Plain-language summaries
Institute for Work & Health (IWH) plain-language summaries condense research findings in various formats. At Work articles explain study results with comments from the study leads. Research Highlights summarize journal articles in easy-to-read, digest formats. Sharing Best Evidence summaries highlight findings from systematic reviews and other types of reviews conducted or led by IWH researchers. Issue Briefings discuss key research findings from IWH or elsewhere on topics that are of particular interest to policy-makers.
At Work article
Research key to finding way forward during WSIB reform: Nachemson speaker
Former Workplace Safety and Insurance Board executive reflects on value of research in policy-making
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At Work article
Users of IWH’s participatory ergonomics guide report better awareness of key steps
Evaluation study finds high interest in participatory ergonomics, but little opportunity for implementation
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At Work article
IWH study in construction sector suggests unionized firms are safer
First industry-wide study in Ontario by Institute for Work & Health finds unionized construction workers report more claims overall but fewer claims that result in time off work
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At Work article
Injured shift workers report poorer health outcomes than injured day workers: study
IWH study finds people who work shifts no more likely to leave job, despite poorer health two years after injury
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At Work article
Inspections with penalties linked to lower injuries: IWH review
Institute for Work & Health systematic review on regulatory enforcement finds strong evidence for effectiveness of inspections with fines and citations
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At Work article
Evidence-based questionnaire helps JHSCs pinpoint strengths, weaknesses
Assessment tool by CREOD helps point the way forward for joint health and safety committees
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At Work article
IWH leading indicator tool wins over advocates across Canada
The eight-item IWH-OPM is adopted in several provinces as a measure of health and safety performance in workplaces
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At Work article
Grant round-up: Measuring OHS investment, impact of mandatory training and more
Diversity in research topics and methods seen in upcoming projects at Institute for Work & Health
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At Work article
Workers’ comp benefits keep poverty low among permanently impaired workers and their families, study by IWH finds
Ambitious study of earnings of injured and non-injured workers over 10 years finds benefits play important role in reducing poverty among permanently impaired
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Issue Briefing
Divergent trends in work-related and non-work-related injury in Ontario
An IWH study found strongly diverging trends in the annual incidence of occupational injury and non-occupational injury among working-age adults in Ontario from 2004 to 2011. This Issue Briefing highlights opportunities to improve the monitoring of injury across Canada.
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At Work article
Mark your calendars for PREMUS 2016
World scientific conference on MSD prevention takes place June 20-23, 2016
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At Work article
IWH research on vulnerable workers leads to tool for measuring risk factors
29-item survey gauges vulnerability via workplace hazards, policies, procedures and worker awareness
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At Work article
Workers’ compensation systems vary greatly in their medical assessment practices
Differences in use of medical assessments may point to solutions to common challenges, IWH study suggests
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At Work article
IWH research plays key role in shaping WSIB policies that led to better outcomes
New case studies describe how Institute findings on return to work, recovery and retraining were ‘formative’ in changes at Ontario’s workers’ compensation board
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At Work article
Practitioners in workplace health and safety value research in decisions but lack for time
IWH study suggests OHS professionals would welcome a one-stop shop to find lay-friendly research
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At Work article
Online office ergonomics training program now available from IWH
IWH’s eOfficeErgo: Ergonomics e-Learning for Office Workers is an evidence-based training program that leads to healthy computing practices and postures among office workers
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At Work article
Work disability puts people at risk of premature death, study finds
Innovative 19-year follow-up study from IWH finds people with permanent impairment face higher risk of early death—especially those injured in younger years
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At Work article
Nachemson lecturer shared lessons from 20 years of tracking impact at NIOSH
Lecture by Dr. Paul Schulte examined efforts to measure impact at U.S. federal research agency
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At Work article
Premium rates, work demands play role in whether injuries involve time loss
IWH study finds the distinction between lost-time and no-lost-time claims goes beyond injury severity
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At Work article
Work-related injuries decline in Ontario but no reduction found in non-work injuries
Study of injury trends in Ontario finds divergence in work-related and non-work injury rates
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