Effective OHS practices
At Work articles
- Hot off the presses...and into the hands of practitioners (Winter 2012)
- Researching workplace depression: Where to go from here (Fall 2011)
- Systematic review looks for KTE evaluation tools (Summer 2011)
- Tapping the tree of knowledge: How Jane Gibson bridged the research-to-action gap (Summer 2011)
- Leading indicators may pinpoint positive differences in OHS practices (Winter 2011)
- Prevention team develops tool to measure leading indicators (Summer 2010)
- Research findings from CARWH conference now online (Summer 2010)
- What’s new at www.iwh.on.ca (Summer 2010)
- Exploring complex issues to find return-to-work answers (Winter 2010)
- OHS education and training promotes positive worker practices (Winter 2010)
- The big picture: Solving the “problem” of OHS in small business (Winter 2010)
- In Focus: The wide reach of IWH research (Fall 2009)
- New IWH guide aims to improve effectiveness of PE programs (Summer 2009)
- In Focus: OHS management audits differ in what they assess and how (Spring 2009)
- In Focus: Small firms need OHS services tailored to their needs (Winter 2009)
- Research team examines the relationship between business and OHS outcomes (Fall 2008)
- Can social marketing campaigns prevent workplace injury and illness? (Summer 2007)
- In Focus: Safety climate has “great potential” in reducing workplace injury rates (Summer 2007)
- Only one in five new workers receives safety training (Spring 2007)
- Safety climate shows promise in injury prevention (Spring 2007)
Sharing Best Evidence
Research highlights
- Ontario youth work injury rate declining more steeply, converging with adult rate (2011)
- The role of health-care providers in complicated claims (2011)
- Are ergonomic interventions cost-effective? (2010)
- Case studies of participatory ergonomic programs (2010)
- How do small businesses implement health and safety processes? (2010)
- Improving health and safety in small businesses (2010)
- Reducing musculoskeletal symptoms in health-care workers (2010)
- Reducing work-related physical stresses to prevent MSDs (2010)
- Manufacturer saves money with participatory ergonomic program (2009)
- Workers show valuable insight into OHS risks (2008)
- Workplace health and safety management systems show promise (2007)
- Worker participation in ergonomic programs has benefits (2006)
Systematic reviews
Current projects
- 5,000-firms study: Benchmarking leading indicators for injury prevention (#1160)
- A systematic review of methods used to assess KTE (#3110)
- Assessing the impact of Ontario's High Risk Firm Initiative (#0432)
- Computer training to prevent MSDs in office workers (#1150)
- Developing leading indicators from OHS audits (#1190)
- Economic evaluation of OHS in the health-care sector (#1135)
- Economic evaluation tools for the health-care sector (#1200)
- Enhancing workplace tools for the economic evaluation of health and safety (#1180)
- Health and safety training for new immigrants (#1155)
- Organizational policies and practices (#277)
- The relationship between safety and business outcomes (#429)
- Understanding breakthrough change in OHS performance (#1145)
Journal articles
The 11-item workplace organizational policies and practices questionnaire (OPP-11): examination of its construct validity, factor structure, and predictive validity in injured workers with upper-limb disorders. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2011;54(11):834-46. Abstract
Preventing chronic disease at the workplace: a workshop report and recommendations. American Journal of Public Health. 2011;101(Supp1 1):S196-S207. Abstract
Report on knowledge transfer and exchange practices: A systematic review of the quality and types of instruments used to assess KTE implementation and impact. Toronto: Institute for Work & Health; 2011. Abstract
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