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<str<strong>on</strong>g>progress</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>latest</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>news</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
<strong>on</strong> occupati<strong>on</strong>al health<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> safety with this 2011<br />
activity report featuring<br />
advances <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> activities<br />
innovati<strong>on</strong>s at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST<br />
IRSST — 2011 ACTIVITY REPORT<br />
Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail
TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
Declarati<strong>on</strong> of Data Reliability 1<br />
Message from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> President <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> CEO 3<br />
2011 in Numbers 4<br />
REMARKABLE NEWS<br />
New Knowledge 8<br />
New Projects 13<br />
A New Laboratory 15<br />
Knowledge Transfer News 16<br />
REMARKABLE PROGRESS<br />
Assessment of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2009-2011 Three-Year Plan 20<br />
A New Five-Year Plan 22<br />
A New Instituti<strong>on</strong>al Evaluati<strong>on</strong> 22<br />
A New Organizati<strong>on</strong>al Structure 23<br />
A New Project Management Model 23<br />
A New Laboratory Record 24<br />
New Forms of Communicati<strong>on</strong> 25<br />
REMARKABLE INDIVIDUALS<br />
New H<strong>on</strong>ours <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Distincti<strong>on</strong>s 28<br />
New Human Resources 31<br />
Health <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Safety of Our Pers<strong>on</strong>nel 31<br />
Committees 32<br />
Organizati<strong>on</strong>al Chart 34<br />
Financial Overview 35<br />
New Publicati<strong>on</strong>s 36<br />
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DECLARATION OF DATA RELIABILITY<br />
The informati<strong>on</strong> provided in this activity report falls under my resp<strong>on</strong>sibility as<br />
president <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> CEO of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité<br />
du travail (IRSST). I hereby attest to its accuracy <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> reliability of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>trols<br />
carried out. Recommended by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> members of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST’s Scientific Advisory<br />
Board <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> approved by its Board of Directors, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2011 activity report faithfully<br />
describes <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute’s missi<strong>on</strong>, visi<strong>on</strong>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> principal achievements. It presents<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> indicators used to assess <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute’s producti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> provides accurate <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
reliable data <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> results obtained. I <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>refore declare that I have every reas<strong>on</strong> to<br />
believe that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> observable facts <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> measurable data presented in this report<br />
are an accurate reflecti<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> situati<strong>on</strong> as it stood at December 31, 2011.<br />
Marie Larue<br />
President <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> CEO<br />
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO<br />
We look back <strong>on</strong> 2011 as a year of innovati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> change. Marked by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> end of a cycle, that of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Three-<br />
Year Scientific <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Technical Producti<strong>on</strong> Plan, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> year 2011 also meant adjusting to a full array of new<br />
developments.<br />
From <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> chairmanship of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Board to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST’s<br />
organizati<strong>on</strong>al structure <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> project management practices,<br />
changes took place.<br />
It was decided that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> next scientific <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> technical<br />
producti<strong>on</strong> plan would be a five-year ra<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r than threeyear<br />
plan, which gave rise to broad c<strong>on</strong>sultati<strong>on</strong> with our<br />
partners. Many people from different stakeholder circles<br />
were involved. A sec<strong>on</strong>d instituti<strong>on</strong>al evaluati<strong>on</strong>, carried<br />
out by an external committee, occupied a large part of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
2011 calendar. The resulting recommendati<strong>on</strong>s led to major<br />
decisi<strong>on</strong>s, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> most important of which involved a major<br />
organizati<strong>on</strong>al restructuring. Announced in December, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
new structure is designed to refocus our energies <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
main <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> issues without neglecting current operati<strong>on</strong>s.<br />
c<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong>s of remarkable individuals were highly<br />
noteworthy. In additi<strong>on</strong>, Dr. Christine Colin was h<strong>on</strong>oured<br />
with France’s highest distincti<strong>on</strong>: Chevalière de l’Ordre<br />
nati<strong>on</strong>al (Knight of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> nati<strong>on</strong>al order of merit) of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Légi<strong>on</strong> d’h<strong>on</strong>neur, while Camille Limoges was named a<br />
Member of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Order of Canada for his c<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong>s to<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> development <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> directi<strong>on</strong> of scientific <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>. We<br />
are proud to have been able to count <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> participati<strong>on</strong><br />
of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> members of our governing bodies in a vast range<br />
of scientific activities <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> meetings. Their commitment is<br />
appreciated by all.<br />
The Institute c<strong>on</strong>tinued to exp<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> its reach by launching<br />
IRSST.TV, a secti<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Web site devoted exclusively to<br />
videos. Though still in its infancy, this new development<br />
offers great potential. The same applies to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> review<br />
of knowledge <strong>on</strong> cancers carried out for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Workplace<br />
nnovati<strong>on</strong><br />
During <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> year, work <strong>on</strong> a new project management<br />
model that aimed to improve our entire <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> process<br />
within a multi-project management c<strong>on</strong>text rallied both<br />
scientists <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> management pers<strong>on</strong>nel alike. In terms of<br />
ensuring <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> successi<strong>on</strong>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute also made great<br />
strides by supporting two of its young chemists, who<br />
successfully <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> quickly completed studies leading to<br />
CIH (Certified Industrial Hygienist) certificati<strong>on</strong>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>reby<br />
reinforcing <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute’s industrial hygiene expertise.<br />
The achievements of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST’s <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> fields received<br />
widespread attenti<strong>on</strong>. A book <strong>on</strong> erg<strong>on</strong>omic interventi<strong>on</strong>s<br />
was published, apparently <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> first of its kind in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
French-speaking world. The first Québec Survey <strong>on</strong><br />
Working <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Employment C<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Occupati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
Health <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Safety (EQCOTESST) report was submitted to<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Québec Minister of Labour, Lise Thériault. A state-of<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>-art<br />
acoustics laboratory that is unrivalled in M<strong>on</strong>tréal<br />
opened its doors under <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> watchful eye of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Board<br />
of Directors, whom I wish to thank. I would also like to<br />
welcome <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> new chair of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Board of Directors, Michel<br />
Després, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> to offer our sincere thanks to Luc Meunier,<br />
who left to take up new challenges. I must add that<br />
departures <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> arrivals have all had an impact <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
compositi<strong>on</strong> of both <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Scientific Advisory Board <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Board of Directors. The often-lively debates <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> stimulating<br />
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Health, Safety <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Compensati<strong>on</strong> Commissi<strong>on</strong> (WHSCC)<br />
of Newfoundl<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Labrador. This project represents<br />
ano<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r first, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong>e that may open <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> door to o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r<br />
collaborative undertakings outside Québec.<br />
I should like to close with menti<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> h<strong>on</strong>ours <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
distincti<strong>on</strong>s garnered in 2011, starting with those awarded<br />
by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> ADRIQ (Associati<strong>on</strong> de la recherche<br />
industrielle du Québec) gala, where <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute h<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ed<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Prix Innovati<strong>on</strong> _ SST award to Robotics Design for its<br />
creati<strong>on</strong> of a modular manipulator arm that helps eliminate<br />
risks to workers at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> source. Lastly, I wish to offer my<br />
sincere thanks to our entire staff for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir dedicati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
commitment, with special c<strong>on</strong>gratulati<strong>on</strong>s to all those who<br />
distinguished <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>mselves in <strong>on</strong>e way or ano<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r during<br />
this year of change. One thing is certain: both <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST’s<br />
senior management <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> employees have greater faith<br />
than ever in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute’s missi<strong>on</strong>, which is to c<strong>on</strong>tribute,<br />
through <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>, to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> preventi<strong>on</strong> of industrial accidents<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> occupati<strong>on</strong>al diseases, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> rehabilitati<strong>on</strong> of<br />
affected workers.<br />
Marie Larue<br />
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oducti<strong>on</strong><br />
2011 IN NUMBERS<br />
PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES<br />
162 1<br />
193<br />
114<br />
38<br />
35 1<br />
169 2<br />
ACTIVE PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES<br />
29 projects began, including 19 joint, 6 external, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> 4 internal<br />
38 projects were completed<br />
95 projects were in <str<strong>on</strong>g>progress</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE NETWORK were involved in active projects<br />
NEW REQUESTS FOR EXPERTISE were received<br />
EXTERNAL COMMITTEES INCLUDED AT LEAST ONE IRSST REPRESENTATIVE:<br />
12 committees of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> CSST <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> its network, including regulatory committees<br />
8 nati<strong>on</strong>al <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> internati<strong>on</strong>al st<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ards committees<br />
18 o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r local, nati<strong>on</strong>al, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> internati<strong>on</strong>al committees<br />
SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED, for a total of $350,000<br />
EXTERNAL RESEARCHERS from 18 universities <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> 11 <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> centres form part of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST’S network of<br />
collaborators<br />
72,711<br />
7,657<br />
ENVIRONMENTAL, TOXICOLOGICAL, AND MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSES were performed, of which 77%<br />
were for partners in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> preventi<strong>on</strong>-inspecti<strong>on</strong> network: <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> CSST, local health <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> social services network<br />
development agencies, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> joint sector-based associati<strong>on</strong>s. The IRSST Laboratory Services <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Expertise<br />
Department reported a 14% increase in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> number of analyses compared to 2010.<br />
HOURS WERE DEVOTED TO THE CALIBRATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR of direct-reading <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
sampling instruments, with 84% of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se hours dedicated to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> OHS <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> preventi<strong>on</strong>-inspecti<strong>on</strong> network.<br />
1. Summaries of all <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> projects funded or carried out by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> a complete list of all scholarship recipients are available <strong>on</strong> its Web site at www.irsst.qc.ca<br />
2. Taken from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Bilan du Plan triennal 2009-2011 de producti<strong>on</strong> scientifique et technique (assessment of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2009-2011 three-year scientific <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> technical<br />
producti<strong>on</strong> plan), IRSST, February 2012<br />
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& outreach<br />
PUBLICATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS<br />
55<br />
130<br />
53<br />
27<br />
24%<br />
30%<br />
18,178<br />
PUBLICATIONS<br />
49 <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> reports, technical fact sheets, guides, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> a book published by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST<br />
3 documents published in collaborati<strong>on</strong> with partners<br />
3 laboratory methods<br />
PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS related to projects carried out or funded by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST:<br />
53 journal articles<br />
70 articles published in c<strong>on</strong>ference proceedings<br />
7 o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r publicati<strong>on</strong>s, such as book chapters, master’s <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ses, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> doctoral dissertati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
OTHER PRESENTATIONS given by IRSST pers<strong>on</strong>nel or IRSST-funded <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>ers at scientific c<strong>on</strong>ferences or<br />
events organized by partners<br />
SIMPLIFIED ARTICLES in Préventi<strong>on</strong> au travail, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> magazine published by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> CSST <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST<br />
INCREASE IN DOWNLOADS of <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> reports from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST’s Web sites<br />
INCREASE IN TRAFFIC to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST’s Web sites<br />
SUBSCRIBERS TO INFO IRSST, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> electr<strong>on</strong>ic <str<strong>on</strong>g>news</str<strong>on</strong>g>letter<br />
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ICAR, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> semi-anechoic room of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> new, state-of-<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>-art acoustic laboratory<br />
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atest <str<strong>on</strong>g>news</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
REMARKABLE NEWS<br />
New knowledge, innovative <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>, evidence based results, unprecedented books,<br />
a new Web site, a unique acoustic laboratory, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> promising <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> avenues.<br />
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dvances<br />
NEW KNOWLEDGE<br />
The IRSST’s scientists, including those whose work it funds, were busy pushing back <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> fr<strong>on</strong>tiers of<br />
knowledge. In 2011, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir results were published in some 50 <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> reports, practice guides, laboratory<br />
methods, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> technical fact sheets, am<strong>on</strong>g o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r formats.<br />
Each project’s results c<strong>on</strong>tributed in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir own way to enriching occupati<strong>on</strong>al health <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> safety (OHS) knowledge. While not<br />
all <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> results c<strong>on</strong>stituted spectacular breakthroughs, each piece of new knowledge helped move us forward. That is <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> very<br />
goal we are striving for: making this new knowledge widely available <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> properly equipping OHS experts <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> preventi<strong>on</strong>ists<br />
to make practical use of this evidence-based data.<br />
The IRSST’s results are of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> highest quality. Validated <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> evaluated, this new knowledge is ultimately intended to eliminate<br />
risks at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> source. When this is impossible, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> knowledge at least helps reduce <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> risks. The Institute’s scientists also ensure<br />
that knowledge serves to support <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> rehabilitati<strong>on</strong> of workers who have sustained injuries or illnesses <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir healthy, safe<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> sustainable return to work.<br />
The Institute’s <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> is c<strong>on</strong>ducted in seven priority fields. Outlined below are <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> objectives of each field <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> a few examples<br />
of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>latest</str<strong>on</strong>g> advances in knowledge to which <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>y c<strong>on</strong>tributed in 2011. Am<strong>on</strong>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se are two <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> reports that are particularly<br />
noteworthy due to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir unique nature <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> enormous amount of work <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>y required of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> authors.<br />
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THE NOISE AND VIBRATION FIELD<br />
Research efforts in this field focus mainly <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> technical<br />
aspects of exposure to industrial noise <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> to h<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>-arm<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> whole-body vibrati<strong>on</strong>. They seek to help eliminate,<br />
or at least reduce, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> risks of adverse effects <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
health of exposed workers, such as deafness, h<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>-arm<br />
vibrati<strong>on</strong> syndrome or low back pain. Regarding noise,<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>ers involved c<strong>on</strong>duct parallel acti<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> all<br />
