Submissions from 2024
Assessing the multidimensional comfort of earplugs in virtual industrial noise environments, Olivier Valentin, Said Ezzaf, Philippe-Aubert Gauthier, Djamal Berbiche, Alessia Negrini, Olivier Doutres, Franck Sgard, and Alain Berry
The influence of transfer distance and pace of work on foot positioning strategies and low back loading in a manual material handling task, Jasmin Vallée Marcotte, Xavier Robert-Lachaine, Antoine Muller, Denys Denis, Hakim Mecheri, André Plamondon, and Philippe Corbeil
Derivative method to detect sleep and awake states through heart rate variability analysis using machine learning algorithms, Fabrice Vaussenat, Abhiroop Bhattacharya, Philippe Boudreau, Diane B. Boivin, Ghyslain Gagnon, and Sylvain G. Cloutier
Prevalent occupational exposures and risk of lung cancer among women: Results from the application of the Canadian Job-Exposure Matrix (CANJEM) to a combined set of ten case–control studies, Mengting Xu, Vikki Ho, Jérôme Lavoué, Ann Olsson, Joachim Schüz, Lesley Richardson, Marie-Elise Parent, John R. McLaughlin, Paul A. Demers, Pascal Guénel, Loredana Radoi, Heinz-Erich Wichmann, Wolfgang Ahrens, Karl-Heinz Jöckel, Dario Consonni, Maria T. Landi, Lorenzo Richiardi, Lorenzo Simonato, Andrea 't' Mannetje, Beata Świątkowska, John K. Field, Neil Pearce, and Jack Siemiatycki
Submissions from 2023
Estimating evaporation rates and contaminant air concentrations due to small spills of non-ideal aqueous organic solvent mixtures in a controlled environment, Spéro Franck Abattan, Patrick Eddy Ryan, Jérôme Lavoué, Stéphane Hallé, Ali Bahloul, Daniel Drolet, and Maximilien Debia
Determinants of sickness absence duration after mild COVID-19 in a prospective cohort of Canadian healthcare workers, Anil Adisesh, Igor Burstyn, Quentin Durand-Moreau, France Labrèche, Shannon Ruzycki, Tanis Zadunayski, and Cherry Nicolas
Full-scale multisampling and empirical modeling of DBPs in water and air of indoor pools, Elham Ahmadpour, Ianis Delpla, Maximilien Debia, Sabrina Simard, François Proulx, Jean-Baptiste Sérodes, Isabelle Valois, Robert Tardif, Sami Haddad, and Manuel Rodriguez
Comparison of sampling collection strategies for assessing airborne trichloramine levels in indoor swimming pools, Elham Ahmadpour, Stéphane Hallé, Isabelle Valois, Patrick Eddy Ryan, Sami Haddad, Manuel Rodriguez, Robert Tardif, and Maximilien Debia
Impact of the contamination method on the disinfection of N95 respirators: Drops versus aerosols, Mirna Alameddine, Oluchi Okoro, Loïc Wingert, Geneviève Marchand, and Benoit Barbeau
Comprehensive methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) evaluation method comparison using a laboratory generation system, Simon Aubin, Loïc Wingert, Sébastien Gagné, Livain Breau, and Jacques Lesage
Experiences in the return-to-work process of workers having suffered occupational injuries in small and medium size enterprises, Jessika Audet, Alexandra Lecours, and Iuliana Nastasia
Sensory reweighting for postural control in older adults with age-related hearing loss, Lydia Behtani, Daniel Paromov, Karina Moïn-Darbari, Marie-Soleil Houde, Benoit Antoine Bacon, Maxime Maheu, Tony Leroux, and François Champoux
Determination of blood:air, urine:air and plasma:air partition coefficients of selected microbial volatile organic compounds, Wissam Berkane, Badr El Aroussi, Michèle Bouchard, Geneviève Marchand, and Sami Haddad
Assessing the impact of coexposure on the measurement of biomarkers of exposure to the pyrethroid lambda-cyhalothrin in agricultural workers, Yélian Marc Bossou, Jonathan Côté, Éloïse Morin, Étienne Dumais, Clara Bianchi, and Michèle Bouchard
