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Asthmatic Knowledge and Careers
Completed
The purpose of this project is to develop and test an educational web-based tool for young adults with asthma. The tool is intended to provide information on risks of workplace exacerbation of asthma, and to identify potential preventive strategies.
| Principal Applicant: | Susan Tarlo (St. Michael’s Hospital & Gage Occupational & Environmental Health Unit – Ontario) |
| Co-Applicants: | Samir Gupta, Sharon Straus (St. Michael's Hospital); Gary Liss, Marcos Ribeiro, Mark Chignell, Sacha Bhinder (University of Toronto) |
| Funding Awarded: | $49,460 (Innovation) |
| Competition Year: | 2008 |
*In partnership with the Workplace Health, Safety & Compensation Commission (WHSCC) of Newfoundland & Labrador
CPR and First Aid Skill Retention in an Industrial Setting
Completed
This research will examine knowledge and skill retention of first aid and choking and cardiopulmonary resuscitation amongst individuals employed in office, recreation, and industrial settings. The information obtained from this study may be used to provide data support for policy development concerning training frequency of fist aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
| Principal Applicant: | Gregory Anderson (University College of the Fraser Valley) |
| Co-applicants: | Michael Gaetz (University College of the Fraser Valley); Declan Lawlor (Academy of Emergency Training) |
| Funding Awarded: | $49,880 (Innovation) |
| Competition Year: | 2006 |
Development of a Working Prototype Sling for Use with Floor and Ceiling Lifts to be Used by the Veterinary Sector
Completed
This project will develop and build a reasonably priced, easy to use, working prototype of a sling to be used in veterinary clinics for moving domestic and farm 4-legged animals in the 25 to 50 kg range.
| Principal Investigator: | Nancy Paris (BCIT) |
| Funding Awarded: | $28,347 |
| Competition Year: | 2003 |
Development of an Online Repository of OH&S Education and Training Resources for Healthcare: Phase 1
Completed
The purpose of this project is to develop an online repository for occupational health and safety training and education. The goal of the portal is to reduce the duplication of education and training effort across British Columbia by promoting the re-use, re-development and re-purposing of existing education and training resources and by increasing the collaborative development of new resources.
| Principal Applicant: | Catherine Ogden (OHSAH) |
| Co-Applicants: | Tony Gilligan, Hasanat Alamgir (OHSAH) |
| Funding Awarded: | $48,678 (Innovation) |
| Competition Year: | 2009 |
Dissemination and Uptake of a Participatory Ergonomics Guide for Workplaces in British Columbia
The goal of this project is to disseminate a newly developed participatory ergonomics guide, designed to reduce musculoskeletal injuries. It will also evaluate whether the guide leads to the initiation (or the intention to initiate) participatory ergonomic programs in workplaces.
| Principal Applicant: | Dwayne Van Eerd (IWH) |
| Co-Applicants: | Kiera Keown, Donald Cole, Emma Irvin, Ben Amick (IWH) |
| Funding Awarded: | $44,925 (Innovation) |
| Competition Year: | 2010 |
Economic Evaluation Workbook for Workplace Parties in the Healthcare Sector
Completed
This research is concerned with economic impact of health and safety interventions for workplace parties. It will develop sector-specific economic evaluation workbooks starting with the healthcare sector, in order to provide them with high level summaries of the existing evidence on resource implications of work-related injuries, assist them in being informed consumers of economic evaluation research, and provide them with guidance on how they might themselves apply the methods in their workplaces.
| Principal Applicant: | Emile Tompa (IWH) |
| Co-Applicants: | Benjamin Amick, Anita Dubey, Emma Irvin, Kiera Keown (IWH), Christopher McLeod (UBC), Hasanat Alamgir (OHSAH) |
| Funding Awarded: | $50,000* (Innovation) |
| Competition Year: | 2007 |
*In partnership with the Saskatchewan WCB & the WCB of Nova Scotia
Elevated Jack Hammer Support
Completed
This project will develop and evaluate an affordable support device for elevated jack hammer use, designed to reduce injury and over-exertion in construction workers.