links in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> chain (source, propagati<strong>on</strong> envir<strong>on</strong>ment, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
worker) by proposing metrological tools or simulati<strong>on</strong>s to<br />
help workplace professi<strong>on</strong>als better diagnose problems<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> assess sound exposure, implement good noisereducti<strong>on</strong><br />
soluti<strong>on</strong>s, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> improve communicati<strong>on</strong> in<br />
noisy envir<strong>on</strong>ments in order to prevent occupati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
injuries. Regarding vibrati<strong>on</strong>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> work entails<br />
characterizing <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> risks associated with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> use of portable<br />
tools, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> operati<strong>on</strong> of industrial machines, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> driving<br />
of different categories of vehicles. It also aims to evaluate,<br />
select, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> design anti-vibrati<strong>on</strong> soluti<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> to fur<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r<br />
underst<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ing of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> human body’s behaviour when<br />
exposed to a vibrati<strong>on</strong> envir<strong>on</strong>ment.<br />
RESEARCH ORIENTATIONS<br />
NOISE<br />
J Development of noise-exposure measurement<br />
strategies<br />
J Assisting in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> development of acoustical soluti<strong>on</strong>s<br />
for noise reducti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>trol<br />
J Communicati<strong>on</strong> in noisy envir<strong>on</strong>ments<br />
VIBRATION<br />
J Characterizati<strong>on</strong> of vibrati<strong>on</strong> exposure <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> vibrati<strong>on</strong><br />
envir<strong>on</strong>ments<br />
J Support tools for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> selecti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> design of less<br />
vibrating machines <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> anti-vibrati<strong>on</strong> products<br />
(seat, glove, anti-vibrati<strong>on</strong> h<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>le)<br />
J Dose-effect relati<strong>on</strong>ship <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> biodynamics<br />
of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> human body<br />
THE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FIELD<br />
Given <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> difficulty of eliminating hazards at source, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>ducted in this field is intended to advance<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> apply knowledge whose purpose is to make protective<br />
equipment offering increased protecti<strong>on</strong> available to<br />
workers. The aim of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> studies is to provide informati<strong>on</strong><br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> develop evaluati<strong>on</strong> tools that can be used to select<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> most effective protective equipment or develop new<br />
equipment. They also take into account requirements<br />
relating to its efficiency, reliability, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>text of use in<br />
workplaces, while providing increased comfort for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
workers using it.<br />
RESEARCH ORIENTATIONS<br />
J Development of test methods <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> evaluati<strong>on</strong><br />
of protective equipment<br />
J Improvement <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> design of equipment to ensure better<br />
adaptati<strong>on</strong> to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> workplace utilizati<strong>on</strong> c<strong>on</strong>text<br />
J Development of tools for predicting <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> behaviour<br />
of protective equipment<br />
J Studying <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> human factors related to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> use<br />
of protective equipment<br />
ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2011<br />
The IRSST published a report <strong>on</strong> a test method for<br />
determining <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> resistance of protective gloves to medical<br />
needle pricks. The absence of st<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ardized test methods<br />
has made it difficult to select protective clothing effective<br />
against needle pricks, meaning that a growing number of<br />
workers are exposed to situati<strong>on</strong>s that put <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>m at risk for<br />
c<strong>on</strong>tracting infecti<strong>on</strong>s such as Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, or HIV.<br />
Ano<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r published study showed that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> three models<br />
of prefabricated metal guardrails most used by roofers<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> installed <strong>on</strong>-site around flat roofs are safe. They also<br />
meet <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> requirements of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Québec Safety Code for<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong> industry this ensuring that roofers have<br />
appropriate protecti<strong>on</strong> against falls.<br />
ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2011<br />
Researchers designed a portable acoustical-intensity<br />
mapping system for rapidly <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> efficiently identifying<br />
noise sources <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> that requires little technical knowledge<br />
<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> user’s part. O<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r achievements in this <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
field included <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> evaluati<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> noise <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> vibrati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
produced by mining equipment <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> soil compactors, which<br />
ultimately led to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> formulati<strong>on</strong> of recommendati<strong>on</strong>s for<br />
reducing exposure levels am<strong>on</strong>g workers operating <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se<br />
types of equipment.<br />
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EQCOTESST, A NEW STUDY<br />
The formulati<strong>on</strong> of a questi<strong>on</strong>naire, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> compilati<strong>on</strong><br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> analysis of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> resp<strong>on</strong>ses obtained in a<br />
teleph<strong>on</strong>e survey of 5,071 individuals, numerous<br />
back-<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>-forths am<strong>on</strong>g a group of 11 <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>ers<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> as many collaborators from ten different<br />
organizati<strong>on</strong>s, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> drafting of a voluminous<br />
656-page report, of a 270-page appendix<br />
including some 50 tables, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> of a summary<br />
report, a quality process requiring <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> services<br />
of 11 evaluators, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> more: this paints in broad<br />
strokes a picture of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> many steps leading to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
September 2011 publicati<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> report <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
first Québec Survey <strong>on</strong> Working <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Employment<br />
C<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Occupati<strong>on</strong>al Health <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Safety<br />
(EQCOTESST).<br />
Over a period of nearly five years, this project<br />
required an enormous amount of work <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
part of a team of scientists from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Institut nati<strong>on</strong>al de santé publique du Québec<br />
(INSPQ), <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institut de la statistique du<br />
Québec (ISQ), to fulfill <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> m<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ate given to<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>m by Québec’s Ministère du Travail, which<br />
was to c<strong>on</strong>duct a first-ever populati<strong>on</strong> survey<br />
of this scope. The EQCOTESST provides a<br />
goldmine of informati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> Québec workers’<br />
percepti<strong>on</strong>s of matters such as work/life balance,<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> organizati<strong>on</strong>al envir<strong>on</strong>ment <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> physical<br />
dem<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>s of work, violence at work, workers’<br />
overall health, musculoskeletal disorders<br />
(MSDs), work-related accidents, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> mental<br />
health. The <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>ers innovated by developing<br />
new indicators for employment insecurity <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
precarious employment that will have to be<br />
validated in future projects.<br />
THE WORK CONTEXT AND OHS FIELD<br />
In <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>text of increasingly frequent organizati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> technological changes, <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> work in this field<br />
c<strong>on</strong>tributes to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> sustainable preventi<strong>on</strong> of occupati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
injuries through better knowledge of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> existing dynamics<br />
between <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> work organizati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> OHS c<strong>on</strong>text within<br />
enterprises.<br />
RESEARCH ORIENTATIONS<br />
J Effects of work changes <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> demographic shifts<br />
<strong>on</strong> OHS<br />
J Overall approach to risk evaluati<strong>on</strong> for targeted jobs<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> sectors<br />
J Management of OHS problems<br />
J Forecast management of ages <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> organizati<strong>on</strong> of work<br />
situati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
J OHS management in small enterprises<br />
J Integrati<strong>on</strong> of OHS into investment <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> design projects<br />
J Development of OHS management tools<br />
ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2011<br />
One study showed, as never before, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> effects of cumulative<br />
work activities <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>straints <strong>on</strong> students who hold jobs<br />
during <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> school year. It brought to light <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> fact that<br />
student workers generally experience more fatigue <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> more<br />
persistent or chr<strong>on</strong>ic musculoskeletal pain. The situati<strong>on</strong> is<br />
of even greater c<strong>on</strong>cern for CEGEP students <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> for those<br />
enrolled in Diploma of Vocati<strong>on</strong>al Studies (DVS) or adult<br />
general educati<strong>on</strong> programs. The results fur<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r suggest<br />
that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> occurrence of an initial work-related accident at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
beginning of a pers<strong>on</strong>’s working life increases his or her risk<br />
of being involved in ano<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r accident later.<br />
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THE OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION FIELD<br />
The <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> work in this field seeks to prevent or reduce<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> risk of l<strong>on</strong>g-term disability <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> to facilitate a safe<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> sustainable return to work process. The <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>ers<br />
involved study <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> various individual, organizati<strong>on</strong>al,<br />
administrative, or health-system-related factors that<br />
facilitate or hinder this process, as well as means of<br />
interventi<strong>on</strong> targeting <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> rehabilitati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> occupati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
reintegrati<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se workers process.<br />
RESEARCH ORIENTATIONS<br />
J Development of instruments for assessing <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> health<br />
of workers who have sustained occupati<strong>on</strong>al injuries<br />
posing a risk of disability<br />
J Studying individual, clinical, organizati<strong>on</strong>al,<br />
or administrative determining factors related<br />
to a return to work<br />
J Development of interventi<strong>on</strong> models that promote<br />
a safe <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> sustainable return to work<br />
J Evaluati<strong>on</strong> of occupati<strong>on</strong>al rehabilitati<strong>on</strong> programs<br />
or models<br />
J Development of evidence-based tools to support<br />
a return to work<br />
ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2011<br />
A practice guide was developed for occupati<strong>on</strong>al <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rapists<br />
to help reduce <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> variability obtained in work-related<br />
assessments. It provides <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> scientific data needed to assist<br />
in decisi<strong>on</strong> making regarding such assessments of people<br />
with a physical impairment.<br />
In ano<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r study, <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>ers turned in a positive evaluati<strong>on</strong><br />
of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> PRÉVICAP rehabilitati<strong>on</strong> program. This program,<br />
which managed 571 workers with musculoskeletal<br />
disorders (MSDs) between 2001 <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2004, produced<br />
better results than traditi<strong>on</strong>al management approaches.<br />
THE SAFETY OF INDUSTRIAL TOOLS, MACHINES,<br />
AND PROCESSES FIELD<br />
The aim of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>ducted in this field is to c<strong>on</strong>tribute<br />
to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> development <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> applicati<strong>on</strong> of knowledge involving<br />
methods <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> tools for assessing <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> reducing <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> risks<br />
associated with industrial machines. It also focuses <strong>on</strong><br />
methods for evaluating reliability <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> designing soluti<strong>on</strong>s<br />
to eliminate or reduce risks. Ultimately, this knowledge is<br />
designed to better equip companies, regulatory agencies,<br />
preventi<strong>on</strong>ists, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>ers to guide more effectively<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> acti<strong>on</strong>s to be taken to prevent <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> occupati<strong>on</strong>al injuries<br />
associated with machines.<br />
RESEARCH ORIENTATIONS<br />
J Machine risk assessment<br />
J Machine risk reducti<strong>on</strong>:<br />
J by developing methods for integrating safety<br />
into design<br />
J by designing guards or protective devices<br />
J Design, development, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> validati<strong>on</strong> of methods<br />
of ground c<strong>on</strong>trol<br />
ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2011<br />
One study provided a portrait of various maintenance<br />
interventi<strong>on</strong>s performed <strong>on</strong> multifuncti<strong>on</strong>al harvester heads<br />
to shed light <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> reas<strong>on</strong>s for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se interventi<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
improve forestry worker safety.<br />
The <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>ers also validated <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> logic <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
comprehensiveness of a fault tree associated with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
mechanical hazards involved in operating printing presses.<br />
In additi<strong>on</strong>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>y designed a simple tool for checking <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
safeguards in place <strong>on</strong> horiz<strong>on</strong>tal plastic injecti<strong>on</strong> moulding<br />
machines to support companies in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> plastics processing<br />
industry in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir accident preventi<strong>on</strong> efforts.<br />
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THE CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES AND BIOLOGICAL<br />
AGENTS FIELD<br />
By c<strong>on</strong>tributing to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> advancement of knowledge <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
use of existing knowledge, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>ducted in this<br />
field helps improve <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> maintain <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> health <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> well-being<br />
of workers exposed to chemical substances <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> biological<br />
agents. Closely linked with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> needs of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> CSST, its<br />
partners, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Québec workplaces, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> main aim of this<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> work is primary preventi<strong>on</strong> (e.g. substituti<strong>on</strong>,<br />
ventilati<strong>on</strong>) <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> development of adapted tools for use<br />
in companies.<br />
RESEARCH ORIENTATIONS<br />
J Development of exposure evaluati<strong>on</strong> strategies<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> methods<br />
J C<strong>on</strong>tributing to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> development <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> evaluati<strong>on</strong><br />
of technologies, c<strong>on</strong>trol tools, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> pers<strong>on</strong>al protective<br />
equipment<br />
J C<strong>on</strong>tributing to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> advancement of knowledge <strong>on</strong><br />
indicators for m<strong>on</strong>itoring biological exposure, evaluating<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> managing health risks, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> preventing occupati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
diseases<br />
J Providing support to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> CSST <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> its network<br />
ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2011<br />
One report presented a new picture of c<strong>on</strong>taminant<br />
c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong>s in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> workplace, based <strong>on</strong> nearly 360,000<br />
results of envir<strong>on</strong>mental analyses c<strong>on</strong>ducted in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST’s<br />
laboratories between 2001 <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2008. Some 56 chemicals<br />
posted high c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong>s in various industrial sectors.<br />
Using <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> same data, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>ers showed that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
number of workers exhibiting at least <strong>on</strong>e very high bloodlead<br />
level decreased steadily between 2001 <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2008,<br />
reflecting improved c<strong>on</strong>trol of exposure during that period.<br />
However, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> study also found that 1,943 test results for lead<br />
in air exceeded <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> new st<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ard of 0.05 mg/m3, while for<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> blood-lead level tests, more than 2,400 results, or over<br />
14% of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> results, exceeded 300 µg/L.<br />
THE MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDER FIELD<br />
The <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> efforts made in this field seek to improve<br />
underst<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ing of musculoskeletal disorders (tendinitis,<br />
bursitis, lumbar strain, carpal tunnel syndrome, backache)<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> to find effective means of acti<strong>on</strong> for reducing <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir<br />
