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WorkSafeBC is dedicated to achieving a vision of workers and workplaces safe and secure from injury, illness, and disease. To achieve this vision, WorkSafeBC, together with its partners, must encourage and support the development and use of the best scientific evidence on issues that workers, employers, and the organization itself face in seeking to prevent injury and illness, to return injured workers to health and to work, and to provide fair compensation.
The purpose of this competition is to develop a better understanding of the present state of knowledge on these specific issues:
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Risk factors for amputations and other serious injuries related to safeguarding, de-energization, and lockout in the manufacturing sector in B.C.
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Mechanized harvest systems in tree falling
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Prevention of manganese exposure to workers during welding operations
Principal applicants must be Canadian residents.
Notice of intent deadline: June 1, 2015
Application deadline: July 6, 2015
For further information on our research program, please visit our website.
Contact:
Penny D'Agnone | penny.dagnone@uleth.ca | (403) 382-7198