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

“In any given week, 500,000 Canadians will not make it to work because of a mental health problem or illness. Forty-one companies across Canada are tackling this head on. To promote positive mental health among all employees, these companies are implementing CSA Z1003, Psychological H

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

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.

A study from Swansea University (and other European universities) indicates long term shift work could be linked to impaired brain power including memory and brain processing speed. According to its author, the “study shows the long term effects of shift work on the body clock are not

A recent Institute for Work & Health (IWH) study looks at the effects of moving from nighttime and weekend shift work to more regular daytime hours and finds even after moving to daytime work there may be an increased risk of work-related injury. Find out more on IWH’s website at:

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

The Mental Health Commission of Canada released its mental health strategy for Canada. See the strategy at Changing Directions, Changing Lives: The Mental Health Strategy for Canada Unveiled.

A study by Trinity College Dublin links exposure to nanoparticles to rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases. See OHS Insider’s article New Study Warns of Tie Between Nanoparticles & Autoimmune Diseases.

According to a study by the Institute for Work & Health and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences “women with low job control at work are twice as likely to develop diabetes compared to women with high job control, according to a nine-year study.” See IWH̵