adverse effects <strong>on</strong> workers’ health.<br />
RESEARCH ORIENTATIONS<br />
J Etiology or study of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> relati<strong>on</strong>ship between exposure<br />
to risk factors <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> effects <strong>on</strong> workers’ health<br />
J Improvement of erg<strong>on</strong>omic interventi<strong>on</strong> knowledge<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> practices<br />
J Development of studies <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> surveillance tools<br />
ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2011<br />
A multi-disciplinary <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> project helped shed light <strong>on</strong><br />
aspects of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> mental workload associated with MSDs <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
psychological health problems in Québec 9-1-1 emergency<br />
call centre dispatchers, an occupati<strong>on</strong> that has been little<br />
studied to date. This study found that efforts must be<br />
made to provide 9-1-1 emergency call centre dispatchers<br />
with cognitive <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> emoti<strong>on</strong>al support, as <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se workers<br />
play a vital role in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> effectiveness of emergency services<br />
interventi<strong>on</strong>s.<br />
L’INTERVENTION EN ERGONOMIE – THE BOOK<br />
In 2011, Éditi<strong>on</strong>s MultiM<strong>on</strong>des published a reference book that appears to be a first-ever in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> French-speaking<br />
world <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> is intended to serve as a guide for training erg<strong>on</strong>omists <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir professi<strong>on</strong>al interventi<strong>on</strong>s.<br />
Reflecting <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> practices of Québec <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>ers <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> practiti<strong>on</strong>ers, this book is based <strong>on</strong> 30 years’ experience using an acti<strong>on</strong><str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
approach in this fledgling speciality, whose growing importance is largely promoted by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST’s support. At <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> book<br />
launch, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute organized a mini-colloquium <strong>on</strong> erg<strong>on</strong>omic interventi<strong>on</strong> attended by 120 key stakeholders in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> field.<br />
The process of producing this 360-page collective work began in 2006. Six <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>ers in collaborati<strong>on</strong> with 11 practiti<strong>on</strong>ers<br />
pooled <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir knowledge to present a modern visi<strong>on</strong> of erg<strong>on</strong>omic interventi<strong>on</strong> that would guide teachers, students, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> all those<br />
seeking a better underst<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ing of erg<strong>on</strong>omists’ work. Not <strong>on</strong>ly does it propose c<strong>on</strong>crete tools <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> models of both people in<br />
acti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> interventi<strong>on</strong>s, but it also describes <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> main steps in an erg<strong>on</strong>omic interventi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> assessment of a request for<br />
interventi<strong>on</strong>, right through to following up <strong>on</strong> changes implemented in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> workplace.<br />
Its warm recepti<strong>on</strong> by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> French-speaking community has led <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST to undertake to have it translated into English.<br />
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NEW PROJECTS<br />
In 2011, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST’s <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> portfolio comprised 162 active projects, including <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> 29 new <strong>on</strong>es added during<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> year. Below is a list of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se projects, by <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> field.<br />
NOISE AND VIBRATION<br />
Use of hearing aids in noisy work envir<strong>on</strong>ments, T<strong>on</strong>y Leroux<br />
(Université de M<strong>on</strong>tréal) et al.<br />
Reducing fan noise in plants, Patrice Mass<strong>on</strong> (Université de<br />
Sherbrooke) et al.<br />
WORK CONTEXT AND OHS<br />
Knowledge transfer activity – C<strong>on</strong>tent development to<br />
prevent violence between members of a work organizati<strong>on</strong><br />
Phase 1, Charles Gagné (IRSST), Nathalie Jauvin (CSSS de<br />
la Vieille-Capitale) et al.<br />
C<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> practices promoting <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> safe integrati<strong>on</strong><br />
of young student-workers into <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> services industry, Élise<br />
Ledoux (IRSST) et al.<br />
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT<br />
Protective gloves: resistance of multiple mechanical agents<br />
– simultaneous cuts <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> punctures, Phase 2, Toan Vu-<br />
Khanh (École de technologie supérieure) et al.<br />
Effects of industrial c<strong>on</strong>taminants <strong>on</strong> protective gloves’<br />
resistance to cuts, punctures <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> tears, Phase 2, Patricia<br />
Dolez (École de technologie supérieure) et al.<br />
Knowledge transfer activity – Preventi<strong>on</strong> fact sheet <strong>on</strong><br />
anchoring systems for guardrails <strong>on</strong> flat roofs for roofers,<br />
François Ouellet <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> André Lan (IRSST)<br />
Knowledge transfer activity – A guide of practice to returnto-work<br />
following a work absence due to a mental health<br />
problem, Charles Gagné (IRSST) <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Louise St-Arnaud<br />
(Université Laval)<br />
Validati<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Obstacles au retour au travail et sentiment<br />
d’efficacité pour les surm<strong>on</strong>tés (ORTESES) questi<strong>on</strong>naire<br />
with workers who have a musculoskeletal disorder or<br />
comm<strong>on</strong> mental disorder, Marc Corbière (Université de<br />
Sherbrooke) et al.<br />
SAFETY OF INDUSTRIAL TOOLS, MACHINES,<br />
AND PROCESSES<br />
Study of machine safety during interventi<strong>on</strong>s in reduced<br />
speed or force mode, Yuvin Chinniah (École Polytechnique)<br />
Knowledge transfer activity – Updated directory of safety<br />
devices in Québec, Marie-France d’Amours <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Laurent<br />
Giraud (IRSST) et al.<br />
Study of c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s of overboard falls of workers in fishing<br />
industries, Jean-Guy Richard (c<strong>on</strong>sultant)<br />
Knowledge transfer activity – Utility for preventing accidents<br />
caused by in-running nips in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> printing industry, Marie-<br />
France d’Amours <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Laurent Giraud (IRSST) et al.<br />
Study of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> aging, degradati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> service life of fall<br />
protecti<strong>on</strong> equipment – Lifelines, André Lan (IRSST) et al.<br />
OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION<br />
Development <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> implementati<strong>on</strong> of a program for<br />
shared decisi<strong>on</strong> making by occupati<strong>on</strong>al <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rapists<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> workers with a work disability attributable to a<br />
persistent musculoskeletal disorder: <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> perspective of<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> key stakeholders in rehabilitati<strong>on</strong>, Marie-France Coutu<br />
(Université de Sherbrooke) et al.<br />
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CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES AND BIOLOGICAL AGENTS<br />
Determinants of c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong> workers’ exposure to silica:<br />
Use of a database taken from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> literature, Jérôme Lavoué<br />
(CHUM Research Centre) et al.<br />
Nanoparticles <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> inflammati<strong>on</strong> – Phase I: Procedure<br />
for evaluating <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> potential pro-inflammatory effects<br />
of nanoparticles, Denis Girard (INRS-Institut Arm<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>-<br />
Frappier)<br />
Using bacterial <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> enzymatic preparati<strong>on</strong>s as substitutes<br />
for solvents in cleaning <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> degreasing, Michel Gérin<br />
(Université de M<strong>on</strong>tréal) et al.<br />
Development of a tool for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> assessment or adaptive<br />
evaluati<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> human health risks posed by syn<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>tic<br />
nanoparticles, Sylvie Nadeau (École de technologie<br />
supérieure) et al.<br />
Development of a nanomaterial safety program based<br />
<strong>on</strong> agreement between <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> industry <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> evaluati<strong>on</strong><br />
of health risks: An integrated approach for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> safe<br />
development of nanomaterials, Claude Ém<strong>on</strong>d (Université<br />
de M<strong>on</strong>tréal)<br />
Adjustment methods applied to assessments of spot urine<br />
c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong>s in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> biological m<strong>on</strong>itoring of occupati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
exposure – comparis<strong>on</strong> of different methods <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> choice of<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> best approach, Ginette Truch<strong>on</strong> (IRSST) et al.<br />
Evaluati<strong>on</strong> of bioaerosol exposure during hospital<br />
br<strong>on</strong>choscopy operati<strong>on</strong>s, Jacques Lavoie (IRSST) et al.<br />
Development <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> applicati<strong>on</strong> of a method for evaluating<br />
pyrethroid exposure in agricultural workers, Michèle<br />
Bouchard (Université de M<strong>on</strong>tréal)<br />
Evaluati<strong>on</strong> of worker exposure to swimming pool disinfecti<strong>on</strong><br />
by-products in Québec, Robert Tardif (Université de M<strong>on</strong>tréal)<br />
et al.<br />
MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS<br />
Estimati<strong>on</strong> of lumbar loading through articular biomechanical<br />
models: applicati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> developments, André Plam<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong><br />
(IRSST) et al.<br />
Musculoskeletal analysis of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> shoulder during h<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ling<br />
tasks, Mickael Beg<strong>on</strong> (Université de M<strong>on</strong>tréal) et al.<br />
Knowledge transfer activity – H<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ling c<strong>on</strong>text analysis grid,<br />
Louise Sutt<strong>on</strong>, Marie St-Vincent (IRSST) et al.<br />
Knowledge transfer activity – The work of emergency call<br />
centre dispatchers in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> municipal public safety sector –<br />
video, Charles Gagné, Georges Toulouse (IRSST) et al.<br />
Knowledge transfer activity – ERGO event – Mini-colloquium<br />
<strong>on</strong> erg<strong>on</strong>omic interventi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> launching of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> book<br />
L’interventi<strong>on</strong> en erg<strong>on</strong>omie, Louise Sutt<strong>on</strong>, Marie St-Vincent<br />
(IRSST) et al.<br />
DISTRIBUTION OF RESEARCH PROJECTS AND THE CORRESPONDING BUDGETS<br />
(IN $ AND IN KIND), BY RESEARCH FIELD IN 2011<br />
Number of active projects = 162<br />
IRSST $ = $16.8M (internal budget financing <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> external budget financing)<br />
Total $ = $24.4M (IRSST $ + $ partnerships)<br />
Noise <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
vibrati<strong>on</strong><br />
Work c<strong>on</strong>text<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> OHS<br />
Protective<br />
equipment<br />
Occupati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
rehabilitati<strong>on</strong><br />
Safety of<br />
industrial tools,<br />
machines, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
processes<br />
Chemical<br />
substances<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> biological<br />
agents<br />
Musculoskeletal<br />
disorders<br />
Special<br />
projects<br />
32%<br />
26%<br />
25%<br />
14%<br />
15% 16% 19%<br />
18%<br />
15%<br />
14%<br />
7%<br />
9%<br />
7%<br />
11%<br />
9%<br />
7%<br />
6% 6%<br />
10%<br />
8%<br />
6%<br />
6% 6% 7%<br />
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Michel Arsenault, President of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> FTQ, Marie Larue, President <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
CEO of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST, Yves-Thomas Dorval, President of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> C<strong>on</strong>seil<br />
du patr<strong>on</strong>at<br />
A NEW LABORATORY<br />
The Noise <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Vibrati<strong>on</strong> field gained a state-of-<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>-art acoustic laboratory. Inaugurated by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> members of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
IRSST’s Board of Directors in March 2011, this unique laboratory, located in M<strong>on</strong>treal, has been dubbed ICAR,<br />
an acr<strong>on</strong>ym for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> French descripti<strong>on</strong> (infrastructure commune en acoustique pour la recherche) of this shared<br />
acoustic <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> infrastructure.<br />
It was built <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> campus of M<strong>on</strong>tréal’s École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), a partner of this project, which also benefited<br />
from a financial c<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong> from Canada Ec<strong>on</strong>omic Development. Am<strong>on</strong>g o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r things, ICAR includes a semi-anechoic room<br />
c<strong>on</strong>nected to a reverberant room, providing all <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> equipment necessary for studies <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>trol or eliminati<strong>on</strong> of noise<br />
for more effective preventi<strong>on</strong> of occupati<strong>on</strong>al deafness <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> accident risks related to communicating in noisy work<br />
envir<strong>on</strong>ments.<br />
With this infrastructure, <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>ers can:<br />
J take measurements to characterize sources of noise in<br />
terms of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir noise emissi<strong>on</strong> levels<br />
J characterize acoustic materials in terms of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir sound<br />
absorpti<strong>on</strong> capacity<br />
J evaluate <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> performance of hearing protectors<br />
J perform auditory tests <strong>on</strong> human subjects in a very<br />
silent envir<strong>on</strong>ment<br />
J use <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> acoustic intensimetric cartography system<br />
to characterize a structure’s capacity to reduce noise<br />
transmissi<strong>on</strong>, am<strong>on</strong>g o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r things.<br />
Not <strong>on</strong>ly will ICAR meet <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>ers’ needs, but it will also<br />
benefit <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> entire occupati<strong>on</strong>al health <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> safety network,<br />
as well as Québec manufacturers involved in partnership<br />
projects or requests for expertise. In additi<strong>on</strong>, this project<br />
clearly illustrates <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> solid links between <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> its<br />
partner, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> ÉTS.<br />
The reverberant room of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> ICAR laboratory<br />
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nowledge<br />
KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER NEWS<br />
Since its creati<strong>on</strong> five years ago, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Knowledge Transfer <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Partner Relati<strong>on</strong>s Department has been involved<br />
in a process of <strong>on</strong>going reflecti<strong>on</strong> aimed at improving its practices.<br />
It draws inspirati<strong>on</strong> from numerous sources by, am<strong>on</strong>g o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r things, attending internati<strong>on</strong>al <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> local meetings <strong>on</strong> knowledge<br />
transfer, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> listening attentively to clients during projects <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> activities. Its many efforts in this regard have paid off. The<br />
External Evaluati<strong>on</strong> Committee noted in its report that this department has helped improve our client outreach <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> above all, ensure<br />
that those likely to benefit from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> results of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST’s <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> projects are informed <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>reof.<br />
Made up of social partners, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> follow-up committees that lend <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir field expertise to <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>ers during <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> definiti<strong>on</strong>, development,<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> executi<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> projects also c<strong>on</strong>stitute a winning formula that is met with a high measure of satisfacti<strong>on</strong>, according to<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> results of a partner c<strong>on</strong>sultati<strong>on</strong> process.<br />
A Web site, a safety checklist, a video, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> an exchange network are prime examples of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> role <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>crete achievements of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Knowledge Transfer <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Partner Relati<strong>on</strong>s Department.<br />
SOLUB<br />
For nearly 20 years, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST has helped fund <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
work of Université de M<strong>on</strong>tréal <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>ers who are<br />
seeking to identify substitute products for solvents, toxic<br />
substances to which over 300,000 Québec workers are<br />
exposed <strong>on</strong> a regular basis. Substituti<strong>on</strong> is a primary<br />
preventi<strong>on</strong> method that c<strong>on</strong>sists of eliminating <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> use of a<br />
hazardous substance by replacing it with a less hazardous<br />
substance or with ano<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r process. The IRSST worked<br />
with <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>ers <strong>on</strong> a knowledge transfer project as part<br />
of its <strong>on</strong>going efforts to make its essential knowledge <strong>on</strong><br />
this topic available to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> relevant professi<strong>on</strong>als. One of<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> results was <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Solub Web site, which describes nine<br />
steps designed to support OHS professi<strong>on</strong>als who wish to<br />
initiate a solvent substituti<strong>on</strong> process by offering <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>m a<br />
soluti<strong>on</strong> tailored to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir needs. Practical tools <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> relevant<br />
resources are suggested for each of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> nine steps.<br />
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SAFEGUARD CHECKLIST<br />
CHECKLISTS<br />
Each machine must be subjected to verificati<strong>on</strong>s using <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> following checklists.<br />
“Yes” answers to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> statements <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> checklists are syn<strong>on</strong>ymous with compliance with<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> st<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ard. “No” answers imply that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> machine must be repaired or stopped.<br />
The general checklist for verifying <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> safeguarding of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> horiz<strong>on</strong>tal injecti<strong>on</strong> molding machine is intended primarily for<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> pers<strong>on</strong> in charge of start-up of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> machine.<br />
Checklist completed by:<br />
Signature:<br />
Date (MM/DD/YYYY):<br />
Horiz<strong>on</strong>tal plastic injecti<strong>on</strong> molding machine:<br />
