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Bringing knowledge together to inform occupational health and safety action

The IRSST contributes to workers’ health and safety through research, its laboratories’ expertise, and knowledge dissemination and transfer, with a view to promoting prevention and sustainable return to work.

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CCOHS and IRSST join forces to advance occupational health and safety
  •   October 22, 2025

CCOHS and IRSST join forces to advance occupational health and safety

The IRSST contributes to international discussions on OHS research at Sheffield Group and PEROSH events
  •   October 08, 2025

The IRSST contributes to international discussions on OHS research at Sheffield Group and PEROSH events

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  •   September 30, 2025

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  • Virtual and experimental acoustical comfort testers for earplugs

    Thursday, March 26, 2026

  • Virtual and experimental physical comfort testers for earplugs

    Thursday, March 26, 2026

  • A finite element model to study the earplug contribution to the objective occlusion effect

    Thursday, March 26, 2026

  • 3D printed meta-earplug for minimizing the occlusion effect

    Thursday, March 26, 2026

  • Characteristics influencing the comfort of earplugs experienced by workers in Canadian companies

    Thursday, March 26, 2026

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  • OHSW event

    Premier Rendez-vous de l'APEQ et AGA 2026

    April 10th, 2026 | Les Petites Mains – 7595, boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montréal

  • Scientific Webinar

    Conférence-midi: Risques psychosociaux du travail et santé mentale des jeunes travailleuses et travailleurs. Que nous disent des enquêtes récentes?

    April 15th, 2026 | Online

  • Presence of IRSST

    Risques psychosociaux du travail et santé mentale, des leviers pour la prévention de l’absence du travail pour invalidité chez les infirmières et infirmiers

    April 15th, 2026 12pm - 13pm Online

  • OHSW Event

    Le Grand Rendez-vous de la CNESST – Québec 2026

    May 6th, 2026 | Centre des congrès de Québec

  • Scientific Webinar

    Lésions professionnelles : Découvrir les ressources validées pour soutenir la pratique clinique en retour au travail

    May 20th, 2026 | Online Zoom conferences

  • Scientific Conference

    Colloque sur les blessures de stress post-traumatique (BSPT)

    October 21th and 22th, 2026 | Campus de l'Université de Montréal

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