We work with labour-management committees and other stakeholders to research construction-related health and safety issues. We provide wide-ranging technical support to industry groups, standards organizations, and government bodies, such as the Ministry of Labour. Contractors and workers can also rely on us for technical advice on health and safety issues. Research is conducted in a variety of areas, including: Safety construction equipment, procedures, advisories, etc. Occupational Health hazardous materials, exposure limits, diseases, etc. Ergonomics back care, musculoskeletal injuries, etc. Statistics statistical information on injuries, disease and fatalities. International Research external links. Our research always has a practical, positive purpose; we attempt to resolve a specific problem confronting the industry. The information we collect is used to improve workplace health and safety through the updating of health and safety codes, standards, legislation, etc. Our findings can also be found in publications such as: Construction Safety magazine Technical journals External trade publications Reports to client groups Information bulletins Safety advisories Safety Effects of Ladder Types on Energy Expenditure and Forearm Force Exertion During Ladder Climbing Foundation Safety Fuel Handling Guardrail Report Ladder Masonry Scaffold Erection Procedures Poster - Controlling Traffic Speed Through Ontario Construction Zones Responsibilities in Mobile Crane Operations Roofing Safety Scaffold Planks – Information Bulletin Summary of Traumatic Brain Injury Study Occupational Health Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Alert Cement Hazards and Controls CTPVs and PAHs Exposures in Expansion Joint-Making Operations Current Chemical Exposures Among Ontario Construction Workers Current MMMF Exposures Among Ontario Construction Workers Floor Coatings Heat Stress Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality Among Heavy Equipment Operators Legionellosis - Cause and Controls Mould Remediation Mould Remediation Chart Moulds Workplace Guidelines Poster - Drywall Sanding: Dust Exposure and Ergonomics Poster - Exposure to MDI During Spraying of Polyurethane Foam Insulation Poster - Levels of CO and CO2 From Construction-Heater Emissions Ergonomics Back Care Program Back Pain in Construction Ergonomic and Hygiene Interventions to Improve Health and Safety of Drywall Finishing Workers Evaluation of Masonry Trowel Sizes on Hand Injuries Getting a Grip: Better Design of Concrete Blocks Health Risks for Heavy Equipment Operators Musculoskeletal Disorders Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Masonry Trade Poster - Rebar Tying Machines Reduce MSDs Rebar-tying Machines Reducing Risk of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Promoting Return-to-Work Through the use of Rebar Tying Machines Spreading good ideas: A case study of the adoption of an innovation in the construction sector (from Applied Ergonomics Sep 09) Statistics Construction Industry Traumatic Fatalities 1990-2008 Fatalities, Injuries and Disease Statistics (Annual Report 2008) Fatalities, Injuries and Disease Stats (AR 2007) Musculoskeletal Injury Statistics by Construction Rate Group (2006-09) Poster - Company Size and Injury Frequency in Ontario Construction Poster - Improvements in Injury Rates in Construction (1998-2006) Poster - Incidence Patterns of LTIs Within Construction Companies Poster - Injuries by Trade in Ontario Construction Poster - Multi-Year Analysis of Construction LTI Costs Poster - Worker Age and Type of Injury in Ontario Construction Report on Fatal and Non-fatal Injuries in the Ontario Construction Industry The Effect of Supervisory Training on Lost-time Injury Rates in Construction International Research     A survey of UK approaches to sharing good practice in health and safety risk management Asbestos: The Hidden Killer Changing business behaviour - would bearing the true cost of poor health and safety performance make a difference? Establishing effective communications and participating in the construction sector Harness suspension: review and evaluation of existing information Investigation into aspects of falsework Mapping health hazards and risks across aspects of the construction process