CROSH Director Dr. Sandra Dorman has been recognized as a 2025 Top Woman in Safety by Canadian Occupational Safety! She is "an outstanding female leader shaping the future of occupational health and safety (OHS)". Full COS profile ⬇️ premium.thesafetymag.com/ca-cos-top-w...

Fantastic news for research at @laurentianu.bsky.social! Dr. Tammy Eger has been re-appointed as Vice-President, Research, with a second five-year term starting on July 1, 2025. Congratulations on your re-appointment, Dr. Eger! laurentian.ca/news/eger-re...

At @laurentianu.bsky.social's Research Week, Melanie Cloutier won Best Presentation in the Faculty of Education and Health at the Graduate Symposium. 👏 Congratulations and very well done, Melanie! 👏 🎉 1/3

🎉 Congratulations to Courtney Lessel on receiving the prestigious Dr. Dan Archambault Research Service Award for her outstanding contributions to research at CROSH and Laurentian U (@laurentianu.bsky.social)! Well done, Courtney! Read the full award announcement ⬇️ laurentian.ca/news/dr-dan-...

Excellent work by all the participants of the Voyageurs’ Innovation Challenge of @laurentianu.bsky.social's Research Week, including CROSH members Dr. Joey-Lynn Wabie and Md Rashed Azad Chowdhury and their respective teams! #research

Learn how wearable tech can fit into a broader risk management program. New article from OHS Canada Magazine on wearable tech in occupational health and safety featuring CROSH Director Dr. Sandra Dorman. Read it today ⬇️ ohscanada.com?p=1003377524 #healthandsafety

Dr. Nancy Lightfoot, CROSH research member, recently spoke with Morning North's Markus Schwabe about her research (and personal experience) with patient and healthcare provider experience with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Check out the full interview! ⬇️ bit.ly/4b7Q9kL

Learn about the link between exposure to McIntyre Powder and an increased incidence of cardiovascular disease in this study by CROSH research members Dr. Andrew Zarnke and Dr. Sandra Dorman and their co-authors. Read the full open access article here ⬇️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

ICYMI, you can watch the recorded keynote address of CROSHCon 2025 for free at crosh.ca/croshcon2025. Presented in an easy-to-understand manner, the talk gives a primer and update on current best HAVS practice and reviews the pathophysiology of HAVS and how the condition is diagnosed and managed.

Check it out! Recent paper on patient and professional experience of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) in Northern Ontario. Authors include CROSH research members Dr. Nancy Lightfoot, Dr. Sherry Mongeau, and Dr. Behdin Nowrouzi‐Kia. Read the full paper here ⬇️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

That's a wrap on CROSHCon 2025. Thank you to our keynote speaker, Dr. Aaron Thompson, our presenters, and everyone who attended! In case you missed any of the presentations, the recordings will be posted to crosh.ca/croshcon2025 soon! #HealthAndSafety #Research #CROSHCon2025

Join OHCOW and OCRC on World Cancer Day, February 4th, for a webinar featuring discussions on how sex influences risk of cancer, research related to occupations such as Fire Fighters and others, and important risk reduction tools! LINK: www.eventbrite.ca/e/world-canc...

New open-access journal article on the usability of virtual reality in working-at-heights safety training. From CROSH members Pranil G C and Dr. Ratvinder Grewal! Read the full article for free at jmids.avestia.com/2024/014.html #HealthAndSafety #SafetyTraining @laurentianu.bsky.social

New publication! Dr. Caroline Dignard and her co-authors present 8 evidence-based recommendations for improving the mental health and wellbeing of Ontario mining workers. Read the full article for free at ⬇️ bit.ly/3VvMTJs #mining #mentalhealth

Free online health & safety conference! Registration is open for CROSHCon 2025: Research for Workers. Health & safety professionals, students, and researchers will all benefit from the talks with their clear, applicable take-home messages. Learn more and register crosh.ca/croshcon2025.

Want to learn about measuring foot-transmitted vibration exposure? Make sure to tune into Dawson O'Hara's talk at CROSHCon 2024: Occupational Illness Awareness. Register for CROSHCon for free at crosh.ca/croshcon2024

Nous vous souhaitons de joyeuses fêtes et une nouvelle année pleine de bonheur, de santé et de sécurité !

Wishing you a safe and joyous holiday season and a happy, healthy new year!

Join us on January 19, 2024 for our online health and safety conference, CROSHCon 2024: Occupational Illness Awareness. Session topics: 1) Vibration and musculoskeletal disorders 2) Heat illness 3) Infectious occupational disease Registration is free, and all are welcome! crosh.ca/croshcon2024

It was a pleasure to host Laurentian University's Gerontology and Exercise class in our Workplace Simulator Lab this morning. We got to discuss how workplace health and safety during working years can influence quality of life during retirement.