| Health & Safety Canada 2007
Poster Abstracts
 At
Health & Safety Canada 2007, we were pleased to invite
the research community to participate with us in this exciting
new opportunity for researchers to display and present their
work to a broad community of academics, professionals and
practitioners. The primary focus for posters is the transfer
of research, workplace applications, and best practices knowledge
in health and safety.
Posters provide the opportunity to view research project
summaries from around the world and an information exchange
between author and conference delegates.
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MSD/Ergonomics
The
Effect of Ergonomic Expertise on the Success of Ergonomic
Programs and Activities
Andrew Reitzel, University of Waterloo
(11 KB – PDF)
Interpreting
Ergonomics: Are Ergonomic Interventions Necessary in the Sign
Language Interpreting Community?
Steven L. Fischer, Dept. of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo,
ON; Kathryn Woodcock, School of Occupational and Public Health,
Ryerson University, Toronto, ON
(15 KB – PDF)
A
Study on the Effects of Mental, Visual and Musculoskeletal
Fatigue on Productivity among Manual Visual Inspection Workers
in an Electronic Industry
Dr. Noor Hassim Ismail, Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia
(13 KB – PDF)
Economic
Evaluation of a Participatory Ergonomics Intervention in an
Auto Parts Manufacturer
Emile Tompa*†, Roman Dolinschi*, Andrew Laing‡,
*Institute for Work and Health, Ontario, Canada
†Department of Economics, McMaster University, Ontario,
Canada
‡Injury Prevention and Mobility Laboratory, School of
Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia
(83 KB – PDF)
Dynamic
Armrest Prototype to Reduce RSI’s in Hydraulic-Actuation
Controller Users
T. Murphy and M. Oliver, School of Engineering, University
of Guelph, ON
(16 KB – PDF)
The
Relationship between Seat Height, Knee Flexion and Trunk Flexion
Angles during Closed Planar Motions of the Lower Limb
Robert J. Jack 1,2, Michele Oliver1,2
1-Department of Biophysics, University of Guelph, Guelph,
ON, rjack@uoguelph.ca
2-School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON
(17 KB – PDF)
Research
Helps Workplaces Make Decisions about the Prevention of MSDs.
Richard Wells and Desre Kramer (CRE-MSD, University of Waterloo)
Centre of Research Expertise for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal
Disorders
(12 KB – PDF)
The
Effect of Ergonomic Expertise on the Success of Programs for
Prevention of MSDs
Andrew Reitzel, University of Waterloo, Richard Wells, (CRE-MSD)
University of Waterloo
(12 KB – PDF)
We
Need Your Help: The Prevention of MSDs in Construction and
Transportation
Desre Kramer (CRE-MSD*, University of Waterloo), Phil Bigelow
(IWH); Richard Wells (CRE-MSD, University of Waterloo); Mardy
Frazer (University of Waterloo), Enzo Garritano (CSAO*); Peter
Vi (CSAO*); Mark Diacur (THSAO*)
(17 KB – PDF)
Trying New Things to Reduce MSDs: A Case Study of the Adoption
of an Innovation in the Construction Sector
Desre Kramer (CRE-MSD*, University of Waterloo), Philip Bigelow
(IWH*), Peter Vi (CSAO*), Niki Carlan (University of Windsor),
Enzo Garritano (CSAO*), Richard Wells (CRE-MSD*, University
of Waterloo)
(17 KB – PDF)
Powerline maintainer’s gloves; approaches to reducing
hand loading, improving performance, and reducing musculoskeletal
disorder risk factors.
Richard Wells, CRE-MSD, Shannon Maracle, E&USA.
(12 KB – PDF)
Building
an Interactive Website to Share Ergonomics Research Findings
with Industry
Tanya Morose, Richard Wells, Desre Kramer, Centre of Research
Expertise for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders
(CRE-MSD), University of Waterloo
(11 KB – PDF)
We
Didn’t Have the Right People Involved, Securing Support
for the Implementation Of Participatory Ergonomic Interventions
Shane M. Dixon 1 Nancy Theberge 2,3 Donald C. Cole 3,4 Richard
P. Wells 2,3
1-Dept. of Sociology, University of Waterloo, 2-Dept.of Kinesiology,
University of Waterloo,
3-Centre for Research Expertise for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal
Disorders, 4-Institute for Work and Health
(16 KB – PDF)
Wireless
Acquisition of Joint Loading in Industrial Tasks using Inertial
Motion Sensors
Alison Godwin, Michael Agnew, Pat Costigan, Joan Stevenson,
Ergonomics Laboratory, Queen’s University
(14 KB – PDF)
Effectiveness
of an On-Body Personal Lift Assistive Device
Joan Stevenson, Mohammad Abdoli, Michael Agnew, Alison Godwin,
Christy Lotz , Ergonomics Laboratory, Queen’s University
(13 KB – PDF)
An
Electromyographical Analysis of Unassisted Anterior and Posterior
Load Carriage
Ian Kudryk and Joan Stevenson, School of Kinesiology and Health
Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
(42 KB – PDF)
On-Body
Lift Assist Reduces Back Moments and EMG during Asymmetric
Stoop and Squat Styles Lifting
Mohammad Abdoli E., Joan M. Stevenson, Biomechanics Laboratory,
Queen’s University, Kingston, ON.
