Preliminary program available for the 7th International Work Disability Prevention and Integration (WDPI) Conference
April 2026: The the preliminary program for the 7th International Work Disability Prevention and Integration (WDPI) Conference is now posted at https://wdpi2026.ca/.
New papers: Evaluating the Health and Safety Excellence program
April 2026: Two new papers are published based on our evaluation of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)’s Health and Safety Excellence program in Ontario.
Evaluating a new voluntary occupational health and safety management system program in the context of a pandemic
Journal article
Sivaraj LB, Macpherson RA, McLeod CB.
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health. 2026 Apr 2:4285. doi: 10.5271/sjweh.4285. Online ahead of print.
Impact of COVID-19 on mental disorder claims among healthcare workers
Journal article
Puyat JH, Banal MA, Vigo D, McLeod CB.
Occupational Medicine. 2026 Mar 10:kqag002. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqag002. Online ahead of print.
Exploring the implementation of a new voluntary occupational health and safety program in Ontario, Canada: a thematic analysis
Journal article
Sharpe K, Peck HH, Marino S, Jones AM, McLeod CB.
Front Public Health. 2026 Mar 3;14:1768542. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1768542. eCollection 2026.
Does having a certified occupational health and safety management system lead to a greater injury rate reduction? An evaluation of the Certificate of Recognition program in Ontario, Canada
Journal article
Macpherson RA, McLeod CB.
Journal of Safety Research. 2026 Jun;97:1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2026.01.017. Online ahead of print.
Impact of heat exposure on workers’ health and safety: a scoping review
Journal article
Guo X, Nkwopara C, Peters CE, Villeneuve PJ, McLeod CB.
Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2026 Jan 21;82(11):563-570. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2025-110281.