Biomonitoring of exposure to multiple metal components in urine, hair and nails of apprentice welders performing shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), Jairo Buitrago-Cortes, Philippe Sarazin, Denis Dieme, Jonathan Côté, Capucine Ouellet, Naïma El Majidi, and Michèle Bouchard (Disponible pour téléchargement le 12/15/25 )
Passive earplug including Helmholtz resonators arranged in series to achieve broadband near zero occlusion effect at low frequencies, Kévin Carillo, Franck Sgard, Olivier Dazel, and Olivier Doutres
Cohort profile: Recruitment and retention in a prospective cohort of Canadian healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic, Nicola Cherry, Anil Adisesh, Igor Burstyn, Quentin Durand-Moreau, Jean-Michel Galarneau, France Labrèche, Shannon M. Ruzycki, and Tanis Zadunayski
The evolution of workplace risk for Covid-19 in Canadian healthcare workers and its relation to vaccination: A nested case-referent study, Nicola Cherry, Trish Mhonde, Anil Adisesh, Igor Burstyn, Quentin Durand-Moreau, France Labrèche, and Shannon M. Ruzycki
A reflection on paradoxes and double binds in the workplace in the era of super-diversity, Daniel Côté
Managing the unknown or the art of preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection in workplaces in a context of evolving science, precarious employment, and communication barriers. A qualitative situational analysis in Quebec and Ontario, Daniel Côté, Ellen MacEachen, Ai-Thuy Huynh, Amelia León, Marie Laberge, Samantha Meyer, Shannon Majowicz, Joyceline Amoako, Yamir Jahangir, and Jessica Dubé
Are healthcare systems failing immigrants? Transnational migration and social exclusion in the workers' compensation process in Québec, Daniel Côté, Bob W. White, Jessica Dubé, and Sylvie Gravel
Pressure induced by roll-down foam-earplugs on earcanal, Ahmed Dalaq, Luiz Melo, Franck Sgard, Olivier Doutres, and Éric Wagnac
Implementation process evaluation of an ergonomic train the trainer program: How to learn from mechanisms and the temporal structure of processes?, Émilie Desjardins, Hélène Sultan-Taïeb, France St-Hilaire, Nicole Vézina, Élise Ledoux, Rita Naji, and Patricia Bélanger
Validation of an EMG submaximal method to calibrate a novel dynamic EMG-driven musculoskeletal model of the trunk: Effects on model estimates, Amir H. Eskandari, Farshid Ghezelbash, Aboulfazl Shirazi-Adl, Denis Gagnon, Hakim Mecheri, and Christian Larivière
Numerical simulation of the effect of geometric parameters on silicone airway stent migration, Maryam Mazraehei Farahani, Arman Bakhtiyari, Saed Beshkoofe, Abdolmohammad Kajbafzadeh, Arda Kiani, Amir Hossein Eskandari, Majid Baniassadi, and Mostafa Baghani
Les usages sociaux des technologies de l’information et de communication chez les étudiant·e·s internationaux et internationales en période de confinement lié à la pandémie de la COVID-19 au Québec, Jorge Frozzini, Joseph Lévy, Daniel Côté, Jessica Dubé, Farrah Bérubé, Aïcha Andjari, and Gabriel Bernard
Establishing the reliability, validity, and prognostic utility of the momentary pain catastrophizing scale for use in ecological momentary assessment research, Madelyn R. Frumkin, Jacob K. Greenberg, Preston Boyd, Saad Javeed, Bulenda Shayo, Jin Shin, Elizabeth A. Wilson, Justin K. Zhang, Michael J.L. Sullivan, Simon Haroutounian, and Thomas L. Rodebaugh
Dorsal suspension in full-body harnesses: Comparison of perceived discomfort, pressure and physiological response, Bertrand Galy, Antoine Archambault, Marie-Anne Landry-Duval, Guillaume Montpetit, Denis Marchand, Chantal Gauvin, Jean Arteau, and Yves Beauchamp
Risk mitigation strategies for automated current and future mine hoists, Bertrand Galy and Laurent Giraud
The effects of adherence to professional identity, workplace aggression, and felt accountability on child protection workers' professional quality of life, Steve Geoffrion, Josianne Lamothe, Charles-Édouard Giguère, and Delphine Collin-Vézina
