| Health & Safety Canada 2006 Poster Abstracts
At Health & Safety Canada 2006, we were pleased to invite the research
community to participate with us in this exciting new opportunity for
researchers to display and present their work to a broad community of
academics, professionals and practitioners. The primary focus for posters
is the transfer of research, workplace applications, and best practices
knowledge in health and safety. Posters provide the opportunity
to view research project summaries from around the world and an information
exchange between author and conference delegates.
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A
Comparison of Task and Muscle Specific Isometric Submaxial EMG Data Normalization
Techniques for the Analysis of Muscle Loads During Hydraulic-Actuation
Joystick Controller Use
Taylor Murphy, Michele Oliver, School of Engineering, University
of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
(30 KB - PDF)
A
Field Study of Rebar Tying Machine as a Tool to Reduce Risk of Musculoskeletal
Injuries
Peter Vi et al, Construction Safety Association of Ontario, Toronto,
Canada
(67 KB - PDF)
A
Wireless Vibration Detector (WVD) in Prevention and Management of the
Risks Associated with Exposure to Workplace Vibrations and Joint Injury
Matija Milosevic et al, Electrical Engineering Department, Ryerson
University, Toronto, Canada
(12 KB - PDF)
Airborne
Contact Dermatitis to Advanced Epoxy Composites in Hockey Stick Manufacturing
Sandy Skotnicki-Grant, Occupational Disease Specialty Program, St
Michaels Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
(11 KB - PDF)
An
Innovative Cost Saving in House Work Reintegration Program
Joanne Villeneuve, SCO Health Services, Ottawa, Canada
(11 KB - PDF)
Applications
of Virtual reality in occupational falls rehabilitation
Sumandeep Virk et al, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ryerson
University, Toronto, Canada
(441 KB - PDF)
Attitudes
in Construction Safety
Brenda McCabe, Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto,
Canada
(11 KB - PDF)
Canadian
Technological Disasters’ Atlas
Ali Asgary et al, Emergency Management Program, School of Administrative
Study, Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, York University,
Toronto, Canada
(12 KB - PDF)
Community
Right-to-Know
Cheryl Rook et al, Occupational Health Clinic for Ontario Workers,
Toronto, Canada
(21 KB - PDF)
Contesting
Health and Safety on the Terrain of Participatory Ergonomics: A Case Study
from the Manufacturing Sector
Nancy Theberge et al, CRE-MSD, University of Waterloo, Waterloo,
Canada
(12 KB - PDF)
Do
Accidents Speak Louder than Words? Predictors of Safety-Specific Voice
Sean Tucker et al, Queen’s School of Business, Queen’s
University, Canada
(13 KB - PDF)
Enhancing
Workplace Health in Addictions Counselling: A Participatory Action Research
Study to Develop Best Practices
Leigh MacEwan, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada
(15 KB - PDF)
Guide
and Tools for Modified Work: Decision aid tools for the Workplace
Susan Stock, Jean-Luc Malo et al, INSPQ, Montréal, Canada
(20 KB - PDF)
Healthy
Organizational Culture (HOC) as a Predictor of Workplace Productivity
and Individual Health
John K. Yardley et al, Workplace Health Research Laboratory, Faculty
of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, Canada
(14 KB - PDF)
Improving
Safety in Family Practices
C. Levitt et al, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
(15 KB - PDF)
Integration
of a Simple Assessment Tool for Psychosocial Risk Factors with Physical
Health and Safety
Joan Burton, Industrial Accident Prevention Association, Toronto,
Canada
(12 KB - PDF)
Management
Support for Safety, 'Incivility' and Use of the Hands-free Technique by
OR Nurses
Bernadette Stringer et al, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics,
McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
(40 KB - PDF)
Managing
Occupational Asthma in Primary Care: Continuing Professional Development
Strategies
Ted Haines et al, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
(27 KB - PDF)
Occupational
Asthma: A coordinated Approach to Education
Nancy Bradshaw, Industrial Accident Prevention Association, Toronto,
Canada
(13 KB - PDF)
Protecting
Health Care Workers From Infectious Diseases: A Self Assessment Tool
