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	SafetyNet Brown Bag Lecture Series “In God’s Pocket”: Accidents, Injuries, and Perceptions of Risk Among Newfoundland Fish Harvesters Sandra Brennan, MA (Sociology) Candidate Barb Neis, Marian Binkley April 2, 2008, 1:00 pm—2:00 pm Genesis Boardroom, Inco Innovation Centre, IIC-3001, Memorial University Campus Click here for more information. SafetyNet, NL Centre for Applied Health Research, and the Division of Community Health and Humanities is pleased to sponsor “Improving Occupational Health & Safety Research,” a presentation by Dr. Hester Lipscomb, Associate Professor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Duke University Medical Center. Wednesday, March 19th, 2008, 7:30 pm The Fluvarium. (Wine and Cheese Reception to follow). Click here for more information. Second Workshop for the Atlantic Network for Research in Workplace Health (ANRWH) APRIL 4th (9:30a.m.-4:30p.m.), 2008 UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON, MONCTON, NEW BRUNSWICK Explore opportunities and gaps in workplace health training programs, workplace health with a focus on rural settings, research and knowledge transfer opportunities, and the future direction of ANRWH. Registration is free but limited. Priority in registration will be given to Network members and research partners. Nutrition breaks will be provided. Registration deadline: March 10, 2008. SafetyNet is sponsoring a Knowledge Transfer Workshop for Workers’ Compensation Boards (WCB) and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Government Departments in Atlantic Canada. The workshop , facilitated by Dr. Robert Parent, will be held at Memorial University, St. John’s, NL on April 17 th, 2008 (full-day) . A morning session will follow on April 18 th to discuss ideas for using workshop knowledge to assist in developing a working network between the Atlantic Canadian WCBs. Registration is $75 and includes a text book, lunch and coffee breaks. Click here for more information. To register for this workshop, download registration form in either MS Word or PDF format. Registration deadline: March 10, 2008 January 15, 2008 -The Social Construction of Knowledge in the Occupational Health and Safety Curriculum in Newfoundland High-Schools Sumaiya Baqee, MA (Sociology) Student K. Dupré, N. Power, A. Day, B. Neis February 13, 2008 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Genesis Boardroom, Inco Innovation Centre, IIC-3001 Memorial University Campus “ A Second Wind” is a 22 minute drama about the issues and dilemmas associated with occupational asthma to snow crab. Available on DVD, the drama is designed to promote awareness and discussion about this occupational disease and the challenges it can create for workers, their families and employers in the shellfish processing industry in Eastern Canada. The DVD comes with a facilitator's guide and related resource material. It is designed for use with employers, workers, occupational health experts, policy makers, health practitioners and in postsecondary and high school Occupational Health and Safety courses. Click here for more information November 21, 2007 - Dr. Barbara Neis receives University Research Professor designation Dr. Barbara Neis, Co-Director SafetyNet, recently received University Research Professor designation, Memorial University (Nov. 20, 2007, http://www.mun.ca/marcomm/news/index.php?includefile=showitem.php&id=1807). University Research Professors have acquired a designation above the rank of professor. The title is the most prestigious award the university gives for research, and goes to faculty who have demonstrated a consistently high level of scholarship and whose research is of a truly international stature. The designation carries with it a $4,000 research grant (each year for five years) and a reduced teaching schedule. December 13, 2007 - The role of knowledge transfer in participatory ergonomics: Evaluation of an intervention at a poultry processing plant David Antle, MSc (Kin) Candidate December 13, 2007 Noon – 1:00 pm Genesis Boardroom, Inco Innovation Centre, IIC-3001 Memorial University Campus Deadline: December 15, 2007 - Graduate Assistantship - Occupational Health and Safety in Aquaculture Deadline: November 15, 2007 - Sociology Students - "Interested in Campus Safety?" - Honours Essay/ Masters Research Paper Award November 9, 2007 - "Occupational Disease…What’s New?" The Atlantic Provinces Section of the AIHA (American Industrial Hygiene Association) is pleased to announce its upcoming Workshop entitled "Occupational Disease….What’s New?" July 2007 - Postdoctoral Fellowship in Workplace Health and Safety SafetyNet (www.safetynet.mun.ca) is seeking a postdoctoral fellow with training related to Workplace Health & Safety (WHS). Interested applicants should submit a current CV, a one-page statement of research plans and contact information for 3 referees to Amanda Butt, Program Coordinator, SafetyNet at the address indicated below. Deadline for applications: September 15, 2007 Address: IIC-3046, Inco