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2024

Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Occupational Health and Safety Management System Certification Program on Firm Work Injury Rates in Alberta, Canada

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Journal article
McLeod CB, Macpherson RA.
Am J Ind Med. 2024 Dec 17. doi: 10.1002/ajim.23690. Online ahead of print.

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Heat-related illness among workers in British Columbia, Canada: Extreme hot weather in 2021 compared to 2001-2020

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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.

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The impact of regulatory workplace safety inspections on workers’ compensation claim rates

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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

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Work disability duration among mobile workers: does intra-provincial mobility matter as much as inter-provincial mobility?

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Journal article
Macpherson RA, Tamburic L, Neis B McLeod CB.
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2024 Jan 19. DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003050.

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