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Shiftwork: Effects and Adaptation
This video summarizes a Research Exchange presentation, originally held in April 2012 highlighting the effects of shiftwork, including circadian rhythms, consequences of fatigue, health effects and strategies to optimize adaptation to shiftwork. 
Aug 30, 2012
Pictograms - Alternative Methods for Reaching Vulnerable Workers

This video was created as part of a Research Exchange Series held in February 2012 and describes the collaborative effort  between Workplace Safety and Prevention Services (WSPS) and the Institute for Work and Health (IWH) in the development and evaluation of the use of pictograms and corresponding training for prep kitchen workers across Ontario.

The intervention was targeted to vulnerable workers (those with ESL/low literacy skills) in this service sector. An increase in worker knowledge of musculoskeletal disorders and corresponding pictograms was expected. A decrease in MSD risk practices and discomfort and pain were also anticipated.

The video details the pictogram and training development process and the following pilot study evaluation.

Aug 30, 2012
Steve Mahoney - Farewell Speech and Tribute
The Honourable Steve Mahoney, P.C. delivers his farewell speech as Chair, Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB) at the 2012 Partners in Prevention conference in May.  Introduced by Elizabeth Mills, President & CEO of Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS), the program concludes with a special video tribute (@ 19:04) featuring Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion, wife Katie Mahoney, and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty.
May 29, 2012
A Toolkit for Newcomers on Occupational Health & Safety and Workers’ Compensation.
Research by the Institute for Work and Health has shown that new immigrants to Ontario are not aware of their rights and responsibilities when it comes to health and safety, and workers' compensation.

A toolkit has been developed to help disseminate this information to newcomers.  Prevention is the Best Medicine is a toolkit for settlement agencies to teach new immigrants to Ontario about occupational health and safety, and workers' compensation.

The toolkit contains everything needed to deliver instructional sessions on these two separate, but related, topics within an Ontario context.  Included are sample lesson plans, slide show presentations for workshop leaders, and handouts for participants.

Visit the Institute for Work & Health to download the toolkit.
Mar 22, 2012
Occupational Cancer Research
The Occupational Cancer Research Centre is the only research unit in Canada focused on workplace cancer.  It is jointly funded by Cancer Care Ontario, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, and the Ontario Division of the Canadian Cancer Society. 
CAREX Canada is a national workplace and environmental carcinogen surveillance project funded by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer.

Presented by Paul Demers, Director of the OCRC and the Scientific Director of CAREX Canada.

Jan 27, 2012
Non-Smoking Worksites in the Construction Sector
The prevalence of tobacco use among construction workers is examined from a health, safety and economic perspective. Unique challenges include construction's fast-changing and varied worksites; the difficulty of imposing smoking bans in a blue collar setting versus white collar environments; chronic diseases related to smoking that can be hastened by exposure to workplace chemicals, fumes, dusts, etc.

Jan 26, 2012
WSPS and Tim Hortons: Partnerships @ Work

Tim Hortons teams up with Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) to enhance its restaurant owners' health and safety performance.  From its corporate office to local enterprise operations, Tim Hortons worked strategically with WSPS to identify, develop and customize solutions to meet legislated requirements.  The "Always Safe" training program gives each independent owner/operator the tools necessary to manage their own health and safety program, for which they are responsible.