The effect of VOC and environmental parameters on ozone sensors performance, Mahsa Ghasemi, Fariborz Haghighat, Chang-Seo Lee, and Marzieh Namdari
The risk of developing postmenopausal breast cancer from ambient exposures to selected volatile organic compounds, Mark S. Goldberg, Sara Zapata-Marin, France Labrèche, Vikki Ho, Sydney Westra, Eric Lavigne, and Marie-France Valois
Development of a context-specific knowledge base for Inherently Safer Design (ISD) in confined spaces: A resource for designers and end users, Andres Gonzalez-Cortes, Damien Burlet-Vienney, Yuvin Chinniah, Abdallah Ben Mosbah, Ali Bahloul, and Capucine Ouellet
O uso de tecnologias de precisão : recursos e limitações no trabalho agrícola, Fabienne Goutille, Marion Albert, Julie Fredj, Johanna Pannetier, Alain Garrigou, Adelaide Nascimento, and Caroline Jolly
Adaptation and validation of the cardiovascular version of the Return-to-Work Obstacles and Self-Efficacy Scale (ROSES-CVD) to the Italian context, Andrea Gragnano, Marc Corbière, Eleonora Picco, Alessia Negrini, Gaia Savioli, Massimo Conti, Luca Corsiglia, and Massimo Miglioretti
Occupational health and safety, metal exposures and multi-exposures health risk in Canadian electronic waste recycling facilities, Sabrina Gravel, Brigitte Roberge, Mickaël Calosso, Sébastien Gagné, Jacques Lavoie, and France Labrèche
Prospective effects of peer support and gender roles on the mental health and work functioning of child protection workers exposed to potentially traumatic events, Stéphane Guay, Alexandre Lemyre, Rocio Guédé, Robert-Paul Juster, and Steve Geoffrion
Classification of collaborative applications and key variability factors to support the first step of risk assessment when integrating cobots, Sabrina Jocelyn, Élise Ledoux, Isvieysys Armas Marrero, Damien Burlet-Vienney, Yuvin Chinniah, Ilian A. Bonev, Abdallah Ben Mosbah, and Isabelle Berger
Development of a method for preservation, extraction, and quantitation of 4,4’-methylenedianiline in soils of varied texture and organic matter content, Audrey Coralie Joly, Sébastien Gagné, Robert West, Simon Aubin, David Dewez, and Jacques Lesage
Distinctive phases and variability of vibration-induced postural reactions highlighted by center of pressure analysis, Mohamed Abdelhafid Kadri, Emilie Bouchard, Lydiane Lauzier, Hakim Mecheri, William Bégin, Martin Lavallière, Hugo Massé-Alarie, Rubens A. da Silva, and Louis-David Beaulieu
The effect of night shifts on 24-h rhythms in the urinary metabolome of police officers on a rotating work schedule, Laura Kervezee, Anna Koshy, Nicolas Cermakian, and Diane B. Boivin
Predictors of employment in early adolescence: Results of a longitudinal study, Luc Laberge, Julie Auclair, Marc-Antoine Busque, Alexandre Maltais, and Élise Ledoux
Effects of anti-fatigue lenses on performance, muscle activity and subjective discomfort responses during a seated computer task, Samuel Lamanuzzi, Geneviève Gill, SangHoon Yoon, Erika Renda, and Julie N. Côté
Ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry quantitation of o-cresol in hydrolyzed human urine to assess toluene exposure, Eric Langlois and Sébastien Gagné
The relationship between clinical examination measures and ultrasound measures of fascia thickness surrounding trunk muscles or lumbar multifidus fatty infiltrations: An exploratory study, Christian Larivière, Richard Preuss, Dany H. Gagnon, Hakim Mecheri, Mark Driscoll, and Sharon M. Henry
Perceptions of police officers regarding their involvement in work-related collisions: A qualitative study, Martin Lavallière
Modeling the impact of heat stress on the toxicokinetics of toluene and acetone, Axelle Marchand, Jessie Ménard, Pierre Brochu, and Sami Haddad
There is hope in safety promotion! How can resources and demands impact workers' safety participation?, Simona Margheritti, Alessia Negrini, and Silvia Da Silva
