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2022
January
Memorial University Employee Survey
Worker health and wellbeing amid COVID-19
2021
November
Memorial University Employee Survey
Worker health and wellbeing amid COVID-19
August
Memorial University Employee Survey
Worker health and wellbeing amid COVID-19
April
Memorial University Employee Survey
Worker health and wellbeing amid COVID-19
SafetyNet Friday Features
Communicating OHS research, training, and partnership the 4th Friday each month
EPICOH 2021
Upcoming submission deadlines for the 28th International Symposium on Epidemiology in Occupational Health Virtual Conference
March
Because work shouldn't hurt: OHS and work disability prevention
Marine Institute's School of Maritime Studies Talks Research with Dr. Kim Cullen
January
Applied safety and survival training in the offshore environment
School of Maritime Studies Talks Research with Dr. Michael Taber, January 29
2020
December
Season's Greetings
Wishing joy, cheer and a healthy and safe 2021
November
Disability and Work in Canada Conference
Virtual Conference, Nov 25 & 26, Dec 1 & 2, 2020
Registration now open!
June
New SafetyNet Co-Directors
Dr. Kim Cullen and Dr. Lorenzo Moro appointed
March
XXII World Congress on Safety & Health at Work
September 19-22, 2021 - Toronto, ON
February
Statutory Review of the Workers Compensation System
2019SRWCS is now officially launched
2019
November
Moving Forward Together: A Pan-Canadian Strategy for Disability and Work
A strategic framework for increasing the sustainable employment of persons with disabilities in Canada
Research on Bullying and Harassment in the NL Workplace
Presentation by Dr. Gerald J. White, November 28, 2019
September
Disability and Work in Canada National Conference 2019
December 4-5, 2019, Ottawa, ON. Registration now open.
OCRC Webinar: Workers' Compensation for Occupational Disease: Medicolegal Challenges
Katherine Lippel - September 27th
May
ACE 2019 Conference
50th Annual Conference - “New Horizons” - St. John’s, NL, August 12-15, 2019.
April
April 28th - National Day of Mourning
Remembering those who have lost their lives, or suffered injury or illness on the job or due to a work-related tragedy
February
Injured Workers' Moral Engagement in the Compensation System
Sociology Speaker Series - Dr. Dana Howse
RSI Awareness Day
Information and resources for International Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Awareness Day
Call for Papers - 2019 ACE Conference
50th Conference of the Association of Canadian Ergonomists
January
New publication
Noise sources and hazardous noise levels on fishing vessels: The case of Newfoundland and Labrador's fleet.
2018
November
Accolades for Dr. Barbara Neis
Vanier Award for University Research Professor
October
Save the Date
50th ACE Conference in St. John's, NL - August 12-15, 2019
Presentation: Research Centres and the Publicly Engaged University
Recent SafetyNet presentation at the People, Place, and Public Engagement Conference (October, 2018)
May
Responding to a need
Memorial announces new Interdisciplinary Masters in OHS program
Be safe and prepared - NAOSH and Emergency Preparedness weeks kick off at Memorial
Office of the Chief Risk Office is celebrating and promoting its programs and initiatives during May with events recognizing NAOSH Week (North American Occupational Safety and Health).
January
Agricultural Health & Safety in NL: Free Workshop
Cancelled - January 30, 2018
2017
December
IFISH5
June 10-13, 2018
September
IFISH5
Call for Session Proposals and Abstracts - CLOSED
July
Canada150 Research Chairs
Memorial University is currently inviting applications for Canada 150 Research Chair nominations - one in Marine and Coastal Occupational Health and Safety
June
Occupational Health Psychology Summer Institute
Join the CN Centre for OHS for their 2017 Summer Institute.
May
Slips, Trips, and Falls International Conference
June 15-16, 2017 | Toronto, ON
April
April 28th Day of Mourning
Remembering work-related tragedy.
March
Gender, Work and Health web portal
Bridging the Gap Between Sex, Gender, Workplace Health and Safety
Systematic Review Workshop
The next Institute for Work & Health Systematic Review Workshop is taking place on May 3-5, 2017 in Toronto.