Nov 23, 2011
Mental Fitness:
Use this 1 1/2 minute visual time-out to reflect on the need for mental well-being.
Nov 14, 2011
Mental Fitness:
The essence of leadersip and how to nurture the best in employees: key points presented by Michael "Pinball" Clemons (CFL Hall of Famer), Dr. Dan Dawe (Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences), Doug Smeall (Sun Life Financial), Zoe Gordon (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health), Dr. Dwight Chapin (High Point Wellness Centre).
Nov 14, 2011
Mental Fitness:
Overview of the Mental Fitness Summit held at the Centre for Health & Safety Innovation (CHSI), narrated by the conference host, Dr. Dwight Chapin (High Point Wellness Centre).
Nov 14, 2011
Mental Fitness:
Try these two simple ways to lower your stress level, as presented by Dr. Ian Dawe (Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences) and Zoe Gordon (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health).
Nov 14, 2011
Motor Vehicle Safety: From Emergency Room to Prevention Culture
A bold, new perspective on motor vehicle safety presented by Dr. Louis Francescutti, an E.R. doctor from Alberta, and President, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons.  "Regard these injuries and trauma as a 'disease' to challenge current assumptions," he states while attending the Motor Vehicle Safety Institute held at Ontario's Centre for Health & Safety Innovation (CHSI).  Further insights regarding "communities of practice" based upon the Science of the Positive are provided by Dr. Jeff Linkenbach, Senior Research Scientist and Director of Western Transporation Institute, Montana State University.

The Honourable Steve Mahoney, P.C. and Chair of the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board, links these complementary issues in his conference summary.
Nov 14, 2011
Knife Safety
This 10-minute video provides basic orientation around knife safety in the restaurant and food services industry. It includes an overview of knife safety fundamentals including knife selection and inspection, management of cutting surfaces, knife techniques, safe handling and personal protective equipment.

 

Oct 27, 2011
Benchmarking Leading Indicators for Injury Prevention
Institute for Work and Health (IWH) – Dr. Ben Amick

The aim is to develop a set of “leading indicators” that allow workplaces to assess health and safety performance and predict the likelihood of injuries and illnesses before they occur.

Jun 10, 2011
Bill 160 - Implications

Kevin B. Coon, a lawyer practicing in labour, employment and health & safety law, provides an overview of the implications of Bill 160 - a reform of the Occupational Health & Safety Act.

Jun 10, 2011
Joint Health and Safety Committees (JHSCs) in Ontario’s Acute Healthcare Sector

Public Services Health & Safety Association (PSHSA) – Kathryn Nichol

This session described a two-phased study designed to examine the role, resources, structure and functioning of JHSCs in Ontario hospitals.

Jun 10, 2011
Musculoskeletal Disorder Innovations in the Construction Sector

Centre of Research Expertise for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders (CRE-MSD) - Dr. Desre Kramer
Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA) – Enzo Garritano

How can you persuade employers and workers in the construction sector to adopt new ways of doing work that will reduce their musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)?

Jun 10, 2011
Nanotechnology Standards & Implications
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) – Brian Hayden
Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) – Renzo Dalla Via

The session provided information on the many International Standards Organization (ISO) (Technical Committee 229) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) (Technical Committee 113) international standards for nanotechnologies under development collectively by 44 member countries, including Canada.
Jun 10, 2011
Occupational Skin Disease

The Centre for Research Expertise in Occupational Disease (CREOD) - Dr. Linn Holness

The session focused on current CREOD knowledge translation (KT) of research efforts related to occupational skin disease. Knowledge transition strategies employed for both individual research projects and for overall program results were reviewed. 

Jun 10, 2011
Auxilary Mine Ventilation Manual

Ventilation is the process of providing fresh air to an enclosed environment.  The consequences of breathing air without enough oxygen in it are serious. The Auxilary Mine Ventilation Manual provides a thorough overview of mine ventilation and presents guidelines for the design, operations and maintenance of these systems.

Jun 10, 2011
2010 Motor Vehicle Safety Summit Review

Motor vehicle incidents account for more than 30% of all Ontario worker fatalities (Workplace Safety and Insurance Board).  That’s why Health & Safety Ontario (HSO) hosted a Motor Vehicle Safety Summit at the Centre for Health & Safety Innovation in Mississauga on October 26, 2010.

Jun 01, 2011
Health and Safety Ontario Introduction

Health & Safety Ontario (HSO) is the result of a bold move to reorganize the independent efforts of 12 health and safety associations into four streamlined organizations to better serve more than 236,000 Ontario businesses.

Nov 08, 2010