Individual and environmental characteristics of residential workers using restraint and seclusion in youth treatment centers, Caroline A. Mathieu and Steve Geoffrion
Functional responsiveness of in vitro-aged human neutrophils, J. Morin-Genest, A. Saafane, and D. Girard
On the use of wide dynamic range compression and other algorithms to improve hearing protection of workers with hearing impairment: A preliminary study on speech intelligibility, Solenn Ollivier, Hugues Nélisse, and Jérémie Voix
Acoustic imaging with spherical microphone array and Kriging, Thomas Padois, Julien Saint-Jacques, Kevin Rouard, Nicolas Quaegebeur, François Grondin, Alan Berry, Hugues Nélisse, Franck Sgard, and Olivier Doutres
Positive, but not negative, treatment outcome expectancies mediate the relation between depressive symptoms and treatment-related pain reduction, Catherine Paré, Pascal Thibault, Junie S. Carriere, and Michael J.L. Sullivan
Perceived injustice as a determinant of the severity of post-traumatic stress symptoms following occupational injury, Antonina Pavilanis, Manon Truchon, Marie Achille, Pierre Côté, and Michael J. L. Sullivan
Electroacoustic performance of alternative listening devices: Candidates for individuals with mild to moderate hearing loss?, Alexis Pinsonnault-Skvarenina, Fabien Bonnet, Mathieu Hotton, Hugues Nélisse, and Jérémie Voix
Analysis of the physical discomfort of earplugs experienced by a group of workers in Canadian companies and identification of the influencing variables, Bastien Poissenot-Arrigoni, Alessia Negrini, Djamal Berbiche, Franck Sgard, and Olivier Doutres
Functional discomfort of earplugs and its influencing variables, Bastien Poissenot-Arrigoni, Alessia Negrini, Djamal Berbiche, Franck Sgard, and Olivier Doutres
Deck level air extraction and its impact on trichloramine concentrations in an indoor swimming pool: A numerical study, Hélène Proulx, Maximilien Debia, and Stéphane Hallé
Longitudinal assessment and determinants of short-term and longer-term psychological distress in a sample of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec, Canada, Filippo Rapisarda, Nicolas Bergeron, Marie-Michèle Dufour, Stéphane Guay, and Steve Geoffrion
French version of the Musculoskeletal Pain Intensity and Interference Questionnaire for professional orchestra Musicians (MPIIQM-F): Cross-cultural adaptation and preliminary validation, Marianne Roos, Marc-Olivier Dubé, Frédérique Dupuis, Marie-Eve Lamontagne, and Jean-Sébastien Roy
A criterion based on the calculation of a solid angle to assess the quality of acoustic images obtained with a SMA, Kevin Rouard, Julien St-Jacques, Franck Sgard, Olivier Doutres, Hugues Nélisse, Loic Boileau, Alain Berry, Nicolas Quaegebeur, François Grondin, and Thomas Padois
Towards real-time thermal stress prediction systems for workers, Alireza Saidi and Chantal Gauvin
Influence of the scattering effect on acoustic image obtained with a spherical microphone array, Julien St-Jacques, Kevin Rouard, Franck Sgard, Hugues Nélisse, Alain Berry, Nicolas Quaegebeur, François Grondin, Loic Boileau, Olivier Doutres, and Thomas Padois
Self-management programs to ensure sustainable return to work following long-term sick leave due to low back pain: A sequential qualitative study, Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme, Christian Longtin, Marie-France Coutu, Nathaly Gaudreault, Dahlia Kairy, Iuliana Nastasia, and Guillaume Léonard
Filtration performance, fit test and side effects of respiratory personal protective equipment following decontamination: Observations for user safety and comfort, Nathalie Turgeon, Melissa Pagé, Justin Robillard, Véronique Goulet, Ali Bahloul, Clothilde Brochot, Mohamed Nejib Saidi, Nathan Dumont-Leblond, and Caroline Duchaine
