Project directory
The project directory includes Institute for Work & Health (IWH) research studies that were initiated in 2015 onward (as well as a few large studies that were ongoing in 2015). The directory also includes studies conducted under IWH’s Systematic Review Program since it began in 2005. For information on Institute studies initiated before 2015, see our Accomplishments Reports. Studies are either ongoing or completed. Ongoing studies are listed in alphabetical order. Completed studies are listed by year of completion, beginning with the most recently completed.
| Project title | Status |
|---|---|
Determinants of health and safety in unionized and non-unionized firms in Ontario’s construction sectorResearch team: Ben Amick (PI), Sheilah Hogg-Johnson (PI), Desiree Latour-Villamil, Ron Saunders, Paul Demers, Christopher McLeod |
Completed 2017 |
Effectiveness of workplace-based return-to-work programs: a systematic review updateResearch team: Emma Irvin (PI), Ben Amick, Caroline Cawley, Kim Cullen, Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, Agnieszka Kosny, Vicki Kristman, Quenby Mahood, Ron Saunders, Dwayne Van Eerd, Alex Collie, Sharon Newman, Andrew Palagyi, Rasa Ruseckaite, Swati Shourie, Ulrik Gensby, Paul Jennings, Diane Sheppard, Marie Laberge |
Completed 2017 |
Evaluating an internal responsibility system audit tool for Ontario’s mining sectorResearch team: Cameron Mustard (PI), Victoria Landsman, Lynda Robson |
Completed 2017 |
Implementation of workplace violence legislation in Ontario hospitalsResearch team: Agnieszka Kosny (PI), Era Mae Ferron, Monique Gignac, Cameron Mustard, Lynda Robson, Sabrina Tonima, Andrea Chambers |
Completed 2017 |
Incidence of work-related aggression and violence in CanadaResearch team: Peter Smith (PI), Amber Bielecky, Cynthia Chen, Cameron Mustard |
Completed 2017 |
Breakthrough change: understanding why and how workplaces make large improvements in OHS performanceResearch team: Lynda Robson (PI), Ben Amick, Siobhan Cardoso, Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, Cindy Moser, Kathy Padkapayeva, Michael Swift, Harriet South, Emile Tompa, Elizabeth Mansfield, Mark Pagell, Harry Shannon |
Completed 2016 |
Measuring the impact of an organizational change initiative to reduce work disability in an acute-care hospitalResearch team: Cameron Mustard, Ben Amick, Dwayne Van Eerd, Marni Lifshen, Andrea Chambers |
Completed 2016 |
Ontario Leading Indicators ProjectResearch team: Ben Amick (PI), Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, Cameron Mustard, Lynda Robson, Peter Smith, Ivan Steenstra, Colette Severin, Michael Swift, Selahadin Ibrahim, Sara Macdonald |
Completed 2015 |
Effectiveness of interventions to address depression in the workplace: a systematic reviewResearch team: Andrea Furlan (PI), William Gnam, Nancy Carnide, Emma Irvin, Ben Amick, Kelly DeRango, Robert McMaster, Kim Cullen, Tesha Slack, Sandra Brouwer, Ute Bűltmann |
Completed 2011 |
Effectiveness of training and education for the protection of workers: a systematic reviewResearch team: Lynda Robson (PI), Carol Stephenson (PI), Paul Schulte, Ben Amick, Stella Chan, Amber Bielecky, Anna Wang, Terri Heidotting, Emma Irvin, Don Eggerth, Robert Peters, Judy Clarke, Kim Cullen, Lani Boldt, Cathy Rotunda, Paula Grubb |
Completed 2010 |
Effectiveness and implementation of health and safety programs in small enterprises: a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative literatureResearch team: Ellen MacEachen (PI), Curtis Breslin (PI), Natasha Kyle, Agnieszka Kosny, Philip Bigelow, Quenby Mahood, Krista Scott-Dixon, Sara Morassaei, Marcia Facey, Lori Chambers, Rachel Couban, Harry Shannon, Kim Cullen, Ben Amick |
Completed 2008 |
Interventions in health-care settings to protect musculoskeletal health: a systematic reviewResearch team: Ben Amick (PI), Jessica Tullar, Shelley Brewer, Emma Irvin, Quenby Mahood, Lisa Pompeii, Anna Wang, Dwayne Van Eerd, David Gimeno, Bradley Evanoff |
Completed 2006 |
Workplace interventions to prevent musculoskeletal and visual symptoms and disorders among computer users: a systematic reviewResearch team: Dwayne Van Eerd (PI), Shelley Brewer (PI), Ben Amick, Emma Irvin, Kent Daum, Fred Gerr, Steve Moore, Kim Cullen, Dave Rempel |
Completed 2006 |
Developing a Canadian work disability standard for paramedics with post-traumatic stress injuryResearch team: Emile Tompa (PI), Amin Yazdani (PI), Sabrina Imam, Emma Irvin, Dwayne Van Eerd, Nicki Islic, Ron Meyers |
Completed |
Evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of Ontario’s working-at-heights training standardResearch team: Lynda Robson (PI), Ben Amick, Cameron Mustard, Peter Smith, Victoria Landsman |
Completed |
Return to work in policing: synthesizing current practices and implementation guidanceResearch team: Dwayne Van Eerd (PI), Siobhan Cardoso, Emma Irvin, Monique Gignac, Arif Jetha, Morgane Le Pouésard, Emile Tompa, Basak Yanar, Tanya Morose |
Completed |