(identificati<strong>on</strong> number or make, model <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> year of manufacture)<br />
Submitted to:<br />
SAFEGUARDING OF THE MOLD CLOSING UNIT<br />
N°<br />
MOLD AREA GUARD (FIGURE 2) WITH INTERLOCKING OR BLOCKING DEVICE (FIGURE 3)<br />
HORIZONTAL PLASTIC INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE<br />
This guard protects <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> operator from ejector movements.<br />
1. (For more informati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> installati<strong>on</strong> of interlocks, see reference 2.) (sec. 9.2.1)<br />
YES<br />
NO<br />
SAFETY CHECKLIST<br />
In Québec, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> plastics processing industry employs more<br />
than 300,000 workers in nearly 500 companies. Plastic<br />
injecti<strong>on</strong> moulding machines rank am<strong>on</strong>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> ten most<br />
dangerous industrial machines. To assist those c<strong>on</strong>cerned<br />
about ensuring more effective accident preventi<strong>on</strong>, a safety<br />
checklist was developed for this type of machine based<br />
primarily <strong>on</strong> directives set forth in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> North American<br />
st<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ard ANSI/SPI B 151.1. According to users, this checklist<br />
is both useful <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> user-friendly.<br />
SAFETY<br />
CHECKLISTS<br />
RG-687<br />
This guard protects <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> operator from mold closing <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> opening.<br />
2. (sec. 9.2.1)<br />
This guard protects <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> operator from hot plastic expelled during producti<strong>on</strong>.<br />
3. (sec. 9.2.1)<br />
ACCESS TO<br />
This guard must be closed for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> machine to operate.<br />
4.<br />
THE MOLD<br />
(sec. 9.2.1)<br />
FROM THE<br />
CASE WHERE THE MOLD AREA GUARD IS MOTORIZED<br />
OPERATOR<br />
SIDE<br />
The guard operates in such a way as not to injure <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> operator when it closes<br />
5. (e.g.: presence of a pressure sensitive switch). (sec. 9.2.1.1)<br />
The machine remains immobile when <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> guard closes (unless it is synchr<strong>on</strong>ized with a robot).<br />
6. (sec. 9.2.1.1)<br />
CASE OF A MECHANICAL BLOCKING DEVICE (FIGURE 3)<br />
This device prevents <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> platens from closing when <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> mold area guard is sufficiently open to allow access.<br />
7.<br />
(sec. 9.2.3)<br />
To download this document: www.irsst.qc.ca/media/documents/PubIRSST/RG-687.pdf 6<br />
VIDEO ON THE MANAGEMENT<br />
OF DESIGN PROJECTS<br />
The focal point of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> video Harm<strong>on</strong>iser soluti<strong>on</strong>s<br />
techniques et activités de travail : cinq pratiques gagnantes<br />
pour la gesti<strong>on</strong> des projets de c<strong>on</strong>cepti<strong>on</strong> is best practices<br />
for managing design projects. Based <strong>on</strong> testim<strong>on</strong>ials from<br />
managers <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> experts, it shows <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> importance of taking<br />
future users’ needs, as well as producti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> maintenance<br />
activity requirements, into account right from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> newfacility<br />
design phase. The video is intended for company<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> project managers, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> for any<strong>on</strong>e resp<strong>on</strong>sible for<br />
designing efficient producti<strong>on</strong> facilities that are also safe<br />
for workers.<br />
RENEWAL OF THE REM’S MANDATE<br />
Created by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> CSST <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Réseau d’échanges sur la manutenti<strong>on</strong> (REM) turned in a very positive performance<br />
during its first three years of existence. Its informati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>news</str<strong>on</strong>g>letters, colloquium, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> breakfast meetings were highly successful,<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>firmed <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> relevance of renewing <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> network’s m<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ate for ano<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r three years. Serving some 400 members from<br />
different sectors, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> REM’s m<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ate is to raise awareness in workplaces <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> support <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>m in managing preventi<strong>on</strong> in order to<br />
reduce <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> accident risks associated with manual materials h<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ling.<br />
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In 2011, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> analytical producti<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Laboratory Services <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Expertise Department jumped by 14%<br />
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ogress<br />
REMARKABLE PROGRESS<br />
Enhanced communicati<strong>on</strong> channels, successful activities, clear lines of authority,<br />
efficient <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> processes, dynamic plans, up-to-date disseminati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> exp<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ed outreach.<br />
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ur priorities<br />
ASSESSMENT OF THE 2009-2011 THREE-YEAR PLAN<br />
The year 2011 coincided with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> end of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> cycle covered by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2009-2011 Three-Year Scientific <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Technical Producti<strong>on</strong> Plan. This document, which was presented in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> form of annual acti<strong>on</strong> plans, charted<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> course for main activities of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST’s pers<strong>on</strong>nel over <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> past three years. The outcome of a farreaching<br />
partner c<strong>on</strong>sultati<strong>on</strong> process <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> a priority-setting exercise, this three-year plan placed particular<br />
emphasis <strong>on</strong> seven issues related to problems arising from structural, social, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> technological changes<br />
under way in workplaces.<br />
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2<br />
PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE<br />
Developed by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Scientific Divisi<strong>on</strong> with a group of<br />
experts in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> field, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute’s positi<strong>on</strong>ing with regard to<br />
psychological health <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> was announced in 2010 at<br />
an IRSST-organized colloquium <strong>on</strong> innovative approaches<br />
to psychological health in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> workplace.<br />
In additi<strong>on</strong>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>mes were added in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> three<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> fields where such work is being carried out:<br />
Work C<strong>on</strong>text <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> OHS, Occupati<strong>on</strong>al Rehabilitati<strong>on</strong>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Musculoskeletal Disorders.<br />
AGING OF THE LABOUR FORCE<br />
Awareness-raising activities were held with <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>ers to<br />
induce <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>m to pay greater heed to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> aging-labour force<br />
phenomen<strong>on</strong> when developing new <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> projects.<br />
These activities led notably to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> carrying out of a literature<br />
review <strong>on</strong> changes in physiological parameters likely to<br />
influence older workers’ exposure to chemical substances,<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> initiati<strong>on</strong> of a study that takes age into account in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
evaluati<strong>on</strong> of paramedic ambulance technicians’ exposure<br />
to musculoskeletal disorder risk factors, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> launch of a<br />
study <strong>on</strong> c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> safe integrati<strong>on</strong> of new workers<br />
into <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> mining sector.<br />
In additi<strong>on</strong> to organizing a colloquium <strong>on</strong> this important<br />
aging-labour force issue, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST participated actively in<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Community of Researchers <strong>on</strong> Age, Intergenerati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
Relati<strong>on</strong>ships, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> OHS of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Réseau de recherche en SST<br />
du Québec (RRSSTQ) <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> in collaborative undertakings<br />
with France’s Centre de recherches et d’études sur l’âge et<br />
les populati<strong>on</strong>s au travail.<br />
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PREVENTION CULTURE WITHIN SMEs<br />
Special efforts were made to ensure that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> specific<br />
c<strong>on</strong>text found in small <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> medium-size enterprises<br />
(SMEs) regarding OHS would be taken into account in<br />
new <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> projects. This process triggered <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> launch<br />
of three studies: <strong>on</strong>e c<strong>on</strong>cerning OHS practices in small<br />
enterprises hiring immigrant workers, a sec<strong>on</strong>d <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
producti<strong>on</strong> of teaching materials designed for MSD<br />
preventi<strong>on</strong> in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> automobile services sector, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> a third<br />
aimed at analyzing OHS policies in SMEs. These projects<br />
produced c<strong>on</strong>crete results, including a technical fact sheet<br />
<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> noise <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> vibrati<strong>on</strong>s produced by tools used in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
automobile repair industry, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> a scientific activity <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>me of OHS <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> small businesses.<br />
FACTORING OHS INTO THE MINING<br />
AND METAL RECYCLING SECTOR<br />
With <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> work <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> safe <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> competent integrati<strong>on</strong> of<br />
new workers in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> mining sector forging ahead, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Institute published an unprecedented study <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> cost<br />
of employment injuries in Québec mines. Researchers<br />
drew up a profile for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2005-2007 period <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> found<br />
that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> cost of injuries in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> mines for <strong>on</strong>e year was<br />
$130 milli<strong>on</strong>. The IRSST is also a member of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> ISSA<br />
Internati<strong>on</strong>al Secti<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> Preventi<strong>on</strong> in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Mining Industry<br />
of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Internati<strong>on</strong>al Social Security Associati<strong>on</strong> (ISSA-<br />
Mines), which promotes access to <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> exchange of<br />
informati<strong>on</strong> with this network. Lastly, possible avenues of<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> were proposed in a status report <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> metal<br />
recycling industry <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> OHS.<br />
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6<br />
Fur<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r to an <strong>on</strong>going reflecti<strong>on</strong>, c<strong>on</strong>sultati<strong>on</strong>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
informati<strong>on</strong>-m<strong>on</strong>itoring process <strong>on</strong> this <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>me, a document<br />
defining an instituti<strong>on</strong>al positi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> exploring possible<br />
avenues of <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> was submitted to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Scientific<br />
Divisi<strong>on</strong>. An epidemiologist was recruited in 2009 to<br />
support this occupati<strong>on</strong>al cancer <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>. She was<br />
invited by CAREX Canada to sit <strong>on</strong> its scientific committee<br />
<strong>on</strong> occupati<strong>on</strong>al exposure to carcinogenic agents.<br />
During this time, studies aimed at painting an overall<br />
picture of exposure to carcinogens in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> workplace<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> at estimating <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> number of cases of occupati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
cancers in Québec c<strong>on</strong>tinued, as did an epidemiological<br />
study <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> causes of cancer-related deaths of workers<br />
in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> n<strong>on</strong>-ferrous metal smelting <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> refining industry. A<br />
literature review <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> carcinogenicity of trichloroethylene<br />
(TCE) was published, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> a review of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> literature <strong>on</strong><br />
occupati<strong>on</strong>al cancers <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> shipyard workers was carried<br />
out for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Workplace Health, Safety <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Compensati<strong>on</strong><br />
Commissi<strong>on</strong> (WHSCC) of Newfoundl<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>-Labrador. This<br />
study enlightened <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Commissi<strong>on</strong> about <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> possible<br />
links between <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> occupati<strong>on</strong>al exposure of workers in<br />
shipyard-related trades <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> various types of cancer.<br />
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DEVELOPING OHS-RELATED<br />
ECONOMIC INDICATORS AND ANALYSES<br />
The work begun <strong>on</strong> developing OHS-related ec<strong>on</strong>omic<br />
indicators gave rise to two studies. The first involved<br />
carrying out a literature review to obtain an overview of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
current status of knowledge <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> estimati<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> direct<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> indirect costs of occupati<strong>on</strong>al injuries. The authors<br />
identified, defined, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> classified <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> comp<strong>on</strong>ents of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
costs related to occupati<strong>on</strong>al injuries <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> described <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
different methods that can be used to estimate <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se costs.<br />
The sec<strong>on</strong>d study tested <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> feasibility of developing<br />
ec<strong>on</strong>omic indicators by producing a profile of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> costs of<br />
occupati<strong>on</strong>al injuries in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> mining sector. Despite <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> fact<br />
that it would be difficult to carry out such exhaustive surveys<br />
for all ec<strong>on</strong>omic activity sectors, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>ers believed<br />
that even by limiting <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>mselves to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong>ly data available,<br />
it would still be possible to come up with estimates<br />
representative of total injury costs for each ec<strong>on</strong>omic<br />
activity sector. In fact, a study is currently being c<strong>on</strong>ducted<br />
to explore <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> possibility of applying <strong>on</strong>e ec<strong>on</strong>omic indicator<br />
for occupati<strong>on</strong>al injuries to all industries, allowing <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se<br />
injuries <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>n to be classified in order of importance based<br />
<strong>on</strong> costs.<br />
FACTORING IN THE IMPACT<br />
OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON OHS<br />
A working group was formed <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> a study carried out for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
purposes of drawing up an overall picture of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> possible links<br />
between climate change <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> OHS, developing a strategy<br />
for promoting nati<strong>on</strong>al <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> internati<strong>on</strong>al reflecti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
cooperati<strong>on</strong>, identifying <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> priority issues, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> proposing<br />
avenues for future <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>. The IRSST also collaborated<br />
with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> World Health Organizati<strong>on</strong> in this regard.<br />
The IRSST met with members of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Commissi<strong>on</strong><br />
nati<strong>on</strong>ale sur la participati<strong>on</strong> des travailleuses et<br />
travailleurs expérimentés de 55 ans ou plus (C55+).<br />
The Institute took <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> opportunity to provide an<br />
overview of work-related injuries by age group <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
highlighted <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> factors having an impact <strong>on</strong> older<br />
workers’ participati<strong>on</strong> in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> workforce. It also pointed<br />
out that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> age questi<strong>on</strong> should be tackled bearing in<br />
mind that pers<strong>on</strong>al development c<strong>on</strong>tinues throughout<br />
a pers<strong>on</strong>’s working life. For its part, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> C55+ is<br />
interested in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST’s work <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> transfer of skills<br />
from experienced to new workers.<br />
Marie Larue, president <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> CEO, IRSST <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Gilles Demers, president, C55+<br />
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A NEW FIVE-YEAR PLAN<br />
The Executive Office, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Scientific Divisi<strong>on</strong>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Knowledge Transfer <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Partner Relati<strong>on</strong>s Department<br />
engaged in extensive c<strong>on</strong>sultati<strong>on</strong> with stakeholders <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
partners as groundwork for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute’s next <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> expertise program. As recommended by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> External<br />
Evaluati<strong>on</strong> Committee, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> new plan will span five years<br />
ra<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r than three to ensure a better fit with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
cycles.<br />
To this end, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST increased <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> number of its meetings<br />
with its various parties, during which it collected <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir<br />
feedback <strong>on</strong> very specific <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> issues, while noting<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir main c<strong>on</strong>cerns <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> needs in terms of knowledge. This<br />
formula promoted more in-depth exchanges that became a<br />
major source of inspirati<strong>on</strong> for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> development of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2012-<br />
2016 five-year plan.<br />
