NIOSH: Climate Change and Health Effects on Workers

The potential health effects of climate change on workers is now available in a new report by the U.S. Global Change Research Program. According to the report, climate change may increase the severity and prevalence of known occupational hazards, as well as the development of new haza
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CCOHS: Aging Workforce

The Canadian workforce is aging. In five years, nearly one in four workers could be aged 55 years or over. What does this demographic trend mean for workplace safety? The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has prepared an infographic to give an overview of the
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IRSST: International Women’s Day – Women at Work and OHS

In conjunction with International Women’s Day, the Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST) has put together some resources related to women at work and OHS. For more information, including an infographic showing some of the gender differences rela
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IWH: Shift workers more likely to have longer recovery times

A new study by the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) suggests that, not only are shift workers at greater risk of work injury, they are more likely to have a harder time recovering should an injury occur. For more information on this study and its findings, see the IWH’s website a
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Workplace Strategies for Mental Health

For more information and resources for improving and addressing mental health in the workplace, visit Great-West Life Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace’s website at: Workplace Strategies for Mental Health.
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IWH study: Workers’ comp benefits keep poverty low among permanently impaired workers and their families

A new study by the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) looked at the earnings of injured workers and their families and found little difference between the poverty levels of permanently impaired workers and their uninjured peers. It also found workers’ compensation benefits play an
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IWH study: Divergent trends in work-related and non-work-related injuries

A new study from the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) found differing trends between work-related and non-work-related injuries. Injuries related to work decreased steadily over the 8 years studied while non-work-related injuries remained stable. From 2004 to 2011, work-related i
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IWH study: Why some injuries lead to time off and others don’t: it goes beyond injury severity

The Institute for Work & Health (IWH) released a study with some unexpected findings on why some injuries may become lost time claims. No-lost time claims were compared to lost time claims with similar types and severities of injuries. This identified worker/workplace characterist
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Gender/Sex, Work and Health

The Institute of Gender and Health, part of Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), is examining the relationship of gender and sex on work and health. CIHR has awarded nine research chairs including the following topics: Gender, work and health human resources Gender, work and
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The Big Shift – Economic and political drivers shift west and immigration from Asia influences Canadian demography

Canada’s  economic and political power is shifting from Central Canada to Western Canada. Immigrants are coming from China, India and across Asia, bringing Pacific influence to Central Canada. For more information, see John Ibbitson and Darrell Bricker’s book, The Big Shif
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