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
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.
“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.
Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2025 Jul 7. doi: 10.1007/s10926-025-10307-1. Online ahead of print.