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 a realist evaluation of the BC violence prevention curriculum in the health care sector.
- 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
“He was Threatened and Told to Cooperate”: Immigrant Worker Experiences with the Workers’ Compensation System in the Canadian Context
Journal article
Senthanar S, Ahmadi B, Creese G, Marino S, McLeod CB, Koehoorn M.
J Occup Rehabil. 2025 Jul 7. doi: 10.1007/s10926-025-10307-1. Online ahead of print.
Provision of employment-related settlement services and relationship with paid employment for immigrants in Canada
Journal article
Senthanar S, Koehoorn M, McLeod CB.
PLoS One. 2025 Apr 29;20(4):e0321927. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0321927.
Injury and Return to Work Among Maritime Workers in British Columbia, Canada
Journal article
Neis B, Macpherson RA, Shan D, Small C, Ochs C, Tamburic L, McLeod CB.
New Solut. 2025 Mar 4:10482911251316325. doi: 10.1177/10482911251316325. Online ahead of print.
Occupational asbestos exposure and gastrointestinal cancers: systematic review and meta-analyses
Journal article
Koehoorn M, McLeod CB, Fan J, Arrandale VH, Davies HW, Dement JM, Pahwa M, Peters CE, Stayner L, Straif K, Demers PA.
Occup Environ Med. 2025 Feb 10:oemed-2024-109707. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2024-109707. Online ahead of print.
Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Occupational Health and Safety Management System Certification Program on Firm Work Injury Rates in Alberta, Canada
Journal article
McLeod CB, Macpherson RA.
Am J Ind Med. 2024 Dec 17. doi: 10.1002/ajim.23690. Online ahead of print.
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.
