Other reports

Bridging the Safety Gap for Vulnerable Young Workers Using Employment Centres
This report from the Institute for Work and Health and the Ontario Association of Youth Employment Centres looks at work injuries and health and safety knowledge among a high-risk group of workers: young people aged 15 to 24 who are out of school, especially those with less than a high school diploma.

Published: 2009

Assessing the Effects of Experience Rating in Ontario (414 KB)
This study looks at the New Experimental Experience Rating (NEER) program, using case studies from the health-care, transportation and manufacturing sectors. NEER is an employer incentive program of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board.

Published: 2005

OHSCO System Performance Measurement Report 2007 (430 KB)
The Occupational Health & Safety Council of Ontario (OHSCO) released its final report on system performance measurements. The report highlights trends of key performance indicators in the Ontario prevention system.

Published: January 2009

Preventing Injury, Illness and Disability at Work: What Works and How Do We Know? (1.8 MB)
After several decades of concentrated effort by researchers, policy-makers and employers, the decline in rates of workplace injuries is decelerating and long absences from work persist after injury. This paper is intended to initiate a dialogue about prevention among all those who are interested in making Ontario workplaces safer and healthier by building a framework for further discussion and activity.

Published: October 2003