| Category 1: Occupational Disease, Injury and Health Services |
Research focusing on the biological, medical, and health care factors in the causation of work-related injury and disease, and their prevention, diagnosis and treatment. This category is designed to address such issues as:
- Improved understanding of the relationship between occupational risk factors (biological, chemical, physical, environmental, organizational) and the incidence and mechanism of occupational injury and disease
- Improved understanding of how to prevent exposure to occupational risk factors and the incidence of occupational injury and disease
- Development and evaluation of medical programs and treatment options for occupational injury and disease, with a specific focus on musculoskeletal disorders, low back disorders, occupational allergies, occupational cancers, lung disease, psychological impairment, and chronic pain
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| Category 2: Intervention Research |
Research focusing on the most effective way of using knowledge about occupational injury and disease to intervene with prevention programs. This category is designed to address such issues as:
- Best practices in design, implementation and evaluation of injury/disease prevention programs
- Evaluation of sector-based occupational health and safety programs
- The effect of policy, regulatory or legislative changes on injury and disease rates and workplace behaviour
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| Category 3: Compensation, Disability Management and Return to Work |
Research focusing on compensation levels, disability management, and return to work. This category is designed to address such issues as:
- Identification of the factors that hinder durable return to work
- development and evaluation of programs to overcome barriers to re-employment, with a particular focus on programs for small businesses
- Identification of “best practices” and development of new impairment evaluation and measurement tools
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| Category 4: Changing Nature of Work and Work Environment |
Research focusing on the changing nature of work and the work environment and its impact on occupational health and safety. This category is designed to address such issues as:
- Technological changes in processes, products and services
- Work intensification (pace, duration, complexity)
- Shifting demographics (age, gender distribution)
- Organizational change (downsizing, restructuring, privatization, self-employment, multiple and part time jobs)
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| Category 5: Transferring Research Knowledge to the Workplace |
Research focusing on transforming knowledge into practical, accessible workplace solutions. This category is designed to address such issues as:
- Identification of how research can be transformed into a practical workplace solution;
- Development of communication networks and collaborative opportunities to transfer knowledge from researchers into the hands of employers and workers, treatment providers, and policy makers.
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