Illness/injury prevention
IWH has a long history of conducting research to provide practical guidance to employers, workers, OHS professionals and regulators about what works and what doesn’t in injury or illness prevention. This research targets the injury and illness prevention practices of workplaces, as well as the programs developed by governments, health and safety associations and others to support and motivate workplaces to adopt effective practices.
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At Work article
Consultants play key role in OHS implementation at small firms
An IWH study of small businesses that took part in Ontario's Health and Safety Excellence Program highlights the key factors that contribute their success in the program.
Published: November 8, 2024
At Work article
Higher risk of work injuries found among those in precarious jobs: IWH study
Workers in jobs likely to be precarious are more likely to experience a work-related injury or illness in Ontario, including COVID-19. That’s according to a pair of studies that examined whether employment conditions are linked to the rate of work injuries.
Published: September 12, 2024
Project report
Project report
Benchmarking organizational leading indicators for the prevention and management of injuries and illnesses: final report
Can a simple tool be developed that will predict a firm’s workplace injury experience based on an assessment of its health and safety policies and practices? This was the question that a team of partners within Ontario's occupational health and safety (OHS) system set out to answer, and it looks like the answer is “yes.” This report describes the team's work developing these potential OHS leading indicators.
Published: January 2011
Impact case study
German MSD campaign incorporates IWH systematic review findings
Germany's social insurance authority regularly turns to systematic reviews from the Institute for Work & Health because of their quality and reliability.
Published: November 2010
Journal article
Journal article
Process and implementation of participatory ergonomic interventions: a systematic review
Published: Ergonomics, October 2010
Impact case study
Ontario prevention system produces MSD toolkit
IWH joins system partners in the creation of the MSD Prevention Guideline, an essential resource for province's enforcement efforts.
Published: September 2010
Journal article
Journal article
Systematic review of the role of occupational health and safety interventions in the prevention of upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms, signs, disorders, injuries, claims and lost time
Published: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, June 2010
Journal article
Journal article
Occupational safety and health interventions to reduce musculoskeletal symptoms in the health care sector
Published: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, June 2010
Journal article
Journal article
Effectiveness of health and safety in small enterprises: a systematic review of quantitative evaluations of interventions
Published: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, June 2010
Journal article
Journal article
A systematic review of workplace ergonomic interventions with economic analyses
Published: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, June 2010
Journal article
Journal article
Workplace health understandings and processes in small businesses: a systematic review of the qualitative literature
Published: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, June 2010
At Work article
At Work article
Picture this: Using visual symbols to identify MSD hazards
Institute for Work & Health (IWH) researchers are playing a role in developing novel pictograms that convey both musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) hazards and controls.
Published: April 2010