Joseline Sikorski, Peggy Swerhun et al, Ontario Safety Association
for Community & Healthcare (OSACH), Toronto, Canada
(15 KB - PDF)
Real
Life Stories From the Floor: Evidence-Based Training Materials for Supervisors
of Young Workers
John Lewko et al, Centre for Research in Human Development, Laurentian
University, Sudbury, Canada
(13 KB - PDF)
Reducing
Dust Exposures and Physical Stresses in Drywall Finishing Using a Shrouded
Ventilated Rotary Sander
Dru Sahai et al, Construction Safety Association of Ontario, Toronto,
Canada
(62 KB - PDF)
Report
on Injury Performance by Size of Company
Enzo Garritano, Construction Safety Association of Ontario, Toronto,
Canada
(12 KB - PDF)
Safety
and Young Workers: What We Have Learned
Huguette Blanco et al, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada
(13 KB - PDF)
SMHC
Employee Immunization Tracking Program
Elizabeth McMahon et al, St-Mary’s Hospital Center, Montréal,
Canada
(43 KB - PDF)
Structure
and Validity of the Well-People Physical Health Scale
Judith Godin et al, Department of Psychology, Carleton University,
Ottawa, Canada
(12 KB - PDF)
The
Effect of On-body Lift Assist Device on the Lumbar 3D Dynamic Moments
and EMG during Asymmetric Lifting
Mohammad Abdoli E. et al, Biomechanics Laboratory, Queen’s
University, Kingston, Canada
(23 KB - PDF)
The
Effects of Chronic Negative Acts in the Workplace on Key Organizational
Outcomes and Employee Health
John K. Yardley et al, Workplace Health Research Laboratory, Faculty
of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, Canada
(12 KB - PDF)
The
Effects of Hazardous Materials Gloves on the Performance of Fine Manual
Skills
Heather Carnahan et al, Department of Kinesiology, University of
Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
(12 KB - PDF)
The
Eye of the Beholder: Individual Differences in Information Acquired through
Accident Investigation
Kathryn Woodcock, School of Occupational and Public Health, Ryerson
University, Toronto, Canada
(12 KB - PDF)
The
Influence of Sampling Duration on Recovery of Viable Fungi using the Andersen
N6 and RCS Biotest Bioaerosol Samplers
Rachel Saldanha et al, Gage Occupational & Environmental Health
Unit, Department of Public Health Science, University of Toronto, Toronto,
Canada
(13 KB - PDF)
The
Multiplicative Effect of Good Jobs and Good Bosses
John K. Yardley et al, Workplace Health Research Laboratory, Faculty
of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, Canada
(14 KB - PDF)
The
Polarity Management Model of Workplace Democracy: A Guide to Healthy Workplaces
William J. Benet, Community / University Partnership Project, Rochester,
United States
(17 KB - PDF)
The
Training Irony: The "Real" Impact of Training May Not Be Observable
Ellen Lederman, Industrial Accident Prevention Association, Toronto,
Ontario
(20 KB - PDF)
Towards
a Healthy Workplace - Environmental Factors that Contribute to Medication
Errors in the Long Term Care Environment
Marilyn Ott, School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
(14 KB - PDF)
Traumatic
Brain Injury Occurring at Work
Hwan Kim et al, Department of Rehabilitation Science, University
of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
(12 KB - PDF)
Validation
of the Vicon 460 Motion Capture SystemTM for Whole-Body Vibration
Acceleration Determination
Robert J. Jack et al, Department of Biophysics, University of Guelph,
Guelph, Canada
(72 KB - PDF)
Ways
of Learning about Workplace Health in Canada
Milosh Raykov et al, Centre for the Study of Education and Work,
Department of Sociology and Equity Studies, OISE/University of Toronto,
Toronto, Canada
(16 KB - PDF)
Work
Organization and its Effects on the Health of Chinese Workers with English
as a Second Language
Chia-Yu A. Lin et al, CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research,
McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
(14 KB - PDF)
Worker
Age and Type of Injury in Ontario Construction
Enzo Garritano, Construction Safety Association of Ontario, Toronto,
Canada
(9 KB - PDF)
Workplace
Connections
Maxcine Telfer, Audmax Inc., Mississauga, Canada
(118 KB - PDF)
Workplace
interventions to Prevent Musculoskeletal and Visual Symptoms and Disorders
among Computer Users: A Systematic Review
Dwayne Van Eerd et al, The Institute for Work & Health, Toronto,
Canada
(14 KB - PDF)
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