Hence, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> CSST, employer associati<strong>on</strong>s (<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Fédérati<strong>on</strong><br />
des chambres de commerce du Québec, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Canadian<br />
Federati<strong>on</strong> of Independent Business, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Associati<strong>on</strong> des<br />
manufacturiers et exportateurs du Québec, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> C<strong>on</strong>seil<br />
du patr<strong>on</strong>at du Québec, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Centre patr<strong>on</strong>al SST, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Associati<strong>on</strong> en santé et sécurité de l’industrie de la forêt du<br />
Québec, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Québec Mining Associati<strong>on</strong>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Associati<strong>on</strong><br />
de la c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong> du Québec, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Associati<strong>on</strong> des<br />
c<strong>on</strong>structeurs d’habitati<strong>on</strong>s du Québec), worker associati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
(<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> C<strong>on</strong>fédérati<strong>on</strong> des syndicats nati<strong>on</strong>aux, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Fédérati<strong>on</strong><br />
des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Centrale des<br />
syndicats démocratiques, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> C<strong>on</strong>seil provincial du Québec<br />
des métiers de la c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Syndicat québécois de la<br />
c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Uni<strong>on</strong> des producteurs agricoles, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> most<br />
of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> joint sector-based associati<strong>on</strong>s (municipal affairs,<br />
printing <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> related industries, social affairs, mining, clothing<br />
industries, metal <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> electrical products manufacturing,<br />
provincial administrati<strong>on</strong>, c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong>, transportati<strong>on</strong><br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> storage) all had <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> opportunity to propose possible<br />
avenues of <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> to offer <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir comments about <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
main <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> directi<strong>on</strong>s suggested by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST.<br />
By focusing <strong>on</strong> open communicati<strong>on</strong> channels <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> close<br />
links with its partners, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute thus ensured that this<br />
new five-year plan would meet its partners’ expectati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> address <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir preventi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> occupati<strong>on</strong>al rehabilitati<strong>on</strong><br />
c<strong>on</strong>cerns.<br />
A NEW INSTITUTIONAL<br />
EVALUATION<br />
For <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> sec<strong>on</strong>d time in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST’s history, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> performance<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> relevance of its activities were evaluated by an external<br />
evaluati<strong>on</strong> committee. Chaired by Gilles Dussault, director<br />
of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Health Systems Unit at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute of Hygiene <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Tropical Medicine, Universidade Nova in Portugal, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
committee is composed of Paul Demers, director of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Occupati<strong>on</strong>al Cancer Research Centre in Ontario, Michel<br />
Dumoulin, executive director at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Nati<strong>on</strong>al Research<br />
Council of Canada, Jacques Frém<strong>on</strong>t, director of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Internati<strong>on</strong>al Higher Educati<strong>on</strong> Support Program of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Open Society Foundati<strong>on</strong>s in New York, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Harri Vainio,<br />
director general of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Finnish Institute of Occupati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
Health (FIOH).<br />
After examining an assessment of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2006-2010 period<br />
prepared by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> External Evaluati<strong>on</strong> Committee<br />
(EEC) carried out its m<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ate by holding numerous<br />
discussi<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> interviews with members of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute’s<br />
governing bodies <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> staff, external <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>ers, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
partners.<br />
In <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> fall of 2011, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> ECC submitted its evaluati<strong>on</strong> report,<br />
including comments <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> suggesti<strong>on</strong>s. It found that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Institute’s missi<strong>on</strong> was still relevant <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> that its c<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong> to<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> health <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> well-being of Québec workers was “unique.”<br />
The ECC described <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute’s 2006 launch of a strategic<br />
watch department <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> OHS statistical surveillance service<br />
as a major c<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong> in terms of its capacity to establish<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> priorities <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> document needs. It recognized that<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST has a highly qualified <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> committed staff, as<br />
well as a broad network of external collaborators. However,<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST must take prompt <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> comprehensive acti<strong>on</strong> to<br />
ensure <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> grooming of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> next generati<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>ers<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> managers needed as a result of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> staff retirements<br />
anticipated in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> short <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> medium terms. This finding led<br />
to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> recommendati<strong>on</strong> to reduce, merge, or drop certain<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> fields in order to prevent <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> loss of a critical mass.<br />
The EEC also advocated modifying <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> organizati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
structure to clarify lines of authority.<br />
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A NEW ORGANIZATIONAL<br />
STRUCTURE<br />
In resp<strong>on</strong>se to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> comments voiced by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> External<br />
Evaluati<strong>on</strong> Committee <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> staff members, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute<br />
revamped its organizati<strong>on</strong>al structure at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> end of<br />
December 2011.<br />
First, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Research <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Expertise Divisi<strong>on</strong> was rec<strong>on</strong>figured<br />
to establish clearer lines of authority. Its activities <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
pers<strong>on</strong>nel now fall into three departments:<br />
1 Chemical <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Biological Hazards Preventi<strong>on</strong><br />
2 Mechanical <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Physical Risk Preventi<strong>on</strong><br />
3 OHS Problem Preventi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Rehabilitati<strong>on</strong><br />
While <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> nature of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> first two departments is evident, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
third encompasses studies <strong>on</strong> musculoskeletal disorders,<br />
rehabilitati<strong>on</strong>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> any issue that can impact <strong>on</strong> OHS in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
workplace. It includes <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> topics such as <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> aging<br />
of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> workforce, young workers, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> arrival of immigrant<br />
workers, psychological health, climate change, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
OHS needs associated with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Québec Government’s<br />
Plan Nord, as well as o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r special projects.<br />
Sec<strong>on</strong>d, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Scientific Divisi<strong>on</strong> remains resp<strong>on</strong>sible for<br />
developing <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> program <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> orientati<strong>on</strong>s, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> for<br />
scientific quality, ethical questi<strong>on</strong>s, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> scientific watch <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
statistical surveillance activities. However, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> number of<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> fields under its jurisdicti<strong>on</strong> dropped from seven to<br />
four. The Musculoskeletal Disorders <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Work C<strong>on</strong>text <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
OHS fields were merged, as were <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Noise <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Vibrati<strong>on</strong>,<br />
Safety of Industrial Tools, Machines, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Processes, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Protective Equipment fields. In this new envir<strong>on</strong>ment,<br />
three <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> fields are now devoted to questi<strong>on</strong>s related<br />
to occupati<strong>on</strong>al injuries <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> a fourth exclusively to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
rehabilitati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> return to work of injured workers:<br />
1 Chemical <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Biological Hazards Preventi<strong>on</strong><br />
2 Sustainable Preventi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Work Envir<strong>on</strong>ment<br />
3 Mechanical <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Physical Risk Preventi<strong>on</strong><br />
4 Occupati<strong>on</strong>al Rehabilitati<strong>on</strong><br />
Third, to streng<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>n synergy <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> improve activity<br />
coordinati<strong>on</strong>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Communicati<strong>on</strong>s Divisi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Knowledge Transfer <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Partner Relati<strong>on</strong>s Divisi<strong>on</strong> were<br />
merged to form <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Communicati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Knowledge<br />
Transfer Divisi<strong>on</strong>. The Laboratory Services <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Expertise<br />
Department now reports to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Executive Office <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> has<br />
become <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Laboratory Divisi<strong>on</strong>.<br />
The aim of this organizati<strong>on</strong>al restructuring was to combine<br />
resources in a way that would promote multidisciplinary<br />
work <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> offer <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>ers an opportunity to tackle<br />
problems from a broader, multi-dimensi<strong>on</strong>al perspective.<br />
The ultimate goal is to allow <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute to fulfil its<br />
missi<strong>on</strong> more effectively <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> efficiently <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> to facilitate<br />
accountability.<br />
A NEW PROJECT<br />
MANAGEMENT MODEL<br />
In April 2011, a steering committee proposed a model for<br />
managing <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> projects <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> realizing <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir knowledge<br />
transfer potential within a multi-project c<strong>on</strong>text. The aim<br />
was to improve <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> organizati<strong>on</strong>al efficiency of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST’s<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> activities (deadlines, costs, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> deliverables)<br />
while maximizing <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> quality, recogniti<strong>on</strong>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> impact of<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir results.<br />
Built <strong>on</strong> a foundati<strong>on</strong> of pers<strong>on</strong>alized training <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> support,<br />
this important process is designed to adapt project<br />
management principles to scientific <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> realities. The<br />
IRSST m<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ated Jean Nicolas, <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>er <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> professor<br />
emeritus at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Université de Sherbrooke, to develop<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> deliver training sessi<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> project management<br />
process to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute’s <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>ers, professi<strong>on</strong>al<br />
scientists, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> managers, which he did during <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> course<br />
of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> year.<br />
This process should ultimately facilitate <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> planning<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>ducting of <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> by encouraging <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
teams <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> managers to work in closer collaborati<strong>on</strong> to<br />
identify more effectively <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> opportunities <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> problems<br />
likely to arise en route, to find soluti<strong>on</strong>s, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> to take timely<br />
acti<strong>on</strong>. Eight pilot projects were launched to promote <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
implementati<strong>on</strong> of such changes. They involved developing<br />
a best practices guide for <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> project management,<br />
improving <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> file-flow <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> follow-up process, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> building<br />
project scoreboards.<br />
The gradual implementati<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> project<br />
management model is scheduled for 2012.<br />
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xpertise<br />
LABORATORY SERVICES AND EXPERTISE<br />
A NEW LABORATORY RECORD<br />
The analytical producti<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Laboratory Services <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Expertise Department jumped by 14% in 2011,<br />
attaining <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> highest throughput since <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> divisi<strong>on</strong>’s creati<strong>on</strong> in 1980. The new record is attributable to<br />
increased dem<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> for metal <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> microbiology analyses.<br />
In additi<strong>on</strong> to offering <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> laboratory services <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> expertise<br />
needed for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> activities of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> public preventi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
occupati<strong>on</strong>al health <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> safety network, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Laboratory<br />
Services <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Expertise Department c<strong>on</strong>tributes to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
advancement of knowledge <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> reinforces <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute’s<br />
role as a reference centre.<br />
This year, two of its chemists embarked up<strong>on</strong> projects to<br />
develop analytical methods <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> broaden <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> scope of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
laboratories’ accreditati<strong>on</strong>s:<br />
J Broadening <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> scope of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST’s laboratories’<br />
accreditati<strong>on</strong> to include analysis of compressed<br />
breathing air, Mélanie Huard (IRSST)<br />
J Drafting a method for sampling <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> analyzing inhalable<br />
dusts, Sim<strong>on</strong> Aubin (IRSST)<br />
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NEW FORMS OF COMMUNICATION<br />
IRSST.TV<br />
The IRSST added yet ano<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r means of communicati<strong>on</strong> to<br />
its arsenal: video. Since May 2011, Internet users have been<br />
able to tune in to IRSST.TV, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> secti<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute’s<br />
Web site offering c<strong>on</strong>tent exclusively <strong>on</strong> video. With each<br />
passing m<strong>on</strong>th, this new secti<strong>on</strong> enriched its line-up with<br />
films of <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>ers’ lectures <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> of colloquia <strong>on</strong> various<br />
OHS-related topics, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> short videos in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> form of reports<br />
<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute’s participati<strong>on</strong> in various events. IRSST.TV<br />
now features more than 60 titles.<br />
The same videos are available <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute’s YouTube<br />
page, which was visited by over 12,000 Internet users<br />
in 2011. The IRSST also has a Twitter account <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> two<br />
Facebook pages.<br />
NEW SOFTWARE<br />
The Institute’s Web family<br />
grew again in 2011 with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
release of ProtecPo, interactive<br />
software for pre-selecting<br />
polymer materials used in<br />
making pers<strong>on</strong>al protective<br />
equipment (PPE). Designed<br />
jointly by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> its<br />
French counterpart, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institut<br />
nati<strong>on</strong>al de recherche et de sécurité (INRS-France), for<br />
preventi<strong>on</strong> professi<strong>on</strong>als <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> interested companies, this tool<br />
helps in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> selecti<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> best adapted materials for skin<br />
protecti<strong>on</strong>, mainly against solvents <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> mixtures of solvents.<br />
VISIBILITY IN THE FIELD<br />
During <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> course of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> year, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Communicati<strong>on</strong>s Divisi<strong>on</strong>’s<br />
pers<strong>on</strong>nel helped organize some 15 events, including <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
instituti<strong>on</strong>al colloquium <strong>on</strong> risk percepti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> informati<strong>on</strong><br />
sharing, attended by 220 people. They were resp<strong>on</strong>sible for<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute’s participati<strong>on</strong> in five OHS-related exhibiti<strong>on</strong>s<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> fairs. IRSST cameras were <strong>on</strong> site in each case to later<br />
report <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> event <strong>on</strong> IRSST.TV.<br />
Michel Fortin,<br />
