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Workplace injury, illness and fatality statistics : provincial summary

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This annual report provides statistical information of workplace injuries, diseases and fatalities in Alberta for the year in review. The data in this report gives a picture of specific provincial... More ≫

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This annual report provides statistical information of workplace injuries, diseases and fatalities in Alberta for the year in review. The data in this report gives a picture of specific provincial workplace injury and illness patterns, which the government uses to help evaluate and improve evidence-based prevention measures.

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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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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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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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Improving OHS performance with OHS and environmental creative sentencing spillovers

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This study examines how different forms of sentencing alter firm-level OHS injuries. Using a unique dataset of annual WCB claims and criminal sentences related to OHS incidents, the effect of... More ≫

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This study examines how different forms of sentencing alter firm-level OHS injuries. Using a unique dataset of annual WCB claims and criminal sentences related to OHS incidents, the effect of traditional sentences and creative sentences are compared.

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An experimental model of whole body vibration transmitted through the body : a pilot study using a wearable sensor

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Presents the findings of a laboratory pilot study to test the application of a simple wearable accelerometer for measuring whole body vibration in the seated position (a common, at-risk position... More ≫

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Presents the findings of a laboratory pilot study to test the application of a simple wearable accelerometer for measuring whole body vibration in the seated position (a common, at-risk position for the development of low back pain). The objective was to determine if vibration measured at the lower back differs from measurements taken using the standard instruments located at the equipment-body interface.

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Workplace injury, disease and fatality statistics : provincial summary

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This annual report provides statistical information of workplace injuries, diseases and fatalities in Alberta for the year in review.

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Measuring occupational health and safety vulnerability in Alberta

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In this report, a conceptual framework of occupational health and safety vulnerability is applied to a sample of Alberta workers, and then compared with similar samples from Ontario and British... More ≫

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In this report, a conceptual framework of occupational health and safety vulnerability is applied to a sample of Alberta workers, and then compared with similar samples from Ontario and British Columbia. The vulnerability tool: captures information about workplace hazard exposures; measures the presence (or absence) of workplace resources that protect workers against injury; and provides an understanding of how workplace hazards and a lack of protections contribute to an individual worker’s risk of injury.

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Workers health in apprenticeship trades

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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 ≫

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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.

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

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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 ≫

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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.

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