NEWS ABOUT RESEARCH + VOLUME 05-04
OHS
CALENDAR
TMS 2008 
2e Congrès francophone sur les troubles musculo-squelettiques de la recherche à l'action
Vibration 2009 
4th International Conference on Whole-Body Vibration Injuries
magazine
A prevention guide for material handlers and sales clerks 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, a prevention guide - Le travail de manutention et le service à la clientèle dans les magasins-entrepôts (Handling work and customer service in warehouse superstores) - has just been published by the IRSST and Groupe-conseil AON.
Portrait of workers' exposure to chemical substances The IRSST has just produced a detailed portrait of the highest concentrations of pollutants in Québec companies by examining more than 220,000 results of environmental analyses carried out in his laboratories between 2001 and 2005.
The IRSST and Afsset sign a partnership
The IRSST is pleased to inform its partners about the signing of a new partnership agreement with the Agence française de sécurité sanitaire de l'environnement et du travail (Afsset).
Determining the vibration emissions from percussive hand tools - Feasibility of a mechanical system for the substitution of human subjects
Boutin, Jérôme; Marcotte, Pierre; Jasinski, Juliana
Construction workers suffering from lumbar back pain - Evaluation of the implementation of an early collaboration rehabilitation program
Durand, Marie-José; Berthelette, Diane; Loisel, Patrick; Beaudet, Jocelyne; Imbeau, Daniel
Survey and analysis of safety devices and safety-related control circuits available on mechanized fellers
(099-511)
Laurent Giraud, Yuvin Chinniah ; IRSST
/ Damien Burlet-Vienney ; Ecole Catholique d'Arts et Métiers
/ Joseph-Jean Paques, Renaud Daigle ; IRSST
Protective gloves against mechanical attack: the cut, puncture and tear resistance characteristics of new gloves - production of a selection guide
(099-519)
Toan Vu-Khanh, Patricia Dolez ; École de technologie supérieure /
Chantal Gauvin, Jaime Lara, François Lemay, Louis Bousquet, Pierre Drouin ; IRSST
Follow-up of the implementation of a continuous improvement program and its effects on worker health and safety in a company in the manufacturing sector
(099-546)
Iuliana Nastasia / IRSST
Daniel Imbeau / École Polytechnique
Georges Toulouse, Marie St-Vincent / IRSST
The relationship between the symptoms of depression and the low rehabilitation rate for workers suffering from musculoskeletal disorders
(099-587)
Michael J.L. Sullivan ; Université de Montréal
/ Maureen Simmonds, Ana Velly ; Université McGill
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