head of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> CSN’s<br />
Comité c<strong>on</strong>fédéral<br />
SST <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> speaker<br />
at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST<br />
colloquium<br />
IN FAVOUR OF PRÉVENTION AU TRAVAIL<br />
A survey of Préventi<strong>on</strong> au travail<br />
subscribers c<strong>on</strong>ducted in early summer<br />
2011 c<strong>on</strong>firmed that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> vast majority<br />
(90%) of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>m appreciate <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> form <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
c<strong>on</strong>tent of this magazine, copublished<br />
with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> CSST. The subscribers indicated<br />
that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>y see it as useful in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir workplace,<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> more than half of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>m use it for<br />
training purposes or post it in a comm<strong>on</strong><br />
area in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir companies. In 2011, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> graphic design of<br />
Préventi<strong>on</strong> au travail was updated to, am<strong>on</strong>g o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r things,<br />
allocate more space to <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> results. The magazine is<br />
published four times yearly <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> distributed free of charge.<br />
MORE TRANSLATION<br />
To meet <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> needs of English-speaking clients <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> exp<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute’s worldwide outreach, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Communicati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
Divisi<strong>on</strong> stepped up its efforts to have more documents<br />
translated. This year, in additi<strong>on</strong> to translating seven scientific<br />
reports into English, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Divisi<strong>on</strong> intends to translate <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
abstracts of its new <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> reports for posting <strong>on</strong> its Web<br />
site. Currently, some 100 scientific publicati<strong>on</strong>s are available<br />
in English am<strong>on</strong>g a thous<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> downloadable documents.<br />
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT<br />
As part of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> implementati<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST’s Sustainable<br />
Development Acti<strong>on</strong> Plan, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Communicati<strong>on</strong>s Divisi<strong>on</strong><br />
published nine <str<strong>on</strong>g>news</str<strong>on</strong>g> capsules in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute’s in-house<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>news</str<strong>on</strong>g>letter to raise staff awareness of this issue. The<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>news</str<strong>on</strong>g>letter made <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> switch from print to electr<strong>on</strong>ic format.<br />
The Communicati<strong>on</strong>s Divisi<strong>on</strong> also updated <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute’s<br />
Politique d’éditi<strong>on</strong> des publicati<strong>on</strong>s to bring it in sync<br />
with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> publishing methods associated with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> new<br />
technologies <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> objectives of its acti<strong>on</strong> plan. It will<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>refore be gradually terminating <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> disseminati<strong>on</strong> of<br />
print versi<strong>on</strong>s of its <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> reports <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r publicati<strong>on</strong>s,<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> instead make <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>m permanently available in electr<strong>on</strong>ic<br />
format <strong>on</strong> its Web site, where <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>y can be downloaded <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
printed free of charge. Efforts also went into highlighting <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
green shift <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> stepping up <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute’s envir<strong>on</strong>mentally<br />
resp<strong>on</strong>sible management practices.<br />
WEB SITE TRAFFIC AND DOWNLOADS<br />
The number of visitors to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST’s Web sites rose from<br />
650,350 in 2007 to 1,571,293 in 2011. The number of<br />
downloads increased from 133,429 in 2007 to 568,549<br />
in 2011.<br />
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Bertr<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Arsenault Michel Asselin Sim<strong>on</strong> Aubin Ali Bahloul Marie-Claude Barrette Guylaine Beauchamp<br />
Yves Beaudet Pierre Beaudoin Sylvie Beaugr<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Martin Beauparlant Carole Bellazzi Chantal<br />
Bellefeuille René Benoit Gilles Bensim<strong>on</strong> Marie-France Biss<strong>on</strong> Carole Blanchard Brigitte Blanchette<br />
Paul-Émile Boileau Jacin<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Boisvert Alex<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>re Boucher Jérôme Boutin Lise Brière Damien<br />
Burlet-Vienney Marc-Antoine Busque Marielle Carrier Danièle Champoux Denise Chicoine Es<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r<br />
Cloutier Lynda Cloutier Yves Cloutier Cécile Collinge Charles Cormier Diane Cormier Daniel Côté<br />
Marie-France d’Amours Sim<strong>on</strong> Demers Ginette Denicourt Denys Denis Sophie De Serres Dominique<br />
Desjardins Chantal Di<strong>on</strong> Liviu Doroftei Daniel Drolet Pierre Drouin Clémence Duchesne Claudette<br />
M. Dufresne Patrice Duguay Michel Dupuis Zélie Fortin Charles Gagné Sébastien Gagné Maryse<br />
Gagn<strong>on</strong> Raynald Gauthier Chantal Gauvin Laurent Giraud Maud G<strong>on</strong>ella Diane Hamelin-Bourassa<br />
François Hébert Benoît Houle Mélanie Huard Sabrina Jocelyn Philippe Juteau France Labrèche<br />
Mireille Lacharité Nancy Lacombe Louise Laf<strong>on</strong>taine Caroline Lalancette Lambert Laliberté Ghislaine<br />
Lamarche André Lan Diane L<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ry Diane Laprès Christian Larivière Pierre Larivière Christian Larue<br />
Bernard Lauz<strong>on</strong> Émilie Lauz<strong>on</strong> Marie Lauz<strong>on</strong> Jacques Lavoie Louis Lazure Martin Lebeau Christine<br />
Lecours Élise Ledoux Philippe Lemay Jacques Lesage Claude Letourneau Nancy Li<strong>on</strong>essa Lucie<br />
Locas Lucie Madden Denise Mallette Geneviève March<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Pierre Marcotte Jean-Guy Martel Serge<br />
Martel Jean-Claude Martin Hakim Mecheri Jacques Millette Iuliana Nastasia Hugues Nélisse Claude<br />
Ostiguy Annie Ouellet Fabienne Ouellet François Ouellet Julie Pannet<strong>on</strong> Gilles Paradis Suzanne<br />
Paradis Ca<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>line Pelletier Carole Pépin André Plam<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong> Daniel Plam<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong> Josée Poulin<br />
Diane Proulx Pascale Prud’homme Louise Racine Karla M. Ramirez Christina Maria Raneburger<br />
Lucie René Lucile Richard Brigitte Roberge Josée Routhier Jacques Roy Sim<strong>on</strong> Roy-Lessard<br />
Giovanni Ruffolo Philippe Sarazin Abdelhaq Sari Linda Savoie Henri Scory Franck Sgard<br />
Christian Sirard Marie St-Vincent Louise Sutt<strong>on</strong> Rodica Tcaciuc Chantal Tellier Marjolaine Thibeault<br />
Maura Tomi Georges Toulouse Lise Toupin Ginette Truch<strong>on</strong> Ludovic Tuduri Denis Turcot<br />
Ginette Vadnais Daniel Vergara Joseph Zayed Thank you for a year of remarkable results.<br />
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ndividuals<br />
REMARKABLE INDIVIDUALS<br />
Distincti<strong>on</strong>s, h<strong>on</strong>ours, enriched resources <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> certificati<strong>on</strong>s.<br />
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istincti<strong>on</strong>s<br />
NEW HONOURS AND DISTINCTIONS<br />
CHRISTINE COLIN<br />
LA LÉGION D’HONNEUR<br />
A member of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST’s Scientific Advisory Board<br />
since 2001, Dr. Christine Colin was decorated with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
highest h<strong>on</strong>our given by France: that of Chevalière of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Ordre nati<strong>on</strong>al de la Légi<strong>on</strong> d’h<strong>on</strong>neur. Dr. Colin, who was<br />
born in France, is a tenured professor of public health at<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Université de M<strong>on</strong>tréal. She has chaired numerous<br />
internati<strong>on</strong>al scientific boards <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> received many awards,<br />
including <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Femmes pi<strong>on</strong>nières award from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Université<br />
de M<strong>on</strong>tréal, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Certificate of Merit from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Canadian<br />
Public Health Associati<strong>on</strong>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Prix des médecins de cœur<br />
et d’acti<strong>on</strong>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Chevalière insignia of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Ordre nati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
du Québec.<br />
THE ORDER OF CANADA<br />
Mr. Camille Limoges, ano<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r member of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST’s<br />
Scientific Advisory Board, is <strong>on</strong>e of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> leading Québec<br />
figures to become an Officer of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Order of Canada, which<br />
ranks as <strong>on</strong>e of our country’s highest civilian h<strong>on</strong>ours. The<br />
government cited “his c<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong>s to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> development<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> directi<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> in Canada as a science <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
technology historian.” He has received numerous o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r<br />
awards as well, notably <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Prix Arm<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>-Frappier from<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Gouvernement du Québec for his c<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong> to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
development <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> implementati<strong>on</strong> of Québec’s scientific<br />
policies.<br />
CAMILLE LIMOGES<br />
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MOST CITED ARTICLE<br />
According to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> BioMedLib search engine, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> article<br />
Exposure to aerosolized bacteria <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> fungi am<strong>on</strong>g<br />
collectors of commercial, mixed residential, recyclable <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
compostable waste, written by Jacques Lavoie (IRSST),<br />
Christopher Dunkerley, Tom Kosatsky <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> André Dufresne<br />
(Université de M<strong>on</strong>tréal), published in Science of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Total<br />
Envir<strong>on</strong>ment, in 2006, remains <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> most cited article in its<br />
field since its publicati<strong>on</strong> five years ago. This article is based<br />
<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> results of two IRSST <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> projects: Optimal<br />
Layout of Trucks with Articulated Arms for Household Waste<br />
Collecti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> C<strong>on</strong>trol of Garbage Collectors’ Exposure to<br />
Bioaerosols.<br />
JACQUES LAVOIE<br />
FRANCE LABRÈCHE<br />
BEST LECTURE<br />
An epidemiologist with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST, France Labrèche, was<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> recipient of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Prix 3M Canada award given to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
authors of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> two best lectures delivered at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>ference<br />
of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Associati<strong>on</strong> québécoise pour l’hygiène, la santé et<br />
la sécurité du travail (AQHSST). Entitled Un premier pas<br />
vers la préventi<strong>on</strong> des cancers d’origine professi<strong>on</strong>nelle :<br />
portrait de l’expositi<strong>on</strong> aux cancérogènes, this lecture was<br />
based <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> results of a current study <strong>on</strong> exposure to<br />
carcinogens in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> workplace.<br />
BEST ARTICLE IN INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE<br />
An article published in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Journal of Occupati<strong>on</strong>al <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Envir<strong>on</strong>mental Hygiene <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> deriving from IRSST-funded<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> was awarded <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Best Paper Award 2010 by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Michigan Industrial Hygiene Society. Entitled Metalworking<br />
Fluid-related Aerosols in Machining Plants, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> paper was<br />
based <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> results of a project that evaluated bioaerosol<br />
exposure <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> effects <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> respiratory <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> skin health<br />
of workers exposed to metal-cutting fluids. The authors are<br />
Yan Gilbert, Marc Veillette, Anne Mériaux, Yv<strong>on</strong> Cormier,<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Caroline Duchaine of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Centre de recherche de<br />
l’Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de<br />
Québec (CRIUCPQ), <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Jacques Lavoie of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST.<br />
YAN GILBERT<br />
JOANNIE MARTIN<br />
BEST STUDENT LECTURE<br />
Joannie Martin, a master’s student hosted by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST, was<br />
awarded <strong>on</strong>e of two scholarships offered by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> F<strong>on</strong>dati<strong>on</strong><br />
de l’AQHSST for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> two best lectures delivered by students<br />
at this associati<strong>on</strong>’s c<strong>on</strong>ference held in Trois-Rivières. Her<br />
presentati<strong>on</strong> c<strong>on</strong>cerned <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> development of a method for<br />
analyzing quartz in different matrices by X-ray diffracti<strong>on</strong>.<br />
The results will be published in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> journal Powder Diffracti<strong>on</strong><br />
of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Internati<strong>on</strong>al Centre for Diffracti<strong>on</strong> Data (ICDD).<br />
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ALEXANDRA NOËL<br />
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT AWARD<br />
A doctoral student hosted by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST w<strong>on</strong> distincti<strong>on</strong> at<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Envir<strong>on</strong>mental Health Research Network symposium,<br />
which was held in M<strong>on</strong>tréal. At a poster sessi<strong>on</strong>, Alex<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ra<br />
Noël received <strong>on</strong>e of two excepti<strong>on</strong>al merit awards for her<br />
presentati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> influence of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> agglomerati<strong>on</strong> state of<br />
titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) nanoaerosols <strong>on</strong> pulm<strong>on</strong>ary toxicity.<br />
BEST ARTICLE IN REHABILITATION<br />
An article authored by IRSST anthropologist Daniel Côté<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Marie-France Coutu, <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>er <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> professor at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Université de Sherbrooke, was co-selected as <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> best<br />
article of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> year 2011 by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> scientific journal Disability &<br />
Rehabilitati<strong>on</strong>. The article, entitled A critical review of gender<br />
issues in underst<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ing prol<strong>on</strong>ged disability related to<br />
musculoskeletal pain: how are <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>y relevant to rehabilitati<strong>on</strong>?<br />
shows that women <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> men may perceive pain differently<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> rehabilitati<strong>on</strong> process may also differ for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>m.<br />
DANIEL CÔTÉ<br />
CAROLINE BIRON<br />
BEST ARTICLE ON PREVENTION<br />
A scientific article resulting from an IRSST-funded study took<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> First Place Award in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Best Interventi<strong>on</strong> Competiti<strong>on</strong><br />
at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> 9th Internati<strong>on</strong>al C<strong>on</strong>ference <strong>on</strong> Occupati<strong>on</strong>al Stress<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Health, held in Orl<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>o, Florida. Given jointly by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
American Psychological Associati<strong>on</strong>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Nati<strong>on</strong>al Institute<br />
for Occupati<strong>on</strong>al Safety <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Health, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Society for<br />
Occupati<strong>on</strong>al Health Psychology, this award recognizes<br />
outst<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ing efforts in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> area of organizati<strong>on</strong>al interventi<strong>on</strong>s<br />
aimed at preventing occupati<strong>on</strong>al injuries <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> promoting<br />
workplace safety <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> health. The article The more <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
merrier? An observati<strong>on</strong>al study of dose-resp<strong>on</strong>se relati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
in organizati<strong>on</strong>al-level stress interventi<strong>on</strong>s was authored by<br />
Caroline Bir<strong>on</strong>, Hans Ivers, Jean-Pierre Brun of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Chair <strong>on</strong><br />
Occupati<strong>on</strong>al Health <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Safety Management, Université<br />
Laval, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Cary L. Cooper of Lancaster University in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
United Kingdom.<br />
PRIX INNOVATION – SST 2011<br />
At <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2011 gala of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Associati<strong>on</strong> pour le développement<br />
de la recherche et de l’innovati<strong>on</strong> au Québec (ADRIQ),<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST awarded its Prix Innovati<strong>on</strong> – SST for 2011<br />
to Charles Khairallah, president of Robotics Design.<br />
This award officially recognizes <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> achievement of<br />
a company or organizati<strong>on</strong> that innovates in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> area<br />
of occupati<strong>on</strong>al injury <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> disease preventi<strong>on</strong>. The<br />
selecti<strong>on</strong> panel chose <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> M<strong>on</strong>tréal firm Robotics Design<br />
for its design of ANATERGOARM TMA-500, a manual<br />
erg<strong>on</strong>omic manipulator arm especially designed for work<br />
<strong>on</strong> hydroelectric turbines. It supports payloads of 500 kg<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> can manoeuvre easily am<strong>on</strong>g obstacles. This arm<br />
was created with a clear effort to factor in work-accident<br />
preventi<strong>on</strong> right from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> design phase. It provides a<br />
perfect example of an innovative product whose design<br />
helps eliminate dangers to worker health <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> safety at<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> source.<br />
Marie Larue, IRSST, Charles Khairallah, Robotics Design<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Jean-Louis Legault, ADRIQ<br />
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esources<br />
NEW HUMAN RESOURCES<br />
As human capital is of prime importance in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> world of knowledge, in 2011 <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST exp<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ed its resources<br />
by welcoming 11 new employees, including four to regular positi<strong>on</strong>s.<br />
As at December 31, 2011, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute had a staff of 141, including 115 <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>ers, professi<strong>on</strong>als, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> technicians, apart from its<br />
