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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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Assessing the impact of an established peer support model on the mental health of public safety personnel

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Presents findings of a study conducted to assess the impact of providing a high-fidelity implementation of a specific model of structured peer support for individuals in four integrated fire and... More ≫

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Presents findings of a study conducted to assess the impact of providing a high-fidelity implementation of a specific model of structured peer support for individuals in four integrated fire and emergency medical services departments. Public safety personnel who had previously participated in peer support reported greater perceived peer support skills and greater perceived value of peer support than those with no previous peer support participation. The evidence for peer support appears promising for supporting the mental health of public safety personnel.

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Comprehensive final report : 2020/21 apprenticeship education survey of graduates and first period apprentices

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Every 2 years graduates of apprenticeship programs are surveyed about their satisfaction with their program and their labour market experiences. This report covers findings for graduates of the... More ≫

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Every 2 years graduates of apprenticeship programs are surveyed about their satisfaction with their program and their labour market experiences. This report covers findings for graduates of the 2020/21 academic year. Satisfaction with various aspects of the program such as on-the job learning, classroom instruction and interaction with Client Services staff are included as well as employment status, earnings and relatedness of employment to their apprenticeship program. This year apprentices in their first period of training were also surveyed about their experiences and satisfaction with their program.

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Master agreement between the Government of the Province of Alberta and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees

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Master agreement between the Government of the Province of Alberta and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees. This agreement is effective as of December 14, 2021 until March 31, 2024.

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POWERPLAY : building employee health and safety through prevention

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Presents results of a project to evaluate a workplace health program called POWERPLAY. The program was designed to promote physical activity and mental wellness in male-dominated industries in... More ≫

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Presents results of a project to evaluate a workplace health program called POWERPLAY. The program was designed to promote physical activity and mental wellness in male-dominated industries in Alberta. The researcher also aimed to develop and test new modules for the program focused on sleep. The results of this research will generate important learnings to further the understanding of how employees in male-dominated industries can be supported to be more physically active, mentally resilient, and achieve healthy sleep.

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Safety-centric “time-cost trade-off” theory and methodology for planning industrial construction

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Presents results of a research project to create a cost-effective computing method to enable Time-Cost Trade-off (TCT) optimization analysis on construction projects of practical size and... More ≫

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Presents results of a research project to create a cost-effective computing method to enable Time-Cost Trade-off (TCT) optimization analysis on construction projects of practical size and complexity reflecting those in the real world. The researchers aim was to work toward formalizing guidelines for TCT optimization that would consider safety and time and cost constraints related to the expedition of construction projects. It is postulated that having guidelines and analysis tools such as these may decrease hazardous situations and safety risks that have been associated with expedition of construction project schedules.

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The power of perception : building risk aware cultures

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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 ≫

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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.

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Occupational health and safety on family farms in Alberta

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Presents results of a study which interviewed farm operators, their family members, farm employees, safety and industry organizations, worker advocates, and government regulators to explore... More ≫

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Presents results of a study which interviewed farm operators, their family members, farm employees, safety and industry organizations, worker advocates, and government regulators to explore diverse perspectives about how to prevent injury on family farms, in order to inform farm OHS policies.

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Realizing the full potential of green-certified government office buildings in promoting employee mental health

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Presents results of a study to examine the effects to wellbeing, health and work outcomes of working in a green-certified building compared to working in a conventional building.

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Sun exposure in outdoor workers : measurements and monitoring

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Presents findings of a research study on outdoor workers health as it relates to their exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation. The study involved two distinct sub-projects: a quantitative... More ≫

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Presents findings of a research study on outdoor workers health as it relates to their exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation. The study involved two distinct sub-projects: a quantitative assessment of exposure to solar UVR in outdoor workers in Alberta, and a qualitative assessment of the best way to design a surveillance program for the occupational health of outdoor workers.

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