Innovation Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland, PO Box 4200, (Courier Address: 230 Elizabeth Avenue), St. John’s NL, A1C 5S7 Telephone: 709 737 7248 / Toll Free: 1 866 6 SAFETY Fax: 709 737 7257 Email: safetynet@mun.ca SafetyNet Website: www.safetynet.mun.ca Funding for this position has been provided by CIHR through its Interdisciplinary Capacity Enhancement program. More details Patrick F. Green receives the Cossitt Award Patrick F. Green, Mechanical Engineering Student, graduating in May 2007. He was on Work Term 5 in the Engineering undergraduate program during the semester, Jan-April 2006. The title of the work report, which was the main basis of the award is "Experimental Crab Station Revamp Project" which describes the re-design of parts of an instrumented crab butchering station, which was used at the crab plant to record forces experienced by a worker on his or her hands while butchering crab. This award is chosen by the Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland & Labrador (PEG-NL) based on a nomination from the student's supervisor. Available to Work Term 5 and 6 students, it has a monetary value of $250. December 2006 - ANPR Conference March 2006 - RURAL Centre Fellowships: Call for Applications SafetyNet appoints Dr. Scott Mackinnon as the new Research Chair in Workplace Health and Safety SafetyNet joins two new collaborative research projects March 2004 SafetyNet is pleased to announce its involvement in a new collaborative project with the Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre, Dalhousie University, on reconfiguring physical and social environments to improve health in Atlantic Canada. The $2.4 million four year project, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), will bring together researchers from the University of New Brunswick (UNB), the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), Dalhousie University, and Memorial University (MUN). The project will concentrate on research infrastructure development via the formation of an Atlantic Network for Prevention Research. The Network will focus on three environments: schools, communities, and workplaces. With co-investigators from across Canada, the project will mobilize the health research resources from the four Atlantic provinces, and will be the basis for incorporating illness and injury prevention into existing health systems in Atlantic Canada. Further information on this project can be found at http://www.ahprc.dal.ca/CRD.pdf Second collaborative research project on rural health SafetyNet will also be involved in a six-year, CIHR-sponsored, research program entitled The Changing Physical and Social Landscape in Atlantic Rural Canada: A Centre Targeting Implications for Health through Research Enhancement, Trans-disciplinary Exchange and Informed Policy Implementation. The initiative will focus on building a research network devoted to rural health issues via the establishment of a new research centre based in the Atlantic Region. The SafetyNet team will focus on the workplace health and safety components of the Centre’s activities. The role of the Centre will be to address priority research themes in rural health; to develop methodologies; and to promote knowledge translation. The Centre will support new rural health research in the three domains: Health Outcomes: life expectancy, morbidity, indicators of well-being, and social measures Rural Physical and Social/Environmental Contextual Factors: mainly climate change, ecological degradation, technological factors, societal transition, and resource reliant industries Spatial or Population Level Factors (e.g. global, Atlantic region, community, and individual). In terms of methodology, the Centre will to try to increase the availability of large datasets taken from numerous areas, such as health, geography, social science and environment, among others, and will link them. The goals are to link administrative datasets in order to enhance existing capabilities in geographic information science and to promote new approaches to research into rural occupational and environmental health. The dissemination of information will be accomplished by researching the uptake of innovation in health care by policymakers and rural health care providers; by organizing regular health summits for researchers and research users; by establishing the Atlantic Rural Health Summer School, a week-long intensive learning opportunity for rural health practitioners; and by establishing an ISBN-registered website that will allow readers to download the Centre’s technical reports and other Centre information. The project will be undertaken by Principal Investigator Judith Guernsey from Dalhousie University, as well as an investigative team comprised of researchers from Memorial University, Saint Mary’s University, Nova Scotia Community College, Mount Allison University, UNB, and UPEI. Other news articles: SafetyNet Researcher recognized for Excellence in Nursing Research, June 2003 New collaboration on workplace health and safety funded by CIHR, April 2003 [ Top ]