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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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Roadmap for navigating occupational prevention data in Alberta

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Presents a roadmap and framework for the collection and use of occupational injury and illness prevention data.

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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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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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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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Risk assessment for work-related musculoskeletal injury using wearable sensors

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Contains research data collected in support of a study investigating wearable inertial measurement units for body posture, fatigue, & ergonomic risk assessments in long-term working conditions.

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

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The dataset links data from two sources of information: (1) individuals with executive titles in a sample of small to medium- sized enterprises in Alberta were surveyed in 2016 and 2018 about... More ≫

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The dataset links data from two sources of information: (1) individuals with executive titles in a sample of small to medium- sized enterprises in Alberta were surveyed in 2016 and 2018 about their organization's human resource management practices, and (2) archival organizational-level injury data from Alberta Workers' Compensation Board from 2014 to 2019. Thus, the purpose of this dataset is to connect human resource management practices with injury data at the organizational level in a sample of small- to medium- sized enterprises in Alberta over time. The function of this dataset is to provide greater understanding of potential organizational-level predictors of occupational safety. The variables from the survey were removed prior to posting publicly; contact the researcher for more information.

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

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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 ≫

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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.

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

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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 ≫

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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.

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