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2009-2012 Work Plan Number	GPA 4.22e Formerly AA6:KTBP1
GPA Objective	Objective 4: To provide and communicate evidence for action and practice
CC or NGO Name	Great Lakes Center for Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health
Project title	Recruiting young scientists and engineers to occupational hygiene
Keywords	outreach, recruitment, occupational hygiene
Project leader Email address	Steven E. Lacey, PhD [e-mail]
Partners (of the CC Network)	University of the Witwatersrand (proposed) University of Cape Town (proposed)
Other partners	AIHA Student Activities Working Group (SAWG) Southern African Institute for Occupational Hygienists (SAIOH) Association of Societies for Occupational Safety & Health (ASOSH)
Funding	AIHA Student Activities Working Group
Objective of the project	Knowledge transfer to young scientists and engineers of occupational hygiene as a career option
Project outcome(s) and deadline(s) for completion of the project	To share the outreach framework with two CCs (2006) To expand the AIHA SAWG current efforts to an international level (2007) To establish a functional occupational hygiene career outreach program at the national level in additional countries (2008) To establish an active network of individuals interested in promoting occupational hygiene as a career option to young scientists and engineers (2009)
Target group and/or beneficiaries	Undergraduate and graduate scientists and engineers; the field of occupational hygiene at large.
Summary of the project	In 2003, the AIHA Engineering Committee initiated an outreach program to attract young engineers to the field of occupational hygiene. This evolved into the development of the AIHA Student Activities Working Group, dedicated to attracting and retaining young scientists and engineers to the field of occupational hygiene. This project seeks to expand these efforts on a global level to ensure an adequate supply of occupational hygiene professionals for all nations. Current efforts will provide the basic framework to be adapted and evolve to suit others. This project will facilitate communication and networking among like-minded individuals that recognize the importance of training new hygienists.
Dissemination	Project outcomes will be reported on participating CC websites and in AIHA printed materials.
Impact (global or regional)	Global
PROGRESS ON PROJECT	While these efforts have been continuing in the US, it has been difficult to expand to the international level. Our initial attempt at seeking collaborators was challenging, but an attempt to re-initiate this effort is planned for early 2008. In addition, Dr. Lacey has developed several new international relationships that may serve as a mechanism to accomplish our goals. A recent outcome includes the initial steps to develop inaugural student-related activities at the ICOH 2009 conference. It is anticipated these activities and further networking at this conference will facilitate the expansion of our outreach efforts.
List of outcomes already achieved by this project	As above
List of additional outcomes expected from this project by 2012

2009-2012 Work Plan Number	GPA4.22f Formerly AA6:WBD6
GPA Objective	Objective 4: To provide and communicate evidence for action and practice
CC or NGO Name	Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
Project title	OSH Answers Service
Keywords	Workplace, health and safety, occupational
Project leader Email address	P.K. Abeytunga, MSc, PhD. [e-mail]
Partners (of the CC Network)	WHO Network of Collaborating Centres, University of Nottingham, UK (Stavroula Leka [e-mail])
Other partners	None
Funding	CCOHS
Objective of the project	The primary objective of OSH Answers Service is to provide a worldwide web based information service with information in a form suitable for all workplace participants to be able to understand, identify and know how to make positive changes or solve workplace health and safety concerns. OSH Answers is a collection of documents written by CCOHS staff in an easy-to-read, question-and-answer style. As of 1 October 2007, there are 670 documents containing about 6000 questions and answers. These are available in both English and French, and are accessible free-of-charge on the CCOHS web site and through the Occupational Health website.
Project outcome(s) and deadline(s) for completion of the project	The use of this free question-and-answer service continues to increase yearly, serving 2.4 million in 2006, and the documents were visited more than 6.5 million times in 2006. Reach has extended to the world with almost 145 countries accessing our information. The OSH Answers and Réponses SST (French version) documents also provide additional outreach to the public. For example, many inquirers have asked to reproduce these documents for education and training use in schools, workplaces and for newsletters, magazine articles, text books, and even for redistribution in offices of health care providers. OSH Answers is an ongoing project, with updates and new documents added regularly.
