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This section informs you on subjects related to occupational health and prevention of professional risks. |
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- Psychological Health and Safety: An Action Guide for Employers. By Merv Gilbert PhD and Dan Bilsker PhD from the Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addiction, Simon Fraser University. Mental health problems and illnesses are the leading cause of both short- and long©\term disabilities in Canada. To help address this, the Mental Health Commission of Canada has introduced a new tool to protect the mental health of employees. This document provides steps and actions that are accessible to all Canadian employers. January 2012, PDF, 54 p. (Last visit, April 30, 2012).
- Exploring Differences in the Representations Held by Clinicians and Those Held by Workers Suffering from Musculoskeletal Disorders by Marie-France Coutu and coll. This new exploratory study published by the Institut de recherche Robert-Sauv¨¦ en sant¨¦ et en s¨¦curit¨¦ du travail (IRSST). describes in detail, based on a limited number of cases, the various scenarios depicting the differences between clinical judgment, occupational rehabilitation professionals¡¯ understanding of workers¡¯ representations of their MSDs, and workers¡¯ actual representations, during the occupational rehabilitation process. PDF, 43 p. ISBN: 978-2-89631-387-7 2011 (Last visit, April 21, 2011).
- Rehabilitation of neck/shoulder muscle pain in the site of the National Research Centre for the Working Environment. To view the exercise from the front and from the side, click on the blue text. (Last visit, December 1, 2009).
- Preventing and Managing Violence in the Workplace (summury of the recommandations) produced by the Registered Nurses¡¯ Association of Ontario (RNAO) and their program of Healthy Work Environments Best Practice Guidelines, designed to support health care organizations in creating and sustaining positive environments for nurses. December 2008.
- A Lift for Patients . . . a Relief for Nurses? Published by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), December 2007. Results from the 2005 National Survey of the Work and Health of Nurses (NSWHN) indicate that ¡°always¡± having mechanical lifting devices available can reduce injuries.
- Heat Stress on the site of Ontario Ministry of Labour.
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