external network of more than 160 <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>ers at universities, <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> centres, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> private firms. It also opened its doors to 35<br />
trainees, students, scholarship recipients, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> collaborators who are involved in <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> laboratory work.<br />
SUCCESSION PLAN<br />
The Institute stepped up its efforts to implement a successi<strong>on</strong><br />
plan, notably to meet human resource needs in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Safety<br />
of Industrial Tools, Machines <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Processes field. Support<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> coaching were offered to two <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> assistants<br />
who showed interest in becoming <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>ers in this field.<br />
While Damien Burlet-Vienney deftly defended his master’s<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>sis <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> prepared to begin a doctoral dissertati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
development of a tool for analyzing risks associated with<br />
interventi<strong>on</strong>s in c<strong>on</strong>fined spaces, Sabrina Jocelyn c<strong>on</strong>tinued<br />
her master’s studies <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> enriched her knowledge by doing<br />
a two-m<strong>on</strong>th internship at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institut nati<strong>on</strong>al de recherche<br />
et de sécurité (INRS-France) <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> safety of c<strong>on</strong>trol circuits<br />
<strong>on</strong> industrial machines.<br />
MARTIN BEAUPARLANT<br />
SIMON AUBIN<br />
To fill <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> gaps left by staff retirements, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST also<br />
trained new pers<strong>on</strong>nel in industrial hygiene. After two years<br />
of intense preparati<strong>on</strong>, chemists Sim<strong>on</strong> Aubin <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Martin<br />
Beauparlant successfully completed <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> American Board of<br />
Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) examinati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir first try <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
obtained <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir certificati<strong>on</strong>. They both earned <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> certified<br />
industrial hygienist (CIH) title.<br />
SABRINA JOCELYN<br />
DAMIEN BURLET-VIENNEY<br />
HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR PERSONNEL<br />
The IRSST does more than c<strong>on</strong>tribute to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> advancement of OHS knowledge through <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>. It also tries to put this knowledge<br />
into practice to help prevent its own staff from sustaining occupati<strong>on</strong>al injuries. It has its own health <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> safety committee that<br />
sees to its employees’ OHS needs each year. In 2011, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Committee held training sessi<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> respiratory protecti<strong>on</strong>. Thirty-<strong>on</strong>e<br />
pers<strong>on</strong>s took part in adjustment <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> use tests <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> different pieces of respiratory protecti<strong>on</strong> equipment that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>y are required to<br />
use in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> performance of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir duties.<br />
During <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> year, ten reports were entered in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> incident, first-aid <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> accident register. Two accidents underwent investigati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
Once again, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute’s assessment rate at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> CSST was lower than <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> unit rate as its track record was better than that of<br />
o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r enterprises classified in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> same activity sector.<br />
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COMMITTEES<br />
During <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> year, members of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Board of Directors<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Scientific Advisory Board are appointed<br />
or leave <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir positi<strong>on</strong>s. On behalf of all IRSST<br />
pers<strong>on</strong>nel, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> president <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> CEO wishes to thank<br />
outgoing members for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir c<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong> to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
instituti<strong>on</strong>al life of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST. She also wishes to<br />
welcome <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> newcomers <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> offer <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>m all <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
assistance <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>y need to carry out <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir m<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ates.<br />
BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
The Board of Directors determines <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute’s orientati<strong>on</strong>,<br />
development framework, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> financing. As a labour/<br />
management body, it is composed of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> chair, seven<br />
representatives of employer associati<strong>on</strong>s, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> seven worker<br />
representatives.<br />
In 2011, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> members of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Board of Directors held eight<br />
sessi<strong>on</strong>s, while those of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Executive Committee met seven<br />
times.<br />
CHAIR<br />
Michel Després*<br />
EMPLOYER REPRESENTATIVES<br />
Françoise Bertr<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Yves-Thomas Dorval*<br />
France Dupéré<br />
Martine Hébert<br />
Patricia Jean<br />
Carmel Laflamme<br />
Sim<strong>on</strong> Prévost<br />
WORKER REPRESENTATIVES<br />
Michel Arsenault*<br />
Andrée Bouchard<br />
Claude Faucher<br />
Jean Lacharité<br />
Lucie Levasseur<br />
Yves Ouellet<br />
Daniel Roy<br />
OBSERVER<br />
Suzanne Thérien<br />
IRSST REPRESENTATIVE<br />
Marie Larue<br />
DEPARTURES<br />
Luc Meunier<br />
Roger Valois<br />
A NEW CHAIR OF THE BOARD<br />
In October, 2011, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Québec Cabinet appointed<br />
Michel Després chairman of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Board of Directors<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> chief executive officer of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Commissi<strong>on</strong> de la<br />
santé et de la sécurité du travail, making him ipso<br />
facto <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> chair of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST’s Board of Directors.<br />
With a bachelor’s degree in business administrati<strong>on</strong><br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> certificati<strong>on</strong> from Université Laval’s Collège<br />
des administrateurs de sociétés, Mr. Després has<br />
a thorough knowledge of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> working world <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> is<br />
familiar with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> labour/management c<strong>on</strong>text. He<br />
has held a number of important positi<strong>on</strong>s during<br />
his professi<strong>on</strong>al career, including those of Minister<br />
of Labour, Minister of Transport <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> president <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
chief executive officer of Québec’s Commissi<strong>on</strong><br />
des normes du travail (labour st<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ards board).<br />
He is also <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> chair of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Forum des dirigeants<br />
des gr<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>s organismes publics (forum of heads of<br />
major public agencies).<br />
APPOINTMENTS<br />
Michel Després<br />
Jean Lacharité<br />
*<br />
Members of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Executive Committee<br />
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SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD<br />
A tri-partite advisory body for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> president <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> CEO, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Scientific Advisory Board judges <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> relevance, priority, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> scientific<br />
merit of internal <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> external <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> programs <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> projects. This board comprises <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute’s president <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> CEO, six<br />
members of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> scientific <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> technical communities, four worker representatives, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> four employer representatives. In 2011,<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Scientific Advisory Board met ten times.<br />
CHAIR<br />
Marie Larue<br />
EMPLOYER REPRESENTATIVES<br />
Li<strong>on</strong>el Bernier<br />
Richard Lapointe<br />
Chantale Lavoie<br />
Alain Neveu<br />
WORKER REPRESENTATIVES<br />
Micheline Boucher<br />
Jean Dussault<br />
Daniel Flynn<br />
Denis Mailloux<br />
MEMBERS OF THE SCIENTIFIC<br />
AND TECHNICAL COMMUNITIES<br />
Christine Colin<br />
Pierre Galarneau<br />
Camille Limoges<br />
Alain R<strong>on</strong>deau<br />
Yves Rousseau<br />
Céline Saint-Pierre<br />
OBSERVER<br />
Claude Sicard<br />
DEPARTURES<br />
Alain Neveu<br />
Richard Lapointe<br />
Chantale Lavoie<br />
Roger M. Laporte<br />
André Van Neste<br />
APPOINTMENTS<br />
Dominique Malo<br />
Li<strong>on</strong>el Bernier<br />
Alain R<strong>on</strong>deau<br />
RENEWALS<br />
Daniel Flynn<br />
Christine Colin<br />
Camille Limoges<br />
Micheline Boucher<br />
Jean Dussault<br />
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ORGANIZATIONAL CHART<br />
AS AT DECEMBER 31, 2011<br />
BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE<br />
Scientific Advisory Board<br />
EXECUTIVE OFFICE<br />
Marie Larue<br />
Instituti<strong>on</strong>al Relati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Internati<strong>on</strong>al Coordinati<strong>on</strong><br />
François Hébert<br />
Public Affairs<br />
Jacques Millette<br />
Communicati<strong>on</strong>s Divisi<strong>on</strong><br />
Bernard Lauz<strong>on</strong>, interim<br />
Finance <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Administrati<strong>on</strong> Divisi<strong>on</strong><br />
Jean-Guy Martel<br />
Research <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Expertise Divisi<strong>on</strong><br />
Diane Hamelin-Bourassa<br />
Scientific Divisi<strong>on</strong><br />
Paul-Émile Boileau<br />
Financial Resources<br />
Louise Laf<strong>on</strong>taine<br />
Research Department<br />
Diane Hamelin-Bourassa<br />
Strategic Watch <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Quality<br />
Management Department<br />
Jean-Claude Martin<br />
Human Resources<br />
Jean-Guy Martel<br />
Research <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Expertise<br />
Support Department<br />
Claude Ostiguy<br />
Informati<strong>on</strong> Technologies<br />
Jacques Roy<br />
Knowledge Transfer<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Partner Relati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
Department<br />
Louis Lazure<br />
Physical Resources<br />
Jean-Guy Martel<br />
Laboratory Services<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Expertise<br />
Jacques Lesage<br />
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW<br />
REVENUES: $23,234,924<br />
2.4 % 1.4 %0.2 % 0.3 %<br />
84.1 %<br />
CSST<br />
11.6 %<br />
11.6 %<br />
Laboratory services<br />
2.4 %<br />
Special projects<br />
1.4 %<br />
C<strong>on</strong>tracts<br />
0.2 %<br />
0.3 %<br />
Beryllium project<br />
O<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r<br />
84.1 %<br />
100 %<br />
EXPENDITURES: $22,883,699<br />
49.6 %<br />
17.3 %<br />
11.5 %<br />
10.1 %<br />
4.4 %<br />
3.1 %<br />
1.6 %<br />
2.1 %<br />
0.3 %<br />
Internal <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
External <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Laboratory services<br />
Finance <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> administrati<strong>on</strong><br />
Communicati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
Management<br />
C<strong>on</strong>tracts<br />
Special projects<br />
Beryllium project<br />
17.3 %<br />
11.5 %<br />
10.1 % 4.4 %<br />
3.1%<br />
1.6 %<br />
2.1 %<br />
0.3 %<br />
49.6 %<br />
100 %<br />
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ublicati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
NEW PUBLICATIONS<br />
IRSST PUBLICATIONS<br />
BEAUDRY, C., DION, C., GÉRIN, M., PERRAULT, G., BÉGIN, D., LAVOUÉ, J.<br />
Expositi<strong>on</strong> des travailleurs de la c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong> à la silice cristalline – Bilan et analyse<br />
de la littérature, Études et recherches / Rapport R-692, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 112 p.<br />
CHINNIAH, Y., GAUTHIER, F., LAMBERT, S., MOULET, F. Analyse expérimentale<br />
des outils d’estimati<strong>on</strong> du risque associé aux machines industrielles, Études et<br />
recherches / Rapport R-697, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 83 p.<br />
CHINNIAH, Y., GAUTHIER, F., LAMBERT, S., MOULET, F. Experimental analysis<br />
of tools used for estimating risk associated with industrial machines, Studies <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Research Projects / Report R-684, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 77 p.<br />
CLOUTIER, E., VAN DAELE, A. Préventi<strong>on</strong> des risques dans l’aide et les soins à<br />
domicile – Expérience croisée de b<strong>on</strong>nes pratiques organisati<strong>on</strong>nelles au Québec<br />
et en régi<strong>on</strong> Wall<strong>on</strong>ie-Bruxelles, Études et recherche / Guide RG-718, M<strong>on</strong>tréal,<br />
IRSST, 2011, 26 p.<br />
GIRAUD, L., JOCELYN, S., AUCOURT, B., MASSÉ, S., DAIGLE, R. Intervenir sur<br />
les presses à imprimer – Validati<strong>on</strong> d’un arbre de défaillance associé aux risques<br />
mécaniques, Études et recherches / Rapport R-671, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 97 p.<br />
JOCELYN, S., MASSÉ, S., SIRARD, C. Horiz<strong>on</strong>tal Plastic Injecti<strong>on</strong> Molding<br />
Machine – Safety Checklists, Studies <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Research Projects / Technical Guide<br />
RG-687, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 13 p.<br />
JOCELYN, S., MASSÉ, S., SIRARD, C. Presse à injecti<strong>on</strong> de plastique horiz<strong>on</strong>tale –<br />
Grilles de vérificati<strong>on</strong> de la sécurité, Études et recherches / Guide technique<br />
RG-670, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 13 p.<br />
LABERGE, L., LEDOUX, É., THUILIER, C., GAUDREAULT, M., MARTIN,<br />
J.-S., CLOUTIER, E., AUCLAIR, J., LACHANCE, L., VEILLETTE, S., ROZON, C.,<br />
GAUDREAULT, M., ARBOUR, N., BESCOU, S., AGENAIS, T., HOSTIOU, L. Santé et<br />
sécurité des étudiants qui occupent un emploi durant l’année scolaire – Les effets<br />
du cumul d’activités et de c<strong>on</strong>traintes de travail, Études et recherches / Rapport<br />
R-705, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 147 p.<br />
COUTU, M.-F., DURAND, M.-J., MARCHAND, A., LABRECQUE, M.-É., BERBICHE,<br />
D., CADIEUX, G. Présence et évoluti<strong>on</strong> des facteurs de maintien du trouble de<br />
l’anxiété généralisée chez des travailleurs en réadaptati<strong>on</strong> pour une douleur<br />
persistante d’origine musculo-squelettique, Études et recherches / Rapport R-699,<br />
M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 54 p.<br />
COUTU, M.-F., NASTASIA, I., DURAND, M-J., CORBIÈRE, M., LOISEL, P., LEMIEUX,<br />
P., LABRECQUE, M.-E., PETTIGREW, S. Une approche systématique d’identificati<strong>on</strong><br />
des déterminants de l’incapacité liés au travail et à la santé psychologique dans un<br />
secteur ciblé, Études et recherches / Rapport R-679, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 105 p.<br />
DENIS, D., BEAUGRAND, S., BOUDREAULT, H., LARUE, C. Stabilité des chariots<br />
élévateurs – Élaborati<strong>on</strong> d’un module de formati<strong>on</strong> à l’aide d’une démarche de<br />
didactique participative, Études et recherches / Rapport R-696, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST,<br />
2011, 84 p.<br />
DENIS, D., LORTIE, M., ST-VINCENT, M., GONELLA, M., PLAMONDON, A.,<br />
DELISLE, A., TARDIF, J. Programme de formati<strong>on</strong> participative en manutenti<strong>on</strong><br />
manuelle – F<strong>on</strong>dements théoriques et approche proposée, Études et recherches /<br />
Rapport R-690, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 172 p.<br />
DENIS, D., ST-VINCENT, M., LORTIE, M., GONELLA, M., DION, M.-H. Analyse des<br />
activités de manutenti<strong>on</strong> de journaliers d’une gr<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>e municipalité québécoise :<br />
un outil pour composer avec le caractère changeant de la manutenti<strong>on</strong>, Études et<br />
recherches / Rapport R-704, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 92 p.<br />
DOLEZ, P., VU-KHANH, T., GAUVIN, C., LARA, J. Effet des c<strong>on</strong>taminants sur la<br />
résistance mécanique des gants de protecti<strong>on</strong> – Analyse préliminaire, Études et<br />
recherches / Rapport R-683, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 47 p.<br />
DUCHAINE, C., CORMIER, Y., GILBERT, Y., VEILLETTE, M., LAVOIE, J., MÉRIAUX,<br />
A., TOUZEL, C., SASSEVILLE, D., POULIN, Y. Travailleurs exposés aux fluides de<br />
coupe de métaux (FC) – Évaluati<strong>on</strong> de l’expositi<strong>on</strong> aux bioaérosols et effets sur<br />
la santé respiratoire et cutanée, Études et recherches / Rapport R-677, M<strong>on</strong>tréal,<br />
IRSST, 2011, 80 p.<br />
FOURNIER, P.-S., MONTREUIL, S., BRUN, J.-P., BILODEAU, C., VILLA, J.<br />
Exploratory Study to Identify Workload Factors that Have an Impact <strong>on</strong> Health<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Safety – A Case Study in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Service Sector, Studies <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Research Projects /<br />
Report R-701, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 69 p.<br />
GAUDREAU, M.-A., SGARD, F., NÉLISSE, H., BOUTIN, J. Bruit dans cinq piscines<br />
intérieures – Mesures des niveaux ambiants et de l’expositi<strong>on</strong> s<strong>on</strong>ore, Études et<br />
recherches / Rapport R-681, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 38 p.<br />
GAUDREAULT, N., DE GUISE, J. A., HAGEMEISTER, N., POITRAS, S. Analyse<br />
cinématique du genou lors de la marche de travailleurs exposés à une surcharge :<br />
une étude pilote, Études et recherches / Rapport R-702, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011,<br />
31 p.<br />
GIGUÈRE, M.-C., LARIVIÈRE, P., DION, C., VAN TRA, H. Déterminati<strong>on</strong> du<br />
béryllium dans l’air en milieu de travail – Mise au point d’une méthode d’analyse en<br />
fluorescence, Études et recherches / Rapport R-700, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 59 p.<br />
GIRAUD, L., GAGNÉ, N., AIT-KADI, D., HASTEY, P., KOUTCHOUK, M., TANCHOUX,<br />
S., VEZEAU, S. La sécurité des têtes d’abattage multif<strong>on</strong>cti<strong>on</strong>nelles, Études et<br />
recherches / Rapport R-698, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 72 p.<br />
LAN, A., DAIGLE, R. Système d’ancrage de garde-corps sur des toits plats pour<br />
les couvreurs, Études et recherches / Rapport R-678, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 74 p.<br />
LAN, A., DAIGLE, R. Système d’ancrage de garde-corps sur des toits plats pour<br />
les couvreurs – Annexe, Études et recherches / Annexe RA-678, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST,<br />
2011, 107 p.<br />
LEBEAU, M., DUGUAY, P. Les coûts des lési<strong>on</strong>s professi<strong>on</strong>nelles : une revue de<br />
littérature, Études et recherches / Rapport R-676, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 87 p.<br />
LEBEAU, M., DUGUAY, P., BOUCHER, A. Estimati<strong>on</strong> des coûts des lési<strong>on</strong>s<br />
professi<strong>on</strong>nelles : une étude de faisabilité dans le secteur minier, Études et<br />
recherches / Rapport R-717, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 90 p.<br />
MARCHAND, A., BOYER, R., NADEAU, C., MARTIN, M. Facteurs prévisi<strong>on</strong>nels<br />
du développement de l’état de stress post-traumatique à la suite d’un événement<br />
traumatique chez les policiers : volet prospectif, Études et recherches / Rapport<br />
R-710, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 86 p.<br />
MARCOTTE, P., OUELLETTE, S., BOUTIN, J., LEBLANC, G. Évaluati<strong>on</strong> des<br />
vibrati<strong>on</strong>s et du bruit des équipements miniers, Études et recherches / Rapport<br />
R-682, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 197 p.<br />
NASTASIA, I., TCACIUC, R., COUTU, M.-F. Strategies for Preventing Prol<strong>on</strong>ged<br />
Disability in Workers Compensated for Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders – A<br />
Systematic <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Comprehensive Literature Review, Studies <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Research Projects /<br />
Report R-719, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 146 p.<br />
OSTIGUY, C., CORDEIRO, R., BENSIMON, G., BARIL, M. Portrait de l’expositi<strong>on</strong><br />
professi<strong>on</strong>nelle au plomb au Québec et niveaux de plombémie de janvier 2001 à<br />
décembre 2008, Études et recherches / Rapport R-713, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 55 p.<br />
OSTIGUY, C., MORIN, S., BENSIMON, G., BARIL, M. Résultats des analyses de<br />
