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Ergonomics evaluation of exoskeletons in agriculture

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Presents findings of a study conducted to investigate both directly-measured exposure to risk factors and farmer-reported usability experience of a commercially-available exoskeleton during work... More ≫

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Presents findings of a study conducted to investigate both directly-measured exposure to risk factors and farmer-reported usability experience of a commercially-available exoskeleton during work tasks in the agricultural sector. The research aimed to understand potential facilitators for, and barriers to, farmers' adoption of exoskeletons and to better understand how the use of an exoskeleton may assist farmers during work tasks and potentially reduce back pain and related disability. Funding for the study was provided by a grant from the OHS Futures Research Funding Program.

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Exoskeleton trials on farm tasks

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Contains data collected in support of a study to investigate both directly-measured exposure to risk factors and farmer-reported usability experience of a commercially-available exoskeleton... More ≫

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Contains data collected in support of a study to investigate both directly-measured exposure to risk factors and farmer-reported usability experience of a commercially-available exoskeleton during work tasks in the agricultural sector. Data were collected from six non-farmers and 15 farmers, and included participant's self-reported demographics and directly-measured heart rate, electromyography, and body parts' accelerations and angular velocities.

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

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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 ≫

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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.

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Chemical Expense Index 2001

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The data represents the relative expense of farm chemicals (herbicides, insecticides and fungicides) in the agricultural area of Alberta. It is an estimate of the degree to which crop production... More ≫

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The data represents the relative expense of farm chemicals (herbicides, insecticides and fungicides) in the agricultural area of Alberta. It is an estimate of the degree to which crop production agriculture may contribute to surface or groundwater contamination.Agriculture production that makes greater use of herbicides, insecticides and pesticides in generally considered more intensive. Presenting the relative farm chemical expenses by SLC polygons reveals where the most intensive agricultural production in the province occurs. Chemical use is part of an equation to determine a measure of surface water quality risk. If an area is known to have certain risk factors that would affect not only surface, but groundwater quality as well, a higher chemical expense index ranking in that same area may be of concern. Where risks of surface or groundwater contamination exist, environmental farm planning can help to minimize them.

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Musculoskeletal injuries, biomechanical risk factors : OHS information for employers and workers

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Although the causes of musculoskeletal injuries are difficult or sometimes impossible to determine, a number of risk factors have been shown to contribute to them. This safety bulletin discusses... More ≫

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Although the causes of musculoskeletal injuries are difficult or sometimes impossible to determine, a number of risk factors have been shown to contribute to them. This safety bulletin discusses the factors that involve how the worker's body functions during work, the biomechanical risk factors.

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Musculoskeletal injuries, symptoms and types of injuries : OHS information for employers and workers

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Although the causes of musculoskeletal injuries are difficult or sometimes impossible to determine, a number of risk factors have been shown to contribute to them. This fact sheet discusses the... More ≫

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Although the causes of musculoskeletal injuries are difficult or sometimes impossible to determine, a number of risk factors have been shown to contribute to them. This fact sheet discusses the various kinds of musculoskeletal injuries and the three stages of increasing discomfort and disability.

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AHTDP review summary : transoral robotic surgery, 2017

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Oropharyngeal cancer is a malignant tumour that can metastasize to other parts of the body. The most influential risk factor for this disease is tobacco smoking. One of the treatment options for... More ≫

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Oropharyngeal cancer is a malignant tumour that can metastasize to other parts of the body. The most influential risk factor for this disease is tobacco smoking. One of the treatment options for this cancer is transoral robotic surgery (TORS). This resource summarizes the findings of a review of research comparing the efficacy of TORS to other treatment options.

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Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) : mini-review

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Oropharyngeal cancer is a malignant tumour that can metastasize to other parts of the body. The most influential risk factor for this disease is tobacco smoking. One of the treatment options for... More ≫

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Oropharyngeal cancer is a malignant tumour that can metastasize to other parts of the body. The most influential risk factor for this disease is tobacco smoking. One of the treatment options for this cancer is transoral robotic surgery (TORS). The purpose of this study was to assess health and resource-related outcomes for TORS compared to conventional open surgery, transoral laser microsurgery, radiotherapy and chemoradiotherapy for the treatment of oropharyngeal carcinoma by conducting a systematic review of published peer-reviewed studies. Additional information was obtained from the literature on surgeon experience with TORS and other surgeries for this condition and from the manufacturer of the da Vinci robotic surgery system. Cost data from Alberta Health datasets were used to estimate costs.

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Health indicator : Alberta Community Health survey (ACHS) : telephone conducted

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The Alberta Survey program is a telephone conducted survey of Albertans, to collect data on specific determinants of health to support the creation of material and social deprivation indices, and... More ≫

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The Alberta Survey program is a telephone conducted survey of Albertans, to collect data on specific determinants of health to support the creation of material and social deprivation indices, and assess their effects on health. A dataset containing individual level survey response details is available, along with a supporting document containing column descriptions for this dataset. Aggregate level datasets for select determinants based upon the ACHS are also available.

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Health system cost of COPD patients

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an umbrella term used to describe a group of diseases and conditions that make it hard to breathe. Risk factors are smoking, exposure to air... More ≫

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an umbrella term used to describe a group of diseases and conditions that make it hard to breathe. Risk factors are smoking, exposure to air pollution and chemical fumes, as well as some rare genetic conditions and asthma that is unresponsive to treatment. This brief overview looks at the incremental health system cost of COPD patients over time.

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