(32 KB – PDF)
The
Plad Reduces Muscle Activity of the Posterior Chain without
a Subsequent Change in the Lumbo-Pelvic Angle during a Freestyle
Lifting Task
David Frost, Mohammad Abdoli, Joan Stevenson, Department of
Biomechanics, Queens’s University, Kingston, ON
(18 KB – PDF)
Herivis
– An Innovation Project for Health and Safety at Work
René Kauer, Harald Kviecien, Marcel Morscher, KOHS-Kviecien
Occupational Health Solutions
(29 KB – PDF)
Weight
Limit for Lifting-Related Low Back Pain Prevention: A Mathematical
Model
O. E. Charles-Owaba, PhD; S. O. Ismaila, PhD, Industrial and
Production Engineering Department Faculty of Technology, University
of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
(12 KB – PDF)
Effectiveness
of a Drywall Sanding Machine (DSM) in Reducing Forceful Exertions
and Repetitive Motion
Mitra Shafaei and Peter Vi, Construction Safety Association
of Ontario (CSAO)
(15 KB – PDF)
Global
An
Investigation into the Causes of Accidents in the Construction
Industry in Uganda
Gumisiriza Gideon, Bsc. (Civil Eng), Makerere University,
Dip. Building and Construction, Kyambogo University
(12 KB – PDF)
Workplace
Health Safety and Environmental Outlook in Ebonyi State Nigeria
Odoh, Benard Ifdeany and Anosike Chuka, Department of Geology
and Exploration Geophysics, Ebonyi State University Nigeria
(13 KB – PDF)
Work
Related Health Problems in Pakistan an Ignored Area
Amanullah Panhwar, Shams Petrochemicals (Pvt) Ltd and Dow
University of Health Sciences Karachi, Pakistan
Ismail K. Memon, Aga Khan University Karachi, Pakistan
(14 KB – PDF)
Leadership
Framework
to Evaluate Health and Safety Management Strategies in Supply
Chains
Ikechukwu Diugwu, Faculty of Engineering & Computing,
Coventry University
(12 KB – PDF)
Safe
and Reliable Martitime Transport Chains of Dangerous Goods
and Hazardous Wastes
Saman Reshadi, University College of Boras, Sweden
(12 KB – PDF)
Risk
Management in the Iron and Steel Industry- A Challenge For
Occupational Hygiene and Safety Professionals
P.V.S.Prabhakara Murty, PhD, Deputy Manager (Industrial Hygiene),
Occupational health services, Steel Plant, Visakhapatnam,
India
(12 KB – PDF)
Deaf
and Hard of Hearing Canadians' Work and Health
K. Woodcock, Ph.D., P. Eng., Associate Professor, Human Factors
/ Ergonomics and Safety, School of Occupational and Public
Health, Ryerson University, Toronto ON and J. Pole
(41 KB – PDF)
The
Training Irony: The “Real” Impact of Training
May Not Be Observable
E. Lederman, EdD, CTDP, A. Ialomiteanu, MA, and K. Parker,
PhD (C), Industrial Accident Prevention Association –
Mississauga ON, Centre for Addition and Mental Health –
Toronto, ON, The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences,
Toronto, ON
(14 KB – PDF)
Determinants
of Participation in Informal Learning about Occupational Health,
Safety and General Interests Related Health and Well Being
Milosh Raykov, Centre for the Study of Education and Work,
SESE, Ontario and Institute for Studies in Education of the
University of Toronto (OISE)
(12 KB – PDF)
The
Role of Knowledge Transfer and Exchange in a Health and Safety
Association – Initiated Collaborative Partnership to
Implement Participatory Ergonomic Programs
Suzan Krespostman¹, Carrie Boyle², Sue Ferrier¹,
Shanon Maracle², Dwayne Van Eerd¹, Philip Bigelow¹¸³
and the Electrical & Utilities PE Evaluation Team (Peter
Subrata¹, Donald Cole¹¸³¸ Renee-Louise
Franche¹¸³, Mardon Frazer1,4, Richard Wells1,4,