| Principal Investigator: | Gordon Thiessen (BCIT) |
| Funding Awarded: | $29,287 |
| Competition Year: | 2003 |
Ergonomics Health Promotion for B.C. Dental Offices
Completed
This project will develop and evaluate ergonomics health promotion materials and voluntary guidelines aimed at reducing musculoskeletal injuries in dental offices. The materials will incorporate research knowledge gained from a previous WCB-funded study of risk factors for musculoskeletal pain and discomfort in dentistry work.
| Principal Investigator: | Lance Rucker (UBC) |
| Co-investigator: | Susanne Sunell (Vancouver Community College) |
| Funding Awarded: | $60,725 |
| Competition Year: | 2003 |
H1N1, Perceived Risk and Decisions across Healthcare Occupations
In many British Columbia health authorities, it is estimated that a lower proportion of healthcare workers have received the H1N1 vaccine versus the general population. This study will set up collaborations between agencies to test a pilot survey to examine why people chose to get vaccinated, what other preventative measures they engaged in, and what risk perceptions drove those decisions. The intent is to understand the underlying risk perceptions, and to improve current educational messages that target healthcare workers during pandemics such as the H1N1 pandemic and seasonal influenza outbreaks.
| Principal Investigator: | Anne-Marie Nicol (UBC) |
| Co-Investigators: | George Astrakianakis, Negar Elmich, Christie Hurrell (UBC) |
| Funding Awarded: | $28,833.96 |
| Competition Year: | 2010 |
Integrated Knowledge Transfer: A Critical Component in the Development of a Relevant Multidisciplinary Protocol to Study the Effects of Work Duration on Recovery of Low Back Injury
The goal of this research is to help reduce recurrent work-related low back injuries. A communication strategy will be developed to enhance knowledge exchange between Nova Scotia injured worker groups, workers’ compensation, relevant service providers and the research team to facilitate the development of relevant questions in low back injury and musculoskeletal health research. The researchers will then utilize the information from the communication strategy to identify high-risk occupational groups and tasks to develop a model that evaluates the relationship between low back injury recovery and work duration (physical fatigue).
| Principal Investigator: | John Kozey (Dalhousie University) |
| Co-Investigators: | Cheryl Kozey, William Stanish (Dalhousie University) |
| Funding Awarded: | $29,950* |
| Competition Year: | 2010 |
*In partnership with the WCB of Nova Scotia
Systematic Review of Joint Health and Safety Committees: the Compliance and Effectiveness of JHSC
This research will conduct a systematic review to determine the factors which aid and impede Joint Health and Safety Committees in performing their functions, as well as to determine the gaps in knowledge in this area. It will inform the development of an evidence-based guide to effective joint health and safety committee functioning, with the overall goal of reducing hazardous exposures, injuries, and illness in the workplace, and promoting a healthy and safe work environment.
| Principal Investigator: | Annalee Yassi (UBC) |
| Co-Investigators: | Jerry Spiegel (UBC); Mona Sykes (BCGEU); Brad Buck (BCPSA) |
| Funding Awarded: | $99,500 (1 year) |
| Competition Year: | 2010 |
Training for a Non-toxic Workplace
Completed
This project is concerned with prevention of unsafe chemical exposure at the workplace. It aims to provide workers in the workplace with information about chemical ingredients in cleaning products and their potential health effects – beyond that which is provided through Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) required through WHMIS legislation. The research will also examine the accessibility of MSDS in sample worksites, as well as the accuracy of MSDS.
| Principal Applicant: | Mae Burrows (Labour Environmental Alliance Society) |
| Co-applicant: | K. Sean Griffin (Labour Environmental Alliance Society) |
| Funding Awarded: | $33,795 (Innovation) |
| Competition Year: | 2006 |