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The Inspections Evaluation Analytical Dataset is an administrative dataset structured at the level of the employer-industry-year-month using a combination of data from employer and claim-level workers compensation data, and OHS regulatory enforcement activity. The underlying data were provided to the Partnership for Work, Health and Safety (PWHS) by the Alberta Workers Compensation Board (WCB) and the Government of Alberta for the purposes of conducting an evaluation of the effect of regulatory enforcement activities on firm-level injury rates.

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The effectiveness of regulatory inspections in reducing work injuries in Alberta

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The OHS Futures Research Funding Program provided a grant to the researcher to analyze existing injury data and regulatory enforcement data To evaluate whether regulatory inspections were... More ≫

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The OHS Futures Research Funding Program provided a grant to the researcher to analyze existing injury data and regulatory enforcement data To evaluate whether regulatory inspections were associated with reduced firm-level injury rates in Alberta.

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When good workers ignore the rules

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The OHS Futures Research Funding Program provided a grant to the researcher to determine a quick and economical way for Alberta companies to identify and remedy procedural intentional... More ≫

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The OHS Futures Research Funding Program provided a grant to the researcher to determine a quick and economical way for Alberta companies to identify and remedy procedural intentional non-compliance (PINC); that is when well-trained and safety-motivated workers willfully choose to ignore known workplace safety rules and procedures.

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When good workers ignore the rules

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Contains research data collected in support of a survey on worker perceptions related to procedural non-compliance.

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Human resource management practices and work injury rates in Alberta small and medium-sized firms

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The OHS Futures Research Funding Program provided a grant to the researcher. In order to increase the understanding of the organizational-level predictors of work safety, the researcher aimed to... More ≫

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The OHS Futures Research Funding Program provided a grant to the researcher. In order to increase the understanding of the organizational-level predictors of work safety, the researcher aimed to investigate the influence several human resources management practices on organizational-level injury rates: (1) elaborate selection, (2) extensive training, (3) performance appraisal, (4) high relative compensation, and (5) empowerment.

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An exploration of the occupational and psychological variables moderating the biological embedding of stress within firefighters

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The OHS Futures Research Funding Program provided a grant to the researcher to investigate if a relationship exists between how long a firefighter has worked in the fire service and stress-related... More ≫

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The OHS Futures Research Funding Program provided a grant to the researcher to investigate if a relationship exists between how long a firefighter has worked in the fire service and stress-related biological changes that can affect a person’s long-term health and well-being. In addition, the researcher attempted to determine whether a firefighter’s appraisal of their work demands (in the form of perceived stress) and their adaptive capacity (in terms of perceived social support) could influence how their length of service altered their physiology.

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Risk assessment for work-related musculoskeletal injury using wearable sensors

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The OHS Futures Research Funding Program provided a grant to the researcher to design an objective parameter to detect and quantify fatigue using purely kinematic information rather than... More ≫

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The OHS Futures Research Funding Program provided a grant to the researcher to design an objective parameter to detect and quantify fatigue using purely kinematic information rather than electromyography (EMG)-based parameters, design and develop an experimental procedure to validate the new parameter against the EMG signal and rating of perceived exertion, experiment with various work condition scenarios to investigate the efficiency of the proposed kinematic parameter in muscle fatigue detection, and validate the accuracy of the wearable inertial measurement units (IMUs) in collecting the proposed kinematic (movement) parameter against the camera-based motion capture system for a long-term material handling task.

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Risk assessment for work-related musculoskeletal injury using wearable sensors

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Contains research data collected in support of a study investigating wearable inertial measurement units for body posture, fatigue, & ergonomic risk assessments in long-term working conditions.

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