Influence of sound spatial reproduction method on the detectability of reversing alarms in laboratory conditions, Olivier Valentin, Pierre Grandjean, Clément Girin, Philippe-Aubert Gauthier, Alain Berry, and Etienne Parizet
Biomechanical differences in experts' and novices' footstep patterns during a palletizing task, Jasmin Vallée-Marcotte, Xavier Robert-Lachaine, Denys Denis, Antoine Muller, André Plamondon, and Philippe Corbeil
Impact of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) on eosinophils isolated from male and female individuals, Marion Vanharen and Denis Girard
Impact of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) in human neutrophils in vitro and in leukocytes attraction in vivo: A sex-based analysis, Marion Vanharen, Thomas Mahbeer, Alexanne Léveillé, Audrey Méthot, Phonsiri Samountry, and Denis Girard
One-pot preparation of superhydrophobic polydimethylsiloxane-coated cotton via water/oil/water emulsion approach for enhanced resistance to chemical and bacterial adhesion, Camille Venne, Nhu-Nang Vu, Safa Ladhari, Alireza Saidi, Simon Barnabé, and Phuong Nguyen-Tri
The association between the incidence of postmenopausal breast cancer and occupational exposure to selected organic solvents, Montreal, Canada, 2008-2011, Sydney Westra, Mark S. Goldberg, France Labrèche, Jill Baumgartner, and Vikki Ho
Task-based measures of sensitivity to physical activity predict daily life pain and mood among people living with back pain, A. Woznowski-Vu, M.O. Martel, S. Ahmed, M.J.L. Sullivan, and T.H. Wideman
Synthesis of 3-alkyl oxazolidines, derived from 2-hydroxymethyl piperidine, as analytical standards for the analysis of volatile aldehydes in the workplace, Amadou R. Yaya, Martin Girard, Karima Belkhadem, Rémi Piard, Andreas Decken, Catherine Choinière, Pierre-Luc Cloutier, and Livain Breau
Musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) prevention practices by nurses working in health care settings: Facilitators and barriers to implementation, Saliha Ziam, Sawsen Lakhal, Elena Laroche, Julie Lane, Marie Alderson, and Charles Gagné
Measurements in the open and closed ear canal: Comparison between different artificial head concepts, Véronique Zimpfer, Cyril Blondé-Weinmann, Pascal Hamery, Thomas Joubaud, and Franck Sgard
Submissions from 2022
Predicting first-order evaporation rate constant alpha (α) from small spills of organic solvents in a controlled environment, Spéro Franck Abattan, Jérôme Lavoué, Stéphane Hallé, Ali Bahloul, Daniel Drolet, and Maximilien Debia
Temporal and spatial variations in the levels of prominent airborne disinfection by-products at four indoor swimming pools, Elham Ahmadpour, Stéphane Hallé, Isabelle Valois, Patrick Eddy Ryan, Sami Haddad, Manuel Rodriguez, Badr El Aroussi, Sabrina Simard, Ianis Delpla, François Proulx, Robert Tardif, and Maximilien Debia
Impact of railway critical incidents on train drivers and effectiveness of critical incident management and support protocols: A recovery trajectory analysis, Cécile Bardon, Luc Dargis, and Brian L. Mishara
Movement competency screen: Rethinking the rating, Justine Benoit-Piau, Mélanie Morin, Christine Guptill, Sylvie Fortin, and Nathaly Gaudreault
Excretion time courses of lambda-cyhalothrin metabolites in the urine of strawberry farmworkers and effect of coexposure with captan, Yélian Marc Bossou, Jonathan Côté, Louiza Mahrouche, Marc Mantha, Naïma El Majidi, Alexandra Furtos, and Michèle Bouchard
Treatment of chronic lateral epicondylosis: A randomized trial comparing the efficacy of ultrasound-guided tendon dry needling and open-release surgery, Nathalie J Bureau, Patrice Tétreault, Philippe Grondin, Véronique Freire, François Desmeules, Guy Cloutier, Anne-Sophie Julien, and Manon Choinière