Target group and/or beneficiaries	Workers (and their families), managers, practitioners, others active in Occupational Health & Safety.
Summary of the project	OSH Answers, and the full French counterpart, Réponses SST, allow instant access to reliable and relevant health and safety information 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The topics on which questions and answers are available through this service are priority concerns of most people. In addition to the selected documents available in Spanish via Respuestas OSH, those relevant to Brazil are currently being translated into Portuguese by SESI- Industrial Social Service National Department, Brasilia
Dissemination	http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/
Impact (global or regional)	Global
PROGRESS ON PROJECT	OSH Answers is an ongoing project. We continually add new documents and update existing records with 85 documents being new, revised, or verified since October 2006. Priorities for new topics are identified through needs analysis, requests via our national Inquiries Service, and by monitoring for emerging topics and issues on a national and global scale. There are currently 670 documents in the collection. CCOHS invites other CCs to help expand this service and to undertake translation into relevant languages, as well as to add specific information not yet featuri§ng on the site, but which is of particular relevance to your country.
List of outcomes already achieved by this project	As above
List of additional outcomes expected from this project by 2012

2009-2012 Work Plan Number	GPA4.22g New Project
CONTRIBUTING PROJECT Title Work plan project number	Study and recommendation tool on mental health risks and disorders at the workplace
GPA Objective and Action	GPA Objective 4 : To provide and communicate evidence for action and practice
Priority Initiative	4.2 Further develop the global research agenda for workers’ health
Responsible CC or NGO Name	Institute of Management IFU, School of Business, Switzerland
Project leader	Dr Volker Schulte [e-mail] Prof. Dr Eberhard Ulich, Institute for Occupational Research IAFOB [e-mail]
Network partners	Dr Stavroula Leka, UK, [e-mail]
WHO Regions involved in this CONTRIBUTING project	Europe
Country ministries involved in this CONTRIBUTING project	Health Promotion Switzerland, Luca Weber, [e-mail]
External partners for this CONTRIBUTING project
Summary of the project	IAFOB and IFU jointly work on an analysis and a survey of the current situation of psycho social disorders at the workplace in Switzerland by using existing but not published data. The study will show evidence about the fact that illness-related absence causes not only organizational problems for companies but also considerable costs. Data will then compared with other data from Europe and partly overseas. Results from the European Work Conditions Survey (Eurofound 2007) will be also taken into consideration. Based on the results the study will recommend political and legal modifications in the occupational framework for Switzerland and in an international context.
Target group and/or beneficiaries	Employees in general
Events-opportunities for furthering the project	International congress on workplace health promotion in October 2010 in Switzerland
Expected results of this project by 2012 (outcomes)	New data about psycho social disorders in Switzerland
Indicators of achievement (impact)	New evidence base for political action
Major Milestones (list up to three dates and milestones)	Pre-study/process development 2/09 Start of the core study in 8/09 Finalization 08/10
Public health impact	Occupational health guidance for politicians
Funding source(s)	Health Promotion Switzerland
Dissemination	Health ministries
List of outcomes already achieved by this project
List of additional outcomes expected from this project by 2012

2009-2012 Work Plan Number	4.22h New Project
CONTRIBUTING PROJECT Title Work plan project number	Psychosocial stress in the workplace with regard to burnout and gender
GPA Objective and Action	Objective 2; Action 2.11
Priority Initiative
Responsible CC or NGO Name	Institute of Occupational and Maritime Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
Project leader	Ralf Wegner Mail: [e-mail]
Network partners	University of Nottingham, Institute of Work, Health and Organisations
WHO Regions involved in this CONTRIBUTING project	Europe
Country ministries involved in this CONTRIBUTING project	Ministry of Health, Germany
External partners for this CONTRIBUTING project	Institute of Work, Health and Organisation University of Nottingham
Summary of the project	Psychosocial stress in the workplace increasingly causes mental disorders like burnout. Some of the presumed predictors are long working hours, parenting, especially for full-time working female employees, and conflicts with colleagues and/or superiors. Practical measures including intervention strategies for the prevention of disorders and the recommendations of therapies should be developed on the basis of existing and newly collected data on family status, working conditions, burnout status (Maslach-Burnout-Inventory) and data including medical, physiological and biochemical analyses of 100 volunteers during working and leisure time.
