All Resources

The power of perception : building risk aware cultures

Description

Reports on a study conducted to determine whether a survey to evaluate workers' attitudes about their safety could be an easy and cost-effective for understanding safety risk. Worker safety... More ≫

Description

Reports on a study conducted to determine whether a survey to evaluate workers' attitudes about their safety could be an easy and cost-effective for understanding safety risk. Worker safety perception, jobsite activities, and safety outcomes were compared in order to understand how a simple anonymous safety survey could provide insight to help companies identify risk.

Tags

Factors associated with LPNs filing injury claims to the Worker’s Compensation Board of Alberta

Description

The objective of this research study was to estimate the proportion of non-reported work-related injuries among Licensed Practical Nurses in Alberta, and to explore the reasons associated with... More ≫

Description

The objective of this research study was to estimate the proportion of non-reported work-related injuries among Licensed Practical Nurses in Alberta, and to explore the reasons associated with failure to report them.

Tags

Investigating the relationship between physical fitness test scores and injuries to members of the Edmonton Police Service

Description

Police officers commonly face situations that put them at higher risk for injury. Identifying preventable risk factors for occupational musculoskeletal injuries provides the opportunity to... More ≫

Description

Police officers commonly face situations that put them at higher risk for injury. Identifying preventable risk factors for occupational musculoskeletal injuries provides the opportunity to decrease work-related injuries. The objectives of this study were to determine the incidence of musculoskeletal injury in the police officers of the Edmonton Police Service, to gain understanding of the patterns of injury occurrence, and to determine whether there are differences in physical fitness among police officers who become injured and those who do not.

Tags

Effectiveness of random drug and alcohol screening as an intervention for occupational injury prevention

Description

Several different approaches and interventions have been utilized to mitigate the occupational risk from alcohol or drug-related impairment. This study conducted a comprehensive literature review... More ≫

Description

Several different approaches and interventions have been utilized to mitigate the occupational risk from alcohol or drug-related impairment. This study conducted a comprehensive literature review to determine whether one approach - randomly choosing workers to be tested for alcohol and drugs - helps make workplaces safer, or whether there is not enough evidence to say. The study was funded by a grant from the OHS Futures Research Funding Program.

Tags

A controlled dose-response human study to develop a signature of occupational diesel exhaust exposure

Description

The OHS Futures Research Funding Program provided a grant to the researcher. The researcher used the grant to study controlled human exposure to diesel exhaust. This report details their research... More ≫

Description

The OHS Futures Research Funding Program provided a grant to the researcher. The researcher used the grant to study controlled human exposure to diesel exhaust. This report details their research and findings.

Tags

Workers health in apprenticeship trades

Description

The OHS Futures Research Funding Program provided a grant to the researcher. The researcher used the grant to study health outcomes in male and female welders and electrical trade workers. This... More ≫

Description

The OHS Futures Research Funding Program provided a grant to the researcher. The researcher used the grant to study health outcomes in male and female welders and electrical trade workers. This report details their research and findings.

Tags

Immigrant employees' perspectives on occupational safety, work conditions and return-to-work experiences after occupational injury

Description

Reports the findings of a study of the perspectives of new immigrant employees (those in Canada for less than 10 years) on occupational safety and work conditions that increase their risk of... More ≫

Description

Reports the findings of a study of the perspectives of new immigrant employees (those in Canada for less than 10 years) on occupational safety and work conditions that increase their risk of sustaining workplace injuries/illness relative to their Canadian-born counterparts. The study was funded by a grant from the OHS Futures Research Funding Program.

Tags

Occupational activity and pregnancy outcomes : a meta-analysis

Description

The OHS Futures Research Funding Program provided a grant to the researcher. The researcher used the grant to study the impact of various types of occupational activity on maternal and fetal... More ≫

Description

The OHS Futures Research Funding Program provided a grant to the researcher. The researcher used the grant to study the impact of various types of occupational activity on maternal and fetal health outcomes. This report details their research and findings.

Tags

Engaging First Nation communities for improved safety outcomes

Description

The OHS Futures Research Funding Program provided a grant to the researcher. The researcher used the grant to study occupational health and safety issues in an Indigenous context and utilizing... More ≫

Description

The OHS Futures Research Funding Program provided a grant to the researcher. The researcher used the grant to study occupational health and safety issues in an Indigenous context and utilizing Indigenous research methodologies. This report details their research and findings.

Tags

Occupational interventions for the prevention of back pain : overview of systematic reviews and demonstration of a knowledge-translation application

Description

The aims of this study were to examine the evidence for programs for back pain prevention that can be used in the workplace, determine which of these methods are most effective, and share these... More ≫

Description

The aims of this study were to examine the evidence for programs for back pain prevention that can be used in the workplace, determine which of these methods are most effective, and share these findings with people who need this information. The study found dependable evidence that exercise is effective in preventing low back pain.

Tags