October 2024: The Annual Cascadia Symposium on Environmental, Occupational, and Population Health will be held January 9-10, 2025 at the Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine, WA. Registration and the call for abstracts are open.
Latest Publications
Occupational Asbestos Exposure and Gastrointestinal Cancers: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Report to The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) Ontario
Koehoorn M, Demers PA, McLeod CB, Arrandale V, Davies HW, Dement J, Fan J, Pahwa M, Peters CE, Stayner L, Straif K.
Vancouver, BC: Partnership for Work, Health and Safety; 2023.
Heat-related illness among workers in British Columbia, Canada: Extreme hot weather in 2021 compared to 2001-2020
Journal article
Guo X, Weinberger KR, Tamburic L, Peters CE, McLeod CB.
Scand J Work Environ Health. 2024 Jul 31:4179. doi: 10.5271/sjweh.4179. Online ahead of print.
The impact of regulatory workplace safety inspections on workers’ compensation claim rates
Journal article
McLeod CB, Macpherson RA, He A, Amick BC, Koehoorn M, Tompa E.
American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2024 Jul 24. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.23640
Work disability duration among mobile workers: does intra-provincial mobility matter as much as inter-provincial mobility?
Journal article
Macpherson RA, Tamburic L, Neis B McLeod CB.
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2024 Jan 19. DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003050.
What occupational health and safety management system components predict firm work injury rates in the BC construction industry?
Research brief. Full report available by request. Based on research presented in:
McLeod CB, Jones AM. British Columbia Construction Safety Alliance COR® Audit Tool: Predictive Validity Update. Final Report to WorkSafeBC and British Columbia Construction Safety Alliance. Vancouver, BC: Partnership for Work, Health and Safety, University of British Columbia; 2023.
Do regional labor market conditions matter for temporary work disability duration? A multilevel analysis of workers’ compensation claims in five Canadian provinces
Journal article
Macpherson RA, Amick III BC, Collie A, Koehoorn M, Smith PM, McLeod CB.
American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2023 May 28. DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23489. Online ahead of print.
Continuation of telework in the post-pandemic era: Healthcare employees’ preference and determinants
Journal article
Jones AM, Fan J, Thomas-Olson L, Zhang W, McLeod CB.
Healthcare Management Forum. 2023 May 8. https://doi.org/10.1177/084047042311707. Online ahead of print.