Target group and/or beneficiaries	Workers with psychosocial stress at work
Events-opportunities for furthering the project	Development of a WHO questionnaire to evaluate the psychosocial stress and strain including burnout phenomena by occupational and familial factors. Organizing workshops on this issue. Collaborating with clinical physicians/clinics concerning adequate therapy.
Expected results of this project by 2012 (outcomes)	Description of the most important stress factors and evaluation of preventive strategies, such as better separation between work and leisure time, flexibilization of working time and/or organization of better childcare in companies, development of therapy recommendations in occupational medicine
Indicator of achievement (impact)	Evidence-based recommendations for the prevention and treatment of burnout
Major Milestones (list up to three dates and milestones	Analysis of existing data by 2009 Development of a WHO questionnaire by 2010 Worldwide survey in 2011 Analysis and publication of the data and recommendations in 2012
Public health impact	Global
Funding source(s)	No funds
Disseminations	Results and recommendations to be published in workshops and international journals
List of outcomes already achieved by this project	Inadequate communication and leadership problems contribute most to an increased likelihood of burnout. An increasing risk of burnout in senior clinical staff represents another compounding influence of modern health policies (Wegner et al: stress and strain for hospital physicians, results of a current survey. ASU 44:389-99)
List of additional outcomes expected from this project by 2012	Further results of studies will be published in international journals.

2009-2012 Work Plan Number (to be assigned by WHO)	4.22i
PROJECT Title	Modernet, a network for development of new techniques for discovering trends in occupational and work-related diseases and tracing new and emerging risks
GPA Objective (e.g. GPA5) and GPA Action (e.g Action 28)	GPA Objective 4: To Provide and Communicate Evidence for Action and Practice. GPA Action 4.22
Priority Number (e.g. 5.3) and Area (if applicable) e.g Agriculture	Strategies and tools need to be elaborated, with the involvement of all stakeholders, for improving communication and raising awareness about workers’ health. They should target workers, employers and their organizations, policy-makers, the general public, and the media. Knowledge of health practitioners about the link between health and work and the opportunities to solve health problems through workplace interventions should be improved.
This project also contributes to other GPA Priorities (List them, if applicable).
Responsible CC or NGO Name	Netherlands Center for Occupational Diseases/Coronel Institute of Occupational Health Academic Medical Centre / University of Amsterdam [On behalf of the European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research – COST]
Project leader(s) (contact name and email address)	Dr. Dick SPREEUWERS [e-mail]
Network partners (CC name, country, email)	Dr. Timo KAUPPINEN,Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH), Finland: (FI) [e-mail] Netherlands Center for Occupational Diseases/Coronel Institute on Occupational Health, AMC/ University of Amsterdam, Netherlands (NL) [e-mail] Prof. Pavel URBAN,Department of Occupational Health/ National Institute of Public Health (CZ) [e-mail] Dr. Axel WANNAG,Labour Inspectorate Authority, Norway (NO) [e-mail]
WHO Regions involved in this project (contact name and email)	EURO
Country ministries involved in this project (contact name and email)
