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.
‘A New Way To Move People’: Fewer Back Injuries for Health-care Workers, More Comfort for Patients
Emma Arkell reports on the impact of healthcare work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) and how a new device may help reduce MSDs resulting from manually lifting and carrying patients in a hospital setting. Dwayne van Eerd is quoted about research worker compensation claims related to MSDs.
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The Good Men Project
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Accommodation tools aims to bridge gaps between workers and employers
An article by Shane Mercer covering an interview with Monique Gignac about the newly released Job Demands and Accommodation Planning Tool (JDAPT) tool for workers, and the soon-to-be-released version of the tool for employers.
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Canadian Occupation Safety
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‘A new way to move people.’ Fewer injuries for health-care workers, more comfort for patients
An article on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and patient lifts in healthcare by Emma Arkell includes comments from Dwayne van Eerd for context on the prevalence of MSDs and related return-to-work challenges.
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Healthy Debate
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Tool to help workers with chronic and episodic health conditions
Shane Mercer reports on the Job Demands and Accommodation Planning Tool (JDAPT) ahead of it's March 21 launch date, including quotes from Monique Gignac describing the tool.
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Canadian Occupation Safety
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How can workers with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis be better supported?
An article by John Dujay reports on presentations from the Canadian Arthritis Research Conference on how employers can help employees living with psoriatic conditions, citing Arif Jetha's presentation.
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Canadian HR Reporter
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How employers can support employees with psoriatic conditions
Sadie Janes reports on research about workers with psoriatic conditions, including Arif Jetha's research, presented at Canadian Arthritis Research Conference.
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Benefits Canada
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Employers struggle to provide newcomers with OHS training, support: IWH study
A reprint of this IWH At Work article was included the February 2023 issue of the OCA's Construction Comment magazine.
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Construction Comment: Ottawa Construction Association
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Union calls for national task force to fight violence against transport workers
An article by Jim Wilson on workplace violence in the transit sector cites IWH study on pain post-injury.
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Canadian HR Reporter
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Standardized working at heights training improves safety, study
A follow-up study looking at the impact of Ontario’s mandated working at heights training confirms standardized training results in safer work.
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Workers Health & Safety Centre
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Report urges worker safety while respecting cultural differences
Growing numbers of immigrants are welcomed as an important tool in Canada's economic growth, but systemic OHS improvements are needed to ensure they can work as safely as their non-immigrant co-workers, Don Wall reports on an IWH study.
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Daily Commercial News
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