Desre Kramer 1,4, and Dov Zohar 1,5)
1-Institute for Work & Health (IWH) Toronto; 2-Electrical
& Utilities Safety Association (E&USA) Mississauga;3-University
of Toronto; 4-Centre of Research Expertise in Musculoskeletal
Disorders (CRE_MSD), University of Waterloo; 5-Technion Institute
of Technology, Faculty of Management, Haifa, Israel
(15 KB – PDF)
Exit,
Voice, Loyalty, and Neglect in the Domain of Workplace Safety
Sean Tucker (Queen’s University, Kingston) and Dr. Nick
Turner (University of Manitoba)
(15 KB – PDF)
Safety
Climate Monitoring in Canada
Stuewe D, Skarlicki D, Tate G, Bigelow P, Zohar D, , Sharma
M, Samson G, Robson L, Hogg-Johnson S, Evers T, Shermer P,
Iverson R, Zhao Y., Institute for Work and Health
(13 KB – PDF)
Evaluation
of the Effectiveness of the Safety Groups Program 2000 –
2004
Peter Shermer, Senior Program Evaluation Analyst, Research
and Evaluation Branch, WSIB, Toronto, ON
(11 KB – PDF)
Thinking
Differently About Health & Safety: Successful Partnerships
That Make a Difference
Maureen Shaw, President and CEO, Industrial Accident Prevention
Association (IAPA), Mississauga, ON
(12 KB – PDF)
Implementing
a Solutions-Based Approach to Improve Health and Safety Performance
and Enhance Self-Reliance
Jim Armstrong, Industrial Accident Prevention Association
(IAPA), Mississauga, ON
(12 KB – PDF)
Integrated
Management System for Safety, Health and the Environment:
A Continual Improvement Management System
M. Abromeit, Vice President, Operations, L. Sassano, Director,
Strategic Alliances, Industrial Accident Prevention Association
(IAPA), Mississauga, On.
(13 KB – PDF)
Application
of the Health Belief Model in Studying Non-Compliance with
Universal Precautions among Nurses and Laboratory Technicians
in Alexandria, Egypt
Shama ME, Assistant Professor of Health Education and Behavioral
Science, High Institute of Public Health, University of Alexandria,
Egypt; Fareed NR, El-Bourgy MD, Mahfouz AA.
(14 KB – PDF)
Healthy
Workplaces
Workplace
Violence
Cassidy DeDian, MHSc. OEH, Occupational Health Clinic For
Ontario Workers, Sudbury, ON
(24 KB – PDF)
Personality
and Coping with Job Stress among Hospital Physicians in Poland
Magdalena Muszalska, Department of Psychology and Pedagogy,
Institute of Psychology
Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, ul. Staffa 1, 85-867
Bydgoszcz, Poland
(82 KB – PDF)
Effective
Tobacco Policies for Workplaces
Barb Patten, BScN, RN, Monica Bovett, BScN, RN, Region of
Peel, Public Health Department.
(12 KB – PDF)
A
Decision Aid about the Prevention of Influenza for Front-Line
Healthcare Workers in Long-Term Care Homes
Villeneuve J, Baker D, Knoefel F, Chambers L, Sullivan S,
McCarthy A, Sutherland J, O’Connor, Arnold P, Gallant
D.
(12 KB – PDF)
Integration
of a Simple Assessment Tool for Psychosocial Risk Factors
with Physical Health and Safety
Joan Burton, BSc, RN, MEd. Manager, Health Strategy, IAPA,
Mississauga, ON
(12 KB – PDF)
Occupational
Disease
Estimating
the Burden of Work-Related Asthma in Ontario: A Provincial
Surveillance Initiative
T. To1, 2, L. Cicutto2, T. Haines3, L. Holness2, D. Lougheed4,
S. Tarlo2, A. Wajja1, S. McLimont1, M. Krstevska1 and J. Vasilevska-Ristovska1.
1Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 2University
of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 3McMaster University,
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; 4Queens University, Kingston, Ontario,
Canada.