External partners for this project (contact name, organization and email)	Prof. Raymond Agius MD, DM, University of Manchester, UK. [e-mail] Dr. Claudio Colosio MD PhD, University of Milan, Italy. [e-mail] Dr. Vincent Bonneterre MD PhD, University of Grenoble, France. [e-mail] Prof. Thomas BRUENING, Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance – Institute of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (IPA) (DE) [e-mail] Prof. Petar BULAT,University of Belgrade, Institute of Occupational Health of Belgrade Serbia (RS) [e-mail] Prof. Pierluigi COCCO,Department of Public Health, Occupational Health Section, University of Cagliari Asse Didattico – Policlinico Universitario (Italy) [e-mail](IT)[e-mail] Dr. Louise HUSSEY,Occupational and Environmental Health Research Group Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences University of Manchester (UK) [e-mail] Prof. Jadranka MUSTAJBEGOVIC,University of Zagreb, School of Medicine Andrija Stampar School of Public Health, Croatia (HR) [e-mail] Dr. Dirk PALLAPIES,BGFA/IPA Institute of Prevention and Occupational Medicine/German Social Accident Insurance/Institute of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany (DE) [e-mail] Prof. Malcolm SIM,Monash Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, Australia (AU) [e-mail]
Summary of the project (max 100 words)	The main objective of the Action is to establish and maintain a European network of closely linked collaborating centres for exchange of information on developing new techniques for discovering trends; developing new techniques for tracing new and emerging Occupational Health risks; using new techniques for dissemination and discussion; new methods for rapid conversion into policy and practice to enhance prevention. The ultimate goal of this Action is to improve the prevention of occupational diseases and work-related ill health. 1. New and smarter techniques for early detection of trends of Occupational Diseases. 2. Early detection of new OH risks and early search for less risky substances, technologies or working practices. 3. Rapid exchange of research knowledge with the use of (new) internet techniques such as social media. 4. Appropriate preventive action.
Target group and/or beneficiaries	Occupational physicians, scientific researchers, specialists in the compensating bodies (insurance agencies etc.). National and local government agencies, advisory bodies, risk assessors OH institutes, Employees.
Major Milestones (list up to three dates and milestones)	The Kick-Off meeting will be at the Modernet meeting in Milan in September 2010. This meeting and the installation of the Working Groups will be prepared by the Board of the network. The first milestone will be the creation of the Action website and the protected online electronic project activity organiser (portal) in the first year of the Action Activities in WGs will commence after the launch of the Modernet Cost Action and continue until the end of the Action. Two board meetings will be held every year. Besides the official board meetings informal contact between the board members will take place frequently by email, phone or mutual visits. The Action’s report will be produced annually in accordance with the COST guidelines. Major scientific events will be realised in 2011 (joint conference of Modernet Cost Action and ICOH Scientific Committee on Occupational Medicine in Amsterdam on tracing new occupational health risks) and in 2013/2014: final scientific conference to present the results of the COST Action
Dissemination plan	Dissemination of the results of the project will be achieved by means of several passive and active methods. It will be carried out for the whole duration of the project, either through specifically targeted activities or in the frame of the scientific activities that all the applicants are carrying out at national and international level. The network will experiment with rapid exchange of research knowledge and collaboration in research projects with the use of (new) internet techniques such as social media. Furthermore, the aim is to stimulate identification, assessment and promotion of appropriate preventive action and methods for rapid conversion into local, national and international policy and practice.
Funding source(s)	The following COST countries have actively participated in the preparation of the Action or otherwise indicated their interest: United Kingdom (UK), The Netherlands (NL), France (FR), Italy (IT), Finland (FI), Czech Republic (CZ), Germany (DE), Norway (NO), Serbia (RS) and Croatia (HR). The UK, the Netherlands, France, Finland and Italy will participate with five researchers per country, the other participants with at least two researchers. In total at least 35 researchers will participate in the program.
