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Enhancing Workplace Safety and Wellbeing for Immigrant Women

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Presents results of a study aiming to explore the lived experiences of English language learning working women as they relate to health and safety. Study findings contribute to an evidence-based... More ≫

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Presents results of a study aiming to explore the lived experiences of English language learning working women as they relate to health and safety. Study findings contribute to an evidence-based understanding of workplace psychosocial hazards to the wellbeing and health of English language learner women workers. The overall goal of the study was to consider how to mitigate and prevent harm caused by workplace psychosocial hazards and explore if there are workplace hazards that may disproportionately impact ELL women workers.

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Acceleration signals from whole-body vibration experiments on two volunteers

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Contains research data collected in support of a 2017 study to pilot and benchmark potential performance measures for the internal responsibility system (IRS) and identify which measures are... More ≫

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Contains research data collected in support of a 2017 study to pilot and benchmark potential performance measures for the internal responsibility system (IRS) and identify which measures are associated with injury rates. The study is based upon an online poll conducted between March 24 and April 5, 2017 on behalf of the researchers by a commercial polling company. The respondents comprised 2,000 Albertans engaged in paid employment in the previous 12 months.

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

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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; that is, when well-trained and safety-motivated workers willfully choose to ignore known workplace safety rules and procedures.

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

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Reports the result of research investigating how five human resource management (HRM) practices at the organizational level (elaborate selection, extensive training, performance appraisal, high... More ≫

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Reports the result of research investigating how five human resource management (HRM) practices at the organizational level (elaborate selection, extensive training, performance appraisal, high relative compensation, and empowerment) predict organizational injury rates. An objective of the study was to investigate whether these practices are related to workplace injury rates. Another objective of the study was to provide Alberta organizations with recommendations on how to enhance occupational safety.

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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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