Providing evidence that supports the reduction of serious work injuries and illnesses and that reduces disability duration is a cross-cutting focus of Partnership research. Our current areas of focus include:
- Evaluation of occupational health and safety programs and regulations, such as the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario’s return to work policies and practices in the construction sector, WorkSafeBC’s Certificate of Recognition audit program and an occupational health and safety practices survey in the long-term care and food processing sectors.
- Development of a national and international comparative research agenda.
- Identification of gender and sex differences in the risk of work injury, compensation policy, and return to work.
More about our overall research program and goals.
Recent publications
Immigration Status and Work Disability Duration in British Columbia
Thesis
Saffari N.
Vancouver: The University of British Columbia; 2016.
A systematic literature review of the effectiveness of occupational health and safety regulatory enforcement
Journal article
Tompa E, Kalcevich C, Foley M, McLeod C, Hogg-Johnson S, Cullen K, MacEachen E, Irvin E, Mahood Q.
American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2016 Nov;59(11):919-933.
Immigration Status and Work Disability Duration in British Columbia, Canada
Research poster [192 KB]
Saffari N, Koehoorn M, McLeod C. Epidemiology in Occupational Health Conference (EPICOH). Barcelona, Spain: Sept. 5-8, 2016.
The relationship between chronic conditions and absenteeism and associated costs in Canada
Journal article
Zhang W, McLeod C, Koehoorn M.
Scand J Work Environ Health 2016 Sep; 42(5): 413-422.
A Comparative Analysis of the Financial Incentives of Two Distinct Experience-Rating Programs
Journal article
Tompa E, McLeod C, Mustard C.
J Occup Environ Med. 2016 Jul; 58(7): 718-27.
Labor markets and health: an integrated life course perspective
Journal article
Amick B, McLeod C, Bültmann U.
Scand J Work Environ Health. 2016 Jul;42(4):346-53.