List of outcomes already achieved by this project	N/A
List of additional outcomes expected from this project by 2012	Ref Milestones
List of additional outcomes expected by 2016	Ref Milestones

2009-2012 Work Plan Number	4.22j New Project
CONTRIBUTING PROJECT Title	Development of a Compendium for the application of ergonomic design criteria and testing the usability of products
GPA Objective and Action	GPA Objective 4: To Provide and Communicate Evidence for Action and Practice. GPA Action 4.22
Responsible CC or NGO Name	Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Germany, (WHO-CC for Occupational Health)
Project leader	Dr. Armin Windel, Dipl.-Ing. Tobias Bleyer [e-mail]
Network partners
WHO Regions involved in this CONTRIBUTING project	EURO
Country ministries involved in this CONTRIBUTING project
External partners for this CONTRIBUTING project
Summary of the project	The compendium shall comprise processes for practical testing the usability of products for their intended use. Based on the principles of ergonomics, the most important terms and definitions of ergonomics and usability testing will be defined. The central element of the usability test is represented by the so-called “context of use”. Based on this, the relevant aspects of usability for the intended use are systematically put into concrete terms for testing and evaluating product requirements. Based on experience derived from the research in the BAuA laboratories usability testing will be divided into the five main categories: visual displays, operating and regulating elements, handles and grip surfaces, motion procedures and body positions and design of dialogs. This seems to be a practical approach to efficiently determine product requirements of ergonomics and usability for the intended use.
Target group and/or beneficiaries
Events-opportunities for furthering the project
Expected results of this project by 2012 (outcomes)	The compendium shall be a practical approach to efficiently determine product requirements of ergonomics and usability for the intended use. The aim of the project is to develop a test scheme for testing the usability of different kinds of products. One of the objectives is to achieve the best possible efficient, targeted and universal process meeting all demands made on a validated test statement, and fulfilling international requirements on a documented product test method. For that reason, the documentation of the test methods shall be prepared in form of a documented working instruction for test personnel with practical experience. The annex of the compendium should contain corresponding practical examples for generally used technical equipment.
Indicators of achievement (impact)
Major Milestones (list up to three dates and milestones)	The compendium should be developed until mid of 2011.
Public health impact
Funding source(s)	BAuA
Dissemination	The results shall be the basis for the development of new ISO and CEN activities.

2009-2012 Work Plan Number	4.22k (New Project)
PROJECT Title	Sustainability and risk management for occupational safety – part 1: integrated risk management
GPA Objective and GPA Action	GPA 4
Priority Number and Area (if applicable) e.g Agriculture	4.2
This project also contributes to other GPA Priorities	GPA4, priority 4.1 GPA5, priority 5.3
Responsible CC or NGO Name	IEA Sub-committee « Sustainability and risk management » (Directed by S. Nadeau and B. Ateme-Nguema, Canada) of the “Human Factors and Sustainable Development » technical committee of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) directed by K.J. Zink (U. de Kaiserslautern - Germany) et C.G. Drury (U. Buffalo – USA): www.iea.cc
Project leader(s) (contact name and email address)	Sylvie Nadeau, Eng., Ph.D. (ÉTS), Équipe de recherche en sécurité du travail (ÉREST) J. Arteau, B. Ateme-Nguema (Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamnigue-UQAT), K. Maghni (U. de Montréal) École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) 1100 Notre-Dame West Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3C 1K3 http://www.etsmtl.ca/zone2/recherche/labo/erest/ [e-mail]
Network partners (CC name, country, email)	I. Nastasia (IRSST)
WHO Regions involved in this project (contact name and email)	Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)-Canada Expertise: occupational injury prevention and risk assessment Objectives: S03-S013 EURO –Germany and France
Country ministries involved in this project (contact name and email)	Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail du Québec (CSST) Développement économique, innovation et exportation (MDEIE)
External partners for this project (contact name, organization and email)	K. Maghni (Hôpital Sacré-Cœur de Montréal-HSC), C. Baciu (U. Gh. Asachi Iasi-Romania), R. Bruder, K. Schaub (TU Darmstatd-Germany), D. Imbeau, N. DeMarcellis-Warin (École Polytechnique de Montréal), K. Zaras, B. Ateme-Nguema, A. Gbodossou (UQAT), L. Desmarais (U. Sherbrooke), J.P. Kenné (ÉTS). CSST, RRSSTQ, Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ), Bombardier, Mouvement Desjardins, Sous-traitance Industrielle Québec (STIQ), Pratt & Whitney Canada
Summary of the project (max 100 words)	In this project we develop new design tools to reduce operational risks and occupational health and safety risks simultaneously. The applications are equipment lockouts/tagouts with production imperatives, evaluating the performance of suppliers in the manufacturing industry, integrating risks posed by lift trucks in the design of cell/flexible manufacturing, integrating OHS risks with the management of industrial projects, integrating questions surrounding the rate of return from mineral extraction and syndrome risks posed by toxic organic dusts.