Analysis of vehicle stability when using two-post above-ground automotive lifts: Support pad slippage, Damien Burlet-Vienney, Bertrand Galy, Kariane Cusson Bertrand, Sylvie Beaugrand, Maud Gonella, and Élise Ledoux
Risk-based inspection applied to two-post above-ground automotive lifts, Damien Burlet-Vienney, François Gauthier, and Bertrand Galy
Reduction of the occlusion effect induced by earplugs using quasi perfect broadband absorption, Kévin Carillo, Franck Sgard, Olivier Dazel, and Olivier Doutres
Ethical situations in practice and nurses’ occupational health: A qualitative study of their narratives, C. Caux, F. Dupuis, K. Lechasseur, and J. Lecomte
Developing intercultural competence in a complex organizational structure: A case study within Quebec’s Workers’ Compensation Board, Daniel Côté, Jessica Dubé, and Sylvie Gravel
Ethnocultural minority workers and sustainable return to work following work disability: A qualitative interpretive description study, Marie-France Coutu, Marie-José Durand, Daniel Côté, Dominique Tremblay, Chantal Sylvain, Marie-Michelle Gouin, Karine Bilodeau, Iuliana Nastasia, and Marie-Andrée Paquette
Building a common language to facilitate discussion among stakeholders in work disability: A consensus group approach, Marie-France Coutu, Marie-José Durand, Daniel Côté, Dominique Tremblay, Chantal Sylvain, Marie-Michelle Gouin, Karine Bilodeau, Iuliana Nastasia, Marie-Andrée Paquette, and Marie-Élise Labrecque
Development of a new SPE UPLC–MS/MS method for extraction and quantitation of toluene diamine on gloves following toluene diisocyanate exposure, Asma Daoud, Pierre-Luc Cloutier, Sébastien Gagné, Livain Breau, and Jacques Lesage
Assessment of the oxidative potential and oxidative burden from occupational exposures to particulate matter, Alan da Silveira Fleck, Maximilien Debia, Patrick Eddy Ryan, Caroline Couture, Alison Traub, Greg J. Evans, Eva Suarthana, and Audrey Smargiassi
Immediate effect of lumbosacral orthosis and abdominal drawing-in maneuver on postural control in adults with nonspecific chronic low back pain, Fábio Carlos Lucas de Oliveira, Christian Larivière, Mathieu Dallaire, Hakim Mecheri, Suzy Ngomo, and Rubens A. da Silva
Towards a holistic model explaining hearing protection device use among workers, Olivier Doutres, Jonathan Terroir, Caroline Jolly, Chantal Gauvin, Laurence Martin, and Alessia Negrini
Assessment of psychological distress in health care workers during the first two waves of COVID-19: A follow-up of a Canadian longitudinal study, Marie-Michèle Dufour, Nicolas Bergeron, Stéphane Guay, and Steve Geoffrion
Diagnosing, managing, and supporting return to work of adults with rotator cuff disorders: Clinical practice guideline methods, Joseph-Omer Dyer, Patrick Doiron-Cadri, Simon Lafrance, Jean-Sébastien Roy, Pierre Frémont, Clermont E. Dionne, Joy C. MacDermid, Michel Tousignant, Annie Rochette, Véronique Lowry, Marie Saulnier, Tatiana Vukobrat, and François Desmeules
Exploring reasons motivating the use of restraint and seclusion by residential workers in residential treatment centers: A qualitative analysis of official reports, Steve Geoffrion, Josianne Lamothe, Christine Drolet, Sarah Dufour, and Amélie Couvrette
Blood clot behaves as a poro-visco-elastic material, Farshid Ghezelbash, Shiyu Liu, Aboulfazl Shirazi-Adl, and Jianyu Li
Evaluating stability of human spine in static tasks: A combined in vivo-computational study, Farshid Ghezelbash, Ali Shahvarpour, Christian Larivière, and Aboulfazl Shirazi-Adl
Submaximal electromyography-driven musculoskeletal modeling of the human trunk during static tasks: Equilibrium and stability analyses, Farshid Ghezelbash, Aboulfazl Shirazi-Adl, Denis Gagnon, Ali Shahvarpour, Navid Arjmand, Amir Hossein Eskandari, and Christian Larivière
Ambient exposures to selected volatile organic compounds