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PREVENTION GUIDE
Handling work and customer service in warehouse superstores
Everyone goes to superstores, but did you know that the employees working in them have a good chance of suffering from back pain? For this growing sector, the English version of a prevention guide has just been published by the IRSST and Groupe-conseil AON. In addition to offering different practical advice, this document proposes solution scenarios that are easy to implement for better prevention of handling-related accidents and the associated back pain.
A new study published by the IRSST reveals, among other things, the disastrous consequences for injured workers when they do not feel believed or supported during their absence from work. Researchers actually observed the importance of workers' social reality for better understanding their rehabilitation process by listening to representations of health, illness and pain by workers unable to return to work due to musculoskeletal-related pain.
Meaningful work has vitamin effects on the worker's mental health and encourages his commitment towards an organization, while work without it promotes the onset of symptoms of stress, and even distress. This is one of the findings of a study funded by the Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST) on the meaning of work, mental health and organizational commitment, whose results have just been published.
APRIL 21-22-23 2008 - Palais des congrès de Montréal
Nanoparticles and nanomaterials: health, safety and standardization
To know everything about nanotechnology, don’t miss Dr Günter Oberdörster’s conference: Potential Health Risks of Engineered Nanoparticles. An international leading expert, Dr Oberdörster is a Professor at the University of Rochester, and the Director of the University of Rochester Ultrafine Particle Center.
By participating at INNO 08 you will find answers to the following questions:
What are the health and safety risks posed by nanoparticles exposure? What means of prevention are available? How are researchers and preventionists involved? What is the state of Canadian standardization? Speakers, including an international leading expert, will inform you about the most recent developments in nanotechnology while addressing the issues identify above. Moreover, the first Quebec Guide of Good Practices for the Safe Handling of Nanoparticles will be presented during the symposium.
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FRENCH-SPEAKING SUMMIT ON WORK RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDER (WMSD) : FROM RESEARCH TO ACTION
On 18th and 19th June 2008 the IRSST will hold the second French-Speaking Summit on Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorder (WMSD): from research to action.
About 300 researchers practitioners and professionals working in occupational health and safety field will take part in this event with the aim at drawing an overview on the topic and exploring successful initiatives to prevent WMSDs.
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