Listed below are selected articles published by organizations external to the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) that mention the Institute’s work. This includes articles that report on IWH research and/or quote Institute researchers, as well as articles written by IWH researchers or staff. The organizations include general media, specialty media in the field of work injury and disability prevention, and prevention system partners. The list runs from the most recent to the oldest media mention. It is not exhaustive.
The vulnerable worker
The term “vulnerable workers” is used increasingly in occupational health and safety (OHS) to describe those at greater risk of injury. Research at the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) has recently explored whether worker or workplace factors are linked to worker vulnerability. The result is a new 29-item questionnaire that measures the extent to which workers are at increased risk of work-related injury and illness and conceives vulnerability as a function of four distinct dimensions.
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OOHNA Journal
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Adequate rest and recovery critical to help workers avoid burnout
Experts say significant stretches of overtime without adequate time for recovery result in diminished work performance and pose potentially serious health risks. The Institute for Work & Health (IWH)'s Dr. Cameron Mustard comments on risks of mistakes and fatigue
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The Ottawa Citizen
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Benefits, accommodations help arthritis sufferers at work
Providing workplace benefits and accommodations to employees suffering from arthritis can help them maintain concentration and the pace of work, the Institute for Work & Health said in recognition of Arthritis Awareness Month in Canada.
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Safety + Health
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Workplace supports help employees with arthritis
Canadians who have difficulty working because of their arthritis report fewer job disruptions when they use workplace supports, says a study by the Institute for Work & Health (IWH).
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Benefits Canada
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Line blurred between lost-time, no lost-time claims: Study
Lost-time and no-lost time claim categories are not as valuable as they once were in evaluating how well workplaces are performing in primary prevention, according to a study from the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) in Toronto.
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Canadian Occupational Safety
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Unionized firms are safer, concludes OCS-funded study
A new study analyzing injury claims data for 5,800 unionized firms and 39,000 non-unionized firms suggests unionized construction firms in Ontario are safer than non-union firms.
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Daily Commmercial News
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Unions keep construction workers safer, study shows
A new landmark study of Ontario construction firms shows unionized shops report far fewer serious injuries than non-unionized companies.
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The Toronto Star
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Work disability: Spiralling down
New research by the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) suggests that seriously injured workers tend to have shorter lifespans and that those who are permanently impaired following workplace incidents in their younger years have the highest risk of dying early.
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OHS Canada
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Ontario employers cashing in on temporary workers
The second in a four-part series looks at the precarity of temp agency work. The Institute for Work & Health's Dr. Ellen MacEachen is interviewed about her research on injury risks among temp agency workers.
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The Toronto Star
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Study: Time-loss injuries may depend on work demands, premium rates
The line between no-time-loss injuries and time-loss injuries becoming blurrier, according to an Institute for Work & Health (IWH) study by Dr. Peter Smith.
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Canadian Occupational Health & Safety News
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