France and Québec sign a cooperative occupational health and safety research agreement
Montreal, September 4, 2003 - Concerned about ensuring the optimal development and wide dissemination of the scientific knowledge necessary for preventing industrial accidents and occupational diseases, the Institut national de recherche et de sécurité (INRS) and the Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST) today signed a partnership framework agreement at Québec’s Government House in Paris.

The IRSST contributes $420,000 for future researchers!
Montreal, September 2, 2003 - Since its creation in 1980, the IRSST has decided to encourage the training of occupational health and safety researchers by establishing a graduate studies scholarship program. Consequently, for its 2003-2004 competition, 31 Québec students received nearly $420,000.

Now available in English on the IRSST’s Web site : WMSDs – A better understanding for more effective prevention
Montreal, August 21, 2003 - In 2000-2001, according to Statistics Canada, one adult in 10, or 2.3 million Canadians, suffered from a condition due to repetitive work. In half of the surveyed cases, the injuries occurred at work. The IRSST has been focusing on work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) since the early 1990s. What are WMSDs? What causes these injuries? How are they detected? What can be done about this problem?  

Two new appointments at the IRSST
Montreal, August 11, 2003 -The president-CEO of the IRSST, Diane Gaudet, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jacques Lesage as director of the Laboratory Services and Expertise (LSE) team and Paul-Émile Boileau as director of Safety Engineering team.

The IRSST establishes an ethics policy for research involving people
Montréal, July 2, 2003 -The IRSST's board of directors has just adopted an ethics policy for research involving people. This policy confirms the institute's concern that respect for the people participating in research work be at the heart of the researchers' considerations.

A research ethics committee established at the IRSST
Montreal, July 2, 2003 -The IRSST's board of directors has just appointed members of the Research Ethics Committee. As defined in the new Ethics Policy for Research Involving People, this committee will have to decide on the ethical validity of research projects carried out by the IRSST's scientists.

Induced sputum analysis in silicosis and asbestosis: correlation with pulmonary function

Study on solvent substitution with benzyl alcohol, propylene carbonate and ethyl lactate

Thumb strength and mobility in workers with De Quervain’s tenosynovitis: evaluation and impact on hand performance

Meaning of work, mental health at work, and organizational commitment

Noise reduction in day care centres by reducing the reverberation time: analyses and case studies

Bourdhouxe, Madeleine, Georges Toulouse and Denise Granger
Exploratory study of the musculoskeletal disorders and accidents of film and video technicians ( in French only)  

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