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December 4, 2023
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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...
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March 1, 2020
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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...
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January 1, 2020
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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...
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September 1, 2019
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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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July 1, 2019
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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...
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June 1, 2019
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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...
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April 1, 2019
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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...
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March 29, 2018
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The OHS Futures Research Funding Program provided a grant to the researcher, which was used to evaluate Alberta's Certificate of Recognition (COR) program and to study whether COR-certified firms...
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January 10, 2018
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This report summarizes the results of a 2017 study of the occupational health and safety experiences of 2,000 workers in Alberta. The purpose was to pilot and benchmark potential performance...
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June 1, 2017
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In March 2016, the Government of Alberta established the the Alberta Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) Review Panel to review the province's workers' compensation system and to "strike the right...