substances chimiques produites à l’IRSST pour la période 2001-2008, Études et<br />
recherches / Rapport R-712, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 92 p.<br />
PEARSON, M., L’ESPÉRANCE, A., BOUDREAULT, L.-A., SGARD, F., NÉLISSE, H.,<br />
BOUTIN, J. Développement d’un système de cartographie d’intensité acoustique<br />
et transfert en milieu de travail, Études et recherches / Rapport R-714, M<strong>on</strong>tréal,<br />
IRSST, 2011, 86 p.<br />
RAKHEJA, S., KORDESTANI, A., MARCOTTE, P. Evaluati<strong>on</strong> of Whole-Body<br />
Vibrati<strong>on</strong> Exposure of Operators of Soil Compactors, Studies <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Research<br />
Projects / Report R-709, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 72 p.<br />
RIVARD, M., DENIS, J.-L., CONTANDRIOPOULOS, A.-P., ROSSIGNOL, M.,<br />
BILODEAU, H., STE-MARIE, G., LEDERER, V. Évaluati<strong>on</strong> de l’implantati<strong>on</strong> et<br />
de l’impact du programme PRÉVICAP, Études et recherches / Rapport R-716,<br />
M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 130 p.<br />
ROBERGE, B., AUBIN, S., CLOUTIER, Y. Caractérisati<strong>on</strong> des poussières dans le<br />
secteur des assais<strong>on</strong>nements alimentaires, Études et recherches / Rapport R-694,<br />
M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 58 p.<br />
ROBERGE, B., AUBIN, S., CLOUTIER, Y. Caractérisati<strong>on</strong> des poussières dans les<br />
boulangeries artisanales, Études et recherches / Rapport R-693, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST,<br />
2011, 74 p.<br />
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ROY, S., DURAND, M.-J., CORRIVEAU, H. Élaborati<strong>on</strong> d’un guide de pratique<br />
sur l’évaluati<strong>on</strong> des capacités reliées au travail pour une clientèle présentant une<br />
déficience physique, Études et recherches / Rapport R-703, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST,<br />
2011, 92 p.<br />
ROY, S., DURAND, M.-J., CORRIVEAU, H. L’évaluati<strong>on</strong> des capacités reliées au<br />
travail pour une clientèle présentant une déficience physique – Guide de pratique à<br />
l’intenti<strong>on</strong> des ergothérapeutes, Études et recherches / Guide technique RG-703,<br />
M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 76 p.<br />
SGARD, F., NÉLISSE, H., GAUDREAU, M.-A., BOUTIN, J., VOIX, J., LAVILLE, F.<br />
Étude de la transmissi<strong>on</strong> s<strong>on</strong>ore à travers les protecteurs auditifs et applicati<strong>on</strong><br />
d’une méthode pour évaluer leur efficacité en milieu de travail – Partie 2 : étude<br />
préliminaire d’une modélisati<strong>on</strong> par éléments finis, Études et recherches / Rapport<br />
R-680, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 115 p.<br />
ST-ARNAUD, L., BRIAND, C., CORBIÈRE, M., DURAND, M.-J., BOURBONNAIS, R.,<br />
SAINT-JEAN, M., PELLETIER, M., DELISLE, S., KEDL, E. Retour au travail après<br />
une absence pour un problème de santé mentale – C<strong>on</strong>cepti<strong>on</strong>, implantati<strong>on</strong> et<br />
évaluati<strong>on</strong> d’un programme intégré des pratiques de soutien, Études et recherches /<br />
Rapport R-706, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 121 p.<br />
ST-VINCENT, M., IMBEAU, D., GONELLA, M., CHIASSON, M.-È., LORANGE, M.-A.,<br />
LASSY, G. Intégrati<strong>on</strong> d’une culture de préventi<strong>on</strong> durable des TMS – Étape 1 -<br />
Portrait systémique d’une gr<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>e entreprise manufacturière, Études et recherches /<br />
Rapport R-688, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 100 p.<br />
SULLIVAN, M. J.L., SIMMONDS, M., VELLY, A. Douleur, dépressi<strong>on</strong>, incapacité<br />
et résultats de la réadaptati<strong>on</strong>, Études et recherches / Rapport R-686, M<strong>on</strong>tréal,<br />
IRSST, 2011, 42 p.<br />
SULLIVAN, M. J.L., SIMMONDS, M., VELLY, A. Pain, Depressi<strong>on</strong>, Disability <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Rehabilitati<strong>on</strong> Outcomes – Revised versi<strong>on</strong>, Studies <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Research Projects / Report<br />
R-675, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 44 p.<br />
TOULOUSE, G., ST-ARNAUD, L., DELISLE, A., DUHALDE, D., LÉVESQUE, J.,<br />
MARCHÉ-PAILLÉ, A., MOORE, M., COMTOIS, A.-S., LARUE, C., PENA SALAZAR,<br />
É. Étude pour intervenir sur la réducti<strong>on</strong> des troubles musculo-squelettiques et de<br />
santé psychologique dans les centres d’appels d’urgence 911 de la sécurité publique<br />
municipale, Études et recherches / Rapport R-720, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 119 p.<br />
TRUCHON, M., POULIOT, M., SCHMOUTH, M.-È. Étude exploratoire du rôle des<br />
systèmes immunitaire et endocrinien dans l’incapacité de l<strong>on</strong>gue durée à la suite<br />
d’une lombalgie, Études et recherches / Rapport R-708, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 60 p.<br />
TRUDEAU, F., LAURENCELLE, L. La charge de travail et la dépense énergétique<br />
de l’éducateur physique, Études et recherches / Rapport R-695, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST,<br />
2011, 34 p.<br />
VÉZINA, M., CLOUTIER, E., STOCK, S., LIPPEL, K., FORTIN, É., DELISLE, A.,<br />
ST-VINCENT, M., FUNES, A., DUGUAY, P., VÉZINA, S., PRUD’HOMME, P. Québec<br />
Survey <strong>on</strong> Working <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Employment C<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Occupati<strong>on</strong>al Health <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Safety (EQCOTESST) - Summary, Studies <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Research Projects / Summary RR-<br />
707, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 49 p.<br />
VÉZINA, M., CLOUTIER, E., STOCK, S., LIPPEL, K., FORTIN, É., DELISLE, A.,<br />
ST-VINCENT, M., FUNES, A., DUGUAY, P., VÉZINA, S., PRUD’HOMME, P. Enquête<br />
québécoise sur des c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s de travail, d’emploi et de SST (EQCOTESST) –<br />
Sommaire, Études et recherches / Résumé RR-691, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 50 p.<br />
VÉZINA, M., CLOUTIER, E., STOCK, S., LIPPEL, K., FORTIN, É., DELISLE, A.,<br />
ST-VINCENT, M., FUNES, A., DUGUAY, P., VÉZINA, S., PRUD’HOMME, P. Enquête<br />
québécoise sur des c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s de travail, d’emploi et de SST (EQCOTESST), Études<br />
et recherches / Rapport R-691, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 756 p.<br />
VU-KHANH, T., DOLEZ, P., NGUYEN, C.T., GAUVIN, C., LARA, J. Résistance des<br />
gants à la piqûre par les aiguilles - Mise au point d’une méthode d’essai, Études et<br />
recherches / Rapport R-711, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 123 p.<br />
VYSKOCIL, A., LEROUX, T., TRUCHON, G., LEMAY, F., GAGNON, F., GENDRON,<br />
M., BOUDJERIDA, A., EL-MAJIDI, N., VIAU, C. Effet des substances chimiques<br />
sur l’auditi<strong>on</strong> – Interacti<strong>on</strong>s avec le bruit, Études et recherches / Rapport R-685,<br />
M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 44 p.<br />
LABORATORY METHODS<br />
LARIVIÈRE, P., BISSON, M.-F., BARRETTE, M.-C., LESAGE, J. Déterminati<strong>on</strong> de<br />
métaux dans l’air des lieux de travail par spectrométrie de masse avec plasma à<br />
couplage inductif (ICP-MS), Méthodes analytiques, Méthode MA-362, M<strong>on</strong>tréal,<br />
IRSST, 2011, 22 p.<br />
LARIVIÈRE, P., BISSON, M.-F., BARRETTE, M.-C., LESAGE, J. Determinati<strong>on</strong> of<br />
metals in workplace air by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS),<br />
Analytical Methods, Méthode MA-362-en, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 22 p.<br />
MARCHAND, G., BARRETTE, M.-C., LESAGE, J. Dénombrement des bactéries<br />
et moisissures viables de l’air prélevées sur cassette de polycarb<strong>on</strong>ate, Méthodes<br />
analytiques, Méthode MA-368, M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST, 2011, 13 p.<br />
REPORTS PUBLISHED IN COLLABORATION<br />
ASTE / IRSST. Chariot élévateur et surfaceuse à glace au propane. Un entretien<br />
préventif pour une performance sécuritaire – 2e éditi<strong>on</strong>, Fiche technique RF-627,<br />
M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST / M<strong>on</strong>tréal, Associati<strong>on</strong> sectorielle transport entreposage, 2011, 16 p.<br />
BOULIANE, P., BEAUGRAND, S., RICHARD, J.-G., VIGNEAULT, S. Chariots<br />
élévateurs et piét<strong>on</strong>s : à chacun sa voie, 2e éditi<strong>on</strong>, Guide d’informati<strong>on</strong> R-498,<br />
M<strong>on</strong>tréal, IRSST / M<strong>on</strong>tréal, Associati<strong>on</strong> sectorielle transport entreposage, 2011, 24 p.<br />
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ST-VINCENT, M., VÉZINA, N., BELLEMARE, M., DENIS, D., LEDOUX, É., IMBEAU, D.<br />
L’interventi<strong>on</strong> en erg<strong>on</strong>omie, Ouvrage de référence Interventi<strong>on</strong>-ERGO, M<strong>on</strong>tréal,<br />
IRSST / Sainte-Foy, Éditi<strong>on</strong>s Multi M<strong>on</strong>des, 2011, 360 p.<br />
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS<br />
ARJMAND N., PLAMONDON A., SHIRAZI-ADL A., PARNIANPOUR M., LARIVIÈRE C.<br />
Predictive equati<strong>on</strong>s to estimate spinal loads in symmetric lifting tasks, Journal of<br />
Biomechanics, vol. 44, no 1, 2011, p. 84-91.<br />
BÉCOT F. X., JAOUEN L., SGARD F. Noise c<strong>on</strong>trol strategies using composite<br />
porous materials – simulati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> experimental validati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> a plate/cavity<br />
systems, Noise C<strong>on</strong>trol Engineering Journal, vol. 59, no 5, 2011, p. 464-475.<br />
BIJAOUI A., PILLIÈRE F., GAGNON M., TRUCHON G., BERODE M., DE<br />
TORRENTÉ A., SAGER A., HOËT P. Veille bibliographique sur la surveillance<br />
biologique de l’expositi<strong>on</strong> aux produits chimiques en milieu de travail, Documents<br />
pour le médecin du travail, no 125, 2011, p. 37-47.<br />
BLAIS LECOURS P., DUCHAINE C., TAILLEFER M., VEILLETTE M., TREMBLAY C.,<br />
CORMIER Y., MARSOLAIS D. Immunogenic properties of archaeal species found in<br />
bioaerosols, Plos One, vol. 6, no 8, 2011, p. 1-7.<br />
CHAVEZ M., HAJRA B., STATHOPOULOS T., BAHLOUL A. Near-field pollutant<br />
dispersi<strong>on</strong> in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> built envir<strong>on</strong>ment by CFD <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> wind tunnel simulati<strong>on</strong>s, Journal of<br />
Wind Engineering <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Industrial Aerodynamics, vol. 99, no 4, 2011, p. 330-339.<br />
COUTU M.-F., BARIL R., DURAND M.-J., CÔTÉ D., CADIEUX G. Health <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
illness representati<strong>on</strong>s of workers with a musculoskeletal disorder-related work<br />
disability during work rehabilitati<strong>on</strong>: a qualitative study, Journal of Occupati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
Rehabilitati<strong>on</strong>, vol. 21, no 4, 2011, p. 591-600.<br />
COUTU M.-F., LÉGARÉ F., DURAND M.-J., CORBIÈRE M., LOISEL P., SATCEY<br />
D., BAINBRIDGE L. Foresting shared decisi<strong>on</strong> making by occupati<strong>on</strong>al <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rapists<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> workers involved in accidents resulting in persistent musculoskeletal disorders:<br />
a study protocol, Implementati<strong>on</strong> Science, vol. 6, paper no 22, 2011.<br />
DA SILVA R. A., LARIVIÈRE C., PLAMONDON A., ARSENAULT A. B., NADEAU S.<br />
Do pelvic stabilizati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> lower-limb positi<strong>on</strong> affect isometric trunk extensi<strong>on</strong><br />
strength?, Isokinetics <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Exercise Science, vol. 19, no 3, 2011, p. 175-179.<br />
DESBIENS J.-F., FILLION L. Comment les infirmières du Québec perçoivent-elles<br />
leur compétence en soins palliatifs et quels s<strong>on</strong>t leurs besoins de formati<strong>on</strong> ?,<br />
Cahiers francoph<strong>on</strong>es de soins palliatifs, vol. 11, no 2, 2011, p. 31-42.<br />
DESBIENS J. F., GAGNON J., FILLION L. Development of a shared <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ory in<br />
palliative care to enhance nursing competence, Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2011<br />
(December 29), DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05917.x.<br />
DESBIENS J.-F., FILLION L. Development of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> palliative care nursing selfcompetence<br />
scale, Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, vol. 13, no 4, 2011,<br />
p. 230-241.<br />
DOLEZ P., VINCHES L., WILKINSON K., PLAMONDON P., VU-KHANH T.<br />
Development of a test method for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> evaluati<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> efficiency of protective<br />
gloves against nanoparticles in c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s simulating occupati<strong>on</strong>al use, Journal of<br />
Physics: c<strong>on</strong>ference Series, vol. 304, no 1, 2011, paper 012066.<br />
DUFRESNE A., MOCANU T., VIAU S., PERRAULT G., DION C. Efficacy of<br />
surface sampling methods for different types of beryllium compounds, Journal of<br />
Envir<strong>on</strong>mental M<strong>on</strong>itoring, vol. 13, no 1, 2011, p. 74-83.<br />
DURAND M.-J, VÉZINA N., BARIL R., LOISEL P., RICHARD M. C., Ngomo<br />
S. Relati<strong>on</strong>ship between <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> margin of manoeuvre <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> return to work after<br />
a l<strong>on</strong>g-term absence due to a musculoskeletal disorder: an exploratory study,<br />
Disability <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Rehabilitati<strong>on</strong>, vol. 33, no 13-14, 2011, p. 1245-1252.<br />
EGER T., STEVENSON J. M., GRENIER S., BOILEAU P.-É., SMETS M. P.<br />
Influence of vehicle size, haulage capacity <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> ride c<strong>on</strong>trol <strong>on</strong> vibrati<strong>on</strong> exposure<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> predicted health risks for LHD vehicle operators, Journal of Low Frequency<br />
Noise, Vibrati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Active C<strong>on</strong>trol, vol. 30, no 1, 2011, p. 45-62.<br />
EL OUAAID Z., SHIRAZI-ADL A., ARJMAND N., PLAMONDON A. Coupled<br />
objective functi<strong>on</strong> to study <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> role of abdominal muscle forces in lifting using <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
kinematics-driven model, Computer Methods in Biomechanics <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Biomedical<br />
Engineering, 2011 (September 21), DOI:10.1080/10255842.2011.607441.<br />
FILLION L. La pratique en <strong>on</strong>cologie peut être à la fois source de stress et source de<br />
satisfacti<strong>on</strong>, Psycho-Oncologie, vol. 5, no 2, 2011, p. 71-74.<br />
FILLION L., DESBIENS J.-F., TRUCHON M., DALLAIRE C., ROCH G. Le stress au<br />
travail chez les infirmières en soins palliatifs de fin de vie sel<strong>on</strong> le milieu de pratique,<br />
Psycho-Oncologie, vol. 5, no 2, 2011, p. 127-136.<br />
GAGNON D., ARJMAND N., PLAMONDON A., SHIRAZI-ADL A., LARIVIÈRE<br />
C. An improved multi-joint EMG-assisted optimizati<strong>on</strong> approach to estimate joint<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> muscle forces in a musculoskeletal model of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> lumbar spine, Journal of<br />
Biomechanics, vol. 44, no 8, 2011, p. 1521-1529.<br />
GAUTHIER F., GÉLINAS D., MARCOTTE P. Vibrati<strong>on</strong> of portable orbital s<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ers<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> its impact <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> development of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
furniture industry, Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2011 (December 9), http://<br />
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2011.11.035.<br />
HAJRA B., STATHOPOULOS T., BAHLOUL A. The effect of upstream buildings <strong>on</strong><br />
near-field pollutant dispersi<strong>on</strong> in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> built envir<strong>on</strong>ment, Atmospheric Envir<strong>on</strong>ment,<br />
vol. 45. no 28, 2011, p. 4930-4940.<br />
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JALLON R., IMBEAU D., DE MARCELLIS-WARIN N. A process mapping model for<br />
calculating indirect costs of workplace accidents, Journal of Safety Research, vol.<br />
42, no 5, 2011, p. 333-344.<br />
JALLON R., IMBEAU D., DE MARCELLIS-WARIN N. Development of an indirectcost<br />
calculati<strong>on</strong> model suitable for workplace use, Journal of Safety Research, vol.<br />
42, no 3, 2011, p. 149-164.<br />
JOHNSON G. D., LALANCETTE C., LINNEMANN A. K., LEDUC F., BOISONNEAULT<br />
G., KRAWETZ S. A. The sperm nucleus: chromatin, RNA, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> nuclear matrix,<br />
Reproducti<strong>on</strong>, vol. 141, no 1, 2011, p. 21-36.<br />
JOSEPH C., IMBEAU D., NASTASIA I. Measurement c<strong>on</strong>sistency am<strong>on</strong>g<br />
observati<strong>on</strong>al job analysis methods during an interventi<strong>on</strong> study, Internati<strong>on</strong>al<br />
Journal of Occupati<strong>on</strong>al Safety <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Erg<strong>on</strong>omics, vol. 17, no 2, 2011, p. 139-146.<br />
JUREWICZ J. W., BOULOS M. I., BROCHU L., CRÊTE J. P., DIGNARD N.,<br />
HERAUD D., HUDON F., OSTIGUY C. Can inducti<strong>on</strong> plasma technology be nanosafe,<br />
“green <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> energy efficient?”, Journal of Physics: C<strong>on</strong>ference Series, vol. 304,<br />
no 1, 2011, 6 p.<br />
LABERGE L., LEDOUX É., AUCLAIR J., THUILIER C., GAUDREAULT M.,<br />
GAUDREAULT M., VEILLETTE S., PERRON M. Risk factors for work-related fatigue<br />
in students with school-year employment, Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 48, no<br />
3, 2011, p. 289-294.<br />
LABERGE M., LEDOUX É. Occupati<strong>on</strong>al health <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> safety issues affecting young<br />
workers: a review of literature, Work: A Journal of Preventi<strong>on</strong>, Assessment &<br />
Rehabilitati<strong>on</strong>, vol. 39, no 3, 2011, p. 215-232.<br />
LABRECQUE M., MALO J. L., ALAOUI K. M., RABHI K. Medical surveillance<br />
programme for diisocyanate exposure, Occupati<strong>on</strong>al <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Envir<strong>on</strong>mental Medicine,<br />
vol. 68, no 4, 2011, p. 302-307.<br />
LACERTE S., MARCHAND A., NADEAU C. Les facteurs prévisi<strong>on</strong>nels de l’état de<br />
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IRSST — 2011 ACTIVITY REPORT
MISSION<br />
To c<strong>on</strong>tribute, through <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>, to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> preventi<strong>on</strong> of<br />
industrial accidents <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> occupati<strong>on</strong>al diseases, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
rehabilitati<strong>on</strong> of affected workers.<br />
To disseminate knowledge <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> serve as a scientific<br />
reference centre <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> expert.<br />
To provide <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> laboratory services <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> expertise required<br />
to support <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> public occupati<strong>on</strong>al health <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> safety<br />
preventi<strong>on</strong> network.<br />
To fulfill this missi<strong>on</strong>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST:<br />
VISION<br />
Through its leadership in occupati<strong>on</strong>al health <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> safety<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IRSST seeks:<br />
To c<strong>on</strong>solidate its role as a reference centre vital to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
operati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> strategies of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> CSST <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> its network<br />
To be used by all its partners in a spirit of joint collaborati<strong>on</strong><br />
To win recogniti<strong>on</strong> at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> nati<strong>on</strong>al <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> internati<strong>on</strong>al levels<br />
To derive maximum benefit from a well-established network<br />
of <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> development collaborators<br />
Carries out <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> funds <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> in its priority fields<br />
Supports <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> development of <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> new knowledge<br />
in occupati<strong>on</strong>al health <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> safety, in collaborati<strong>on</strong> with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
scientific community<br />
Disseminates <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> promotes knowledge generated through<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>, in both <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> workplace <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> scientific communities<br />
Plays a leadership <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> coordinati<strong>on</strong> role, anticipates<br />
emerging needs <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> serves as a driving force for<br />
occupati<strong>on</strong>al health <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> safety <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
C<strong>on</strong>tributes to <str<strong>on</strong>g>research</str<strong>on</strong>g>er training in occupati<strong>on</strong>al health<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> safety<br />
Provides laboratory services to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> CSST <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> its network<br />
C<strong>on</strong>tributes to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> development of st<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ards <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> regulati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
governing occupati<strong>on</strong>al health <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> safety<br />
Resp<strong>on</strong>ds to ad hoc requests for specific expertise<br />
originating from various occupati<strong>on</strong>al health <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> safety<br />
stakeholders<br />
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EDITOR<br />
Jacques Millette<br />
COORDINATION<br />
Linda Savoie<br />
COLLABORATION<br />
François Hébert<br />
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GRAPHIC DESIGN<br />
B2B Communicati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
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