(13 KB – PDF)
Gynecological
Disturbances among Female Workers Engaged in the Manufacture
of Sex Hormones
Siha M.S., Prof. of Medicine, Dept. of Occupational Medicine,
Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt and Abd-El-Badii
M.
(13 KB – PDF)
Zinc
Toxicity among Galvanization Workers in Iron and Steel Industry
Dr. Amal El Safty, professor of Occupational Medicine, Faculty
of Medicine, Cairo University Egypt. (17 KB – PDF)
Participatory
Action Research: An Investigation of a Cancer Cluster in an
Automotive Parts Plant
Roland C. Wong MSC, MD FRCPC (Occupational Health Clinics
for Ontario Workers, Inc.-OHCOW); Georgina Anderson, Vince
Arbour, (former plant workers) George Botic (CAW), Niki Carlan,
University of Windsor; June Hird; Paul Sampara (former OHCOW);
George Tomlinson, University of Toronto; Marge Waller, OHCOW-London)
(12 KB – PDF)
Contact Dermatitis in the Automotive Mechanic: Improving
Diagnostic and Preventive Strategies in a Multi-disciplinary
Occupational Health Clinic
Jeff Donovan, Irena Kudla and D Linn Holness, James R Nethercott,
Occupational Health Clinic, St. Michael’s Hospital and
University of Toronto
(12 KB – PDF)
Dermatitis in the Service Sector: Understanding the Issues
– A Pilot Project
Elizabeth Mills, President & CEO¹, Barb Burns, V
P Corporate Services¹, Sandra Miller, Director Innovation¹,
D. Linn Holness MD, FRCPC², Irena Kudla HBSc, MHSc²,
CIH, Janet Brown BA, MBA, MDOD²
¹Ontario Service Sector Alliance (OSSA) & the ²Centre
for Expertise in Occupational Disease (CREOD)
(15 KB – PDF)
Occupational Contact Dermatitis
Centre for Research Expertise in Occupational Disease (CREOD)
(12 KB – PDF)
Occupational
Disease Specialty Program: Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS)
Ron House, MD, FRCPC, Lori Brown, RN (EC), BScN, COHN, Centre
for Research Expertise in Occupational Disease (CREOD) &
St. Michael’s Hospital
(12 KB – PDF)
Hand-Arm
Vibration Syndrome (HAVS): Health Promotion & Education
Ron House, MD, FRCPC, Lori Brown, RN (EC), BScN, COHN, Centre
for Research Expertise in Occupational Disease (CREOD) &
St. Michael’s Hospital
(12 KB – PDF)
Barriers to the Diagnosis of Occupational Asthma in Ontario
Marlene S. Santos MD1,2, Hyejung Jung MSc2, Javad Peyrovi
MD3, Wendy Lou PhD2, Gary M. Liss MD1,2, Susan M. Tarlo MB,
BS, FCCP1,2,3, 1-Gage Occupational & Environmental Health
Unit; 2-University of Toronto; 3-Toronto Western Hospital
(12 KB – PDF)
Occupational
Lung Disease
Centre for Research Expertise in Occupational Disease (CREOD)
(11 KB – PDF)
Occupational
Hygiene
Facial
Protection – Factors That Influence Compliance
Kathryn Nichol, BScN, MHSc, CRSP, MSc/PhD Student, University
of Toronto, OSACH Consultant, Toronto, ON, M2N 6K1
(16 KB – PDF)
Are
Short-Term Spot Readings Effective in Determining Indoor Air
Quality in Large Office Buildings?
Ferha Z. Chaudary, Stuart Bailey, John F. Sliwinski, Richard
S. Szawiola, & Glenn Tang, OSB Services, Mississauga
(78 KB – PDF)
Occupational
Safety
Temporal
Variations of Work-Related Traumatic Brain Injury
Hwan Kim, Angela Colantonio, University of Toronto and Toronto
Rehabilitation Institute
(13 KB – PDF)
Interventions
for Preventing Injuries in the Construction Industry - A Systematic
Cochrane Review
Marika Lehtola, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health,
Cochrane Occupational Health Field, Finland
(12 KB – PDF)
Falls
Prevention through Quantitative Tremor Assessment and Monitoring
Matija Milosevic and Kristiina McConville, Ryerson University,
Toronto, ON
(12 KB – PDF)
Head
Movements and Balance Analysis in a Virtual Environment for
Reduced Falls and a Safer Occupational Environment.
Sumandeep Virk, Kristiina Valter McConville, Ryerson University,
Toronto, ON
(11 KB – PDF)
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