February
Industrial research chair established at Memorial University to improve safety at sea
Significant investments totalling more than $2.6 million from industry, government and Memorial University will help to improve offshore safety of human and workplace performance while at sea.
Roundtable discussion on workplace bullying- towards a new research agenda
An opportunity to discuss emerging research themes and develop a research agenda on workplace bullying.
Call for Abstracts
Slips, Trips, and Falls International Conference 2017. www.slipstripsfallsTRI.com
January
International Call for Papers and Posters
Safe, Healthy, and Productive Workplaces Conference, June 1-3, 2017, Vancouver, BC
Call for Papers
A call to students of Canadian universities and other institutions with a focus in business, OH&S, finance, engineering and or human resources.
2016
December
Holiday Hours
SafetyNet offices will be closed for the holiday season starting December 23rd reopening Wednesday, January 4th, 2017.
November
Precarious employment impacts health of working women
Ryerson University Report on the health impacts of precarious work on racialized refugee and immigrant women.
Addressing Occupational Violence
New ILO Working paper by Dr. Katherine Lippel
October
Graduate student needed
Empower NL is looking for a graduate student interested in assisting with a program evaluation.
September
IWH Systematic Review Workshops
Systematic Review Workshop, November 28-30, 2016, Toronto
Meta-Analysis Workshop, December 1-2, 2016, Toronto
April
Heroes are Human Event
On May 2, 2016, listen and learn from emergency services, military personnel, and mental health professionals as they share experiences of and knowledge on operational stress injuries.
Gender, Work and Health - Special Events
Please join us for special events with the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health, Thursday, May 5, 2016
PTSD 2016 Conference
July 31 - August 2, 2016
March
CARWH 2016 Conference
October 16-18, 2016 | Toronto
January
Research Assistants Needed
Assistance needed for WorkSafeBC-funded project, "Preventing Occupational Disease: Designing a System that Works"
Women in the trades: work, health and pregnancy
January 15, 2016, 12:30 pm
IIC 3001, Bruneau Centre, Memorial Campus
Conference on Workplace Harassment and Violence: Research, Policy and Practice
May 13, 2016, Memorial University
2015
December
Diesel fumes - how harmful are they?
Link to presentation now available
Happy Holidays
Wishes for health and hapiness this holiday season from all of us at SafetyNet
November
Diesel fumes: how harmful are they?
December 14th, 2015 Presentation by Kevin Hedges Certified Industrial Hygienist
Public Engagement Postdoctoral Fellow in AgriSafety Research and Knowledge Mobilization
SafetyNet introduces Dr. Ewa Dabrowska, our new Public Engagement Postdoctoral Fellow in AgriSafety Research and Knowledge Mobilization
September
Call for Proposals
Healthy and Productive Work Initiative - Phase I
July
Research Opportunity
CIHR Team Grant - Environments and Health: Intersectoral Prevention Research
Phase I - Letter of Intent deadline: October 10, 2015
Call for Abstracts
PREMUS 2016 - Abstract, Symposium & Pre-Conference Workshop Proposals
AgriSafety Postdoctoral Fellowship
Postdoctoral Fellowship - Agricultural Safety Research and Knowledge Mobilization for Newfoundland and Labrador
Closing date for Applications: July 31, 2015
May
OHS Research Funding Opportunity
OHS Futures (Alberta) Research Funding - 2015 Competition
April
Using genetic information in occupational respiratory health
Dr. Zhiwei Gao, Clinical Epidemiologist
March
Work and health: Why are gender and sex important?
SafetyNet presents the CIHR Research Chairs in Gender, Work and Health Speakers' Series
February
Working on the Edge - Dr. Barbara Neis
RSC Lecture, Feb 19, 7:30 pm, The Rocket Room, 272 Water St.
Using interdisciplinary, community-engaged research to identify and help address real world problems in Newfoundland and Labrador.
2014
November
Pain and prejudice: what science can learn about work from the people who do it (webinar)
Participate in the next webinar of the CIHR Team in Gender, Environment and Health