Target group and/or beneficiaries	moving industry, erection of steel structures, upgrading of urban infrastructure, mining industry, forest industry, manufacturing industry.
Major Milestones (list up to three dates and milestones)	April 2011 Integrate lift truck risks in a forestry cell manufacturing operation using neural networks Jan 2012 Integrate lockout/tagout into capacity planning using passive redundancy April 2012 Validate the concept of risk factor concentration and its usefulness with analytical hierarchy process multicriteria model in a gold open mine project.
Dissemination plan	WHO publications Scientific journals the top journals in ergonomics and human factors; Ergonomics; Human Factors; Applied Ergonomics; Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. related journals with a relatively high impact factor; International Journal of Production Economics; basic journals with a relatively high impact factor International Journal of Project Management; Scientific conferences IEA; Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft; Nordic ergonomics society (NES); Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting; RRSSTQ; Association québécoise pour l’hygiène, la santé et la sécurité du Association Francophone de Management de Projet. Practice communities : journals and conferences Travail et santé; ÉREST-RRSSTQ conferences (ÉREST is in charge of a community of practice of 350 members); MBA-managers (UQAT) conferences.
Funding source(s)	RRSSTQ, Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ), Fonds de recherche sur la société et la culture (FQRSC), Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies (FQRNT), IRSST, Développement économique, innovation et exportation (MDEIE), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Canada Foundation for Innovation (FCI), U. du Québec, UQAT, ÉTS, CSST, Parmalat, Pratt & Whitney Canada
List of outcomes already achieved by this project	We have already developed: Integrated risk management model prototype adapted to organizations in which autonomous and polyvalent work is predominant; Analytical tool integrating commercial efficiency and OHS diligence parameters for autonomous and polyvalent work; Analytical tool integrating equipment logout-tagout with production planning;
List of additional outcomes expected from this project by 2012	An improved version of the integrated risk management model prototype (see #1 above) Based on this improved prototype, integrated risk management models customized for use in industrial project management, supplier performance audits, design of flexible manufacturing systems, management of respiratory health in gold mines, management of air quality in hospitals, engineered nanoparticles, and continuous improvement activities An improved version of the analytical tool referred to in #2 of above section An improved version of the analytical tool referred to in #3 of above section
List of additional outcomes expected by 2016

2009-2012 Work Plan Number	4.22L (New Project)
PROJECT Title	Sustainability and risk management for occupational safety – part 2 Safety design of equipment and workstation
GPA Objective and GPA Action (e.g Action 28)	GPA 4
Priority Number (e.g. 5.3-1) and Area (if applicable) e.g Agriculture	4.2
This project also contributes to other GPA Priorities	GPA4, priority 4.1 GPA5, priority 5.3
Responsible CC or NGO Name	IEA Sub-committee « Sustainability and risk management » (Directed by S. Nadeau and B. Ateme-Nguema, Canada) of the “Human Factors and Sustainable Development » technical committee of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) directed by K.J. Zink (U. de Kaiserslautern - Germany) et C.G. Drury (U. Buffalo – USA): www.iea.cc
Project leader(s) (contact name and email address)	Ahn Dung Ngô, Eng., Ph.D. (ÉTS) S. Nadeau, H.A. Bouzid, F. Laville, P. Le-Huy, C. Belleau École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) 1100 Notre-Dame West Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3C 1K3 http://www.etsmtl.ca/zone2/recherche/labo/erest/ [e-mail]
Network partners (CC name, country, email)	L. Giraud (IRSST), H. Nélisse (IRSST), F. Sgard (IRSST)
WHO Regions involved in this project (contact name and email)	Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)-Canada Expertise: occupational injury prevention and risk assessment Objectives: S03-S013 EURO –Germany and France
Country ministries involved in this project (contact name and email)	Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail du Québec (CSST)
External partners for this project (contact name, organization and email)	CSST, RRSSTQ, Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ), Aluminerie Lauralco, Bombardier, General Electric (GE), Hydro Québec, Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité (INRS) (France), Laboratoire de mécanique et d’acoustique (France), École Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers (ENSAM) (France), Centre techniques des Industries Mécaniques (CETIM) (France), École Nationale d’ingénieurs de Saint-Étienne (ENISE) (France)
Summary of the project (max 100 words)	In this project, our focus is on evaluating and improving the safety of new control systems for industrial machinery in order to prevent injuries caused by activating, loading and maintaining dangerous machinery. This will be achieved by adding material and software redundancy, developing new protecting approaches based on the technologies of vision, control and command used in aeronautics and aerospace, reducing at source noise from these machines (folding presses, felling devices in forestry, nailers and bostitchers), developing a non-linear elastic model to better understand herniated disc mechanism in the L5/S1 region.
Target group and/or beneficiaries	moving industry, erection of steel structures, upgrading of urban infrastructure, mining industry, forest industry, manufacturing industry, aeronautic industry.
Major Milestones (list up to three dates and milestones)	April 2011 Develop an analytical model to calculate intervertebral disc stress using pressure vessel and composite material theories. Jan 2012 Improve the flexible protective system developed for press-brake using vision April 2012 Quantitative risk analysis of a compression moulding press and garbage trucks
Dissemination plan	WHO publications Scientific journals the top journals in ergonomics and human factors; Ergonomics; Human Factors; Applied Ergonomics; Journal of Sound and Vibration; Applied Acoustics; Journal of the Acoustical Society of America; Acoustique Canadienne; Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. Scientific conferences IEA; Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft; Nordic ergonomics society (NES); Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting; RRSSTQ; Association québécoise pour l’hygiène, la santé et la sécurité du American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)-PVP; Practice communities : journals and conferences Travail et santé; ÉREST-RRSSTQ conferences (ÉREST is in charge of a community of practice of 350 members); MBA-managers (UQAT) conferences.
Funding source(s)	RRSSTQ, Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ), Fonds de recherche sur la société et la culture (FQRSC), Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies (FQRNT), IRSST, U. du Québec, ÉTS, CSST, Denis Cimaf, Forintek, Développement Effenco, Institut national optique
List of outcomes already achieved by this project	We have already developed : A non-linear and elastic model using the pressure vessel theory to explain the herniated disc mechanism; A flexible protective device for press-brake based on vision technology; A noise source identification tool for mechanical systems generating periodic impacts.
List of additional outcomes expected from this project by 2012	An improved non-linear and elastic model using the pressure vessel and composite materials theories to explain the herniated disc mechanism (see #1 in above section) A reliability assessment tool for the flexible protective device at #2 in above section A flexible protective device for cranes, garbage truck, press for compression molding Evaluation and safety improvement techniques for new control systems for forest machinery; Noise reduction interventions for folding presses, felling devices in forestry, nailers and bostitchers;
List of additional outcomes expected by 2016

2009-2012 Work Plan Number	4.22N (New Project)
PROJECT Title	Sustainability and risk management for occupational safety – part 4 design of protective equipment
GPA Objective and GPA Action (e.g Action 28)	GPA 4
Priority Number (e.g. 5.3-1) and Area (if applicable)	4.2
This project also contributes to other GPA Priorities	GPA4, priority 4.1 GPA5, priority 5.3
Responsible CC or NGO Name	IEA … Sub-committee « Sustainability and risk management » (Directed by S. Nadeau and B. Ateme-Nguema, Canada) of the “Human Factors and Sustainable Development » technical committee of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) directed by K.J. Zink (U. de Kaiserslautern - Germany) et C.G. Drury (U. Buffalo – USA): www.iea.cc
Project leader(s) (contact name and email address)	Frédéric Laville, Eng., Ph.D. (ÉTS) J. Arteau, J. Voix, S. Nadeau, Y. Petit École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) 1100 Notre-Dame West Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3C 1K3 http://www.etsmtl.ca/zone2/recherche/labo/erest/ [e-mail]
Network partners (CC name, country, email)	IRSST (CC under designation) H. Nélisse (IRSST), F. Sgard (IRSST), MA Hamdy (UTC), T. Vu Khanh, J. Lara (IRSST), C. Larivière (IRSST)
WHO Regions involved in this project (contact name and email)	Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)-Canada Expertise: occupational injury prevention and risk assessment Objectives: S03-S013 EURO –Germany and France
Country ministries involved in this project (contact name and email)	Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail du Québec (CSST)
External partners for this project (contact name, organization and email)	CSST, RRSSTQ, Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ), Aluminerie Lauralco, Bombardier, Sonomax, Jelco-Alubox, General Electric (GE), Hydro Québec, Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité (INRS) (France), Laboratoire de mécanique et d’acoustique (France), École Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers (ENSAM) (France), École Nationale d’ingénieurs de Saint-Étienne (ENISE) (France)
Summary of the project (max 100 words)	In this project, we pursue the technical improvements of various personal protective equipment (mainly anti-fall systems and auditory protection) and develop multi-criteria approaches for their evaluation and selection.
Target group and/or beneficiaries	erection of steel structures, upgrading of urban infrastructure, mining industry, forest industry, manufacturing industry, aeronautic industry.
Major Milestones (list up to three dates and milestones)	Jan 2012 Develop a subjective quantification of speech hearing through hearing protection device model April 2012 Analytical model of the acoustic transmission through hearing protection device, auditory canal, head and upper body
Dissemination plan	WHO publications Scientific journals the top journals in ergonomics and human factors; Ergonomics; Human Factors; Applied Ergonomics; Journal of Sound and Vibration; Applied Acoustics; Journal of the Acoustical Society of America; Acoustique Canadienne; Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. related journals with a relatively high impact factor; Journal of Advances in Signal Processing. Scientific conferences IEA; Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft; Nordic ergonomics society (NES); Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting; RRSSTQ; Association québécoise pour l’hygiène, la santé et la sécurité du travail (AQHSST); IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems; American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)-PVP; ICONE-16; Practice communities : journals and conferences Travail et santé; ÉREST-RRSSTQ conferences (ÉREST is in charge of a community of practice of 350 members); MBA-managers (UQAT) conferences.
Funding source(s)	RRSSTQ, Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec (FRSQ), Fonds de recherche sur la société et la culture (FQRSC), Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies (FQRNT), IRSST, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Canada Foundation for Innovation (FCI), U. du Québec, Centre de cooperation interuniversitaire franco-québécoise (CCIFQ), ÉTS, CSST, Sonomax, Stein-Monast avocats, DGLT avocats, Cirque du Soleil
List of outcomes already achieved by this project	We have already developed : A method to assess glove stiffness based on biomechanical criteria A method to assess glove adherence based on biomechanical criteria A decision tool for selecting individual protection devices An active and customised individual hearing protection device A speech threshold rule for de-noising in industrial settings; A decision tool for selecting fall protection devices for structural steel construction workers and pruners.
List of additional outcomes expected from this project by 2012	Task compatibility study for fall protection devices; Measurement technique and tools for hearing protection device performance and improvement (attenuation, speech detection and intelligibility, comfort, occlusion, biomechanical criteria).
List of additional outcomes expected by 2016