Our mission
To conduct and mobilize research that supports policy-makers, employers and workers in creating healthy, safe and inclusive work environments
Our vision
Healthy, safe and inclusive work through excellent research
Our values
Excellence
We aim for excellence in all that we do. We are committed to being international leaders in research and knowledge transfer and exchange to understand the inter-relationships between work and health.
Integrity
We are transparent and ethical in our work, partnership development and decision-making. Our research meets the highest standards of scientific rigour and independence, and we are impartial in our interactions with study participants and project stakeholders, including workers, employers, health, safety and disability professionals, clinicians and policy-makers.
Innovation
We believe that creativity and risk-taking are necessary for innovation and are committed to building an environment that supports curiosity and continuous learning.
Respect
We respect each other, our partners and collaborators, our research participants, and the dignity of workers everywhere. Together, we build and foster inclusive spaces and recognize the importance of diverse perspectives and lived experiences.
Collaboration
Our work is strengthened by collaboration with colleagues, researchers, workers, employers, policy-makers and others. We listen to our partners and believe that diverse sources of knowledge and multidisciplinary perspectives are necessary to achieve our mission.
Equity
We are committed to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility within our workplace and through all the work we do. We seek to identify and understand the structures and sources of discrimination and inequity within society, and to address them within our organization and in our research.
Accountability
We are honest and responsible stewards of our resources. We are accountable to our stakeholders and funders and committed to conducting research and knowledge transfer and exchange that is relevant and valuable to workers, employers and policy-makers.