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Workplace Research Unit (WRU) Projects: 1 | 2a | 2b | 2c | 2d | 2e | 3

2e:  Seafood Processing Occupational Health and Safety Website

Project Leaders: Barbara Neis & Stephen Bornstein -SafetyNet, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Team Members :
▪ Julie Matthews - SafetyNet, Memorial University of Newfoundland
▪ Lise Horth-Susin - Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), Nova Scotia
▪ André Cartier - Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal
▪ Jules Turcot - Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail ( CSST)

Coordinator: Ryan Norman - SafetyNet, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Funders:

• Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Population and Public Health

Collaborators:

• Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Applied Health Research (NLCAHR)
• Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST) du Québec
• Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador (WHSCC-NL)

Objectives:  

- Develop a website on issues related to Occupational Asthma and Allergy (OAA) and Workplace Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) in shellfish processing in Eastern Canada. This site will give health care professionals, workers and employers access to detailed information and tools related to the risks, prevention and diagnosis of shellfish OAA and CTDs in shellfish processing plants.

Progress to date (as of July 1 st, 2006)

 - Final revisions to the Shellfish Processing OHS website OAA component underway, proposal to fund work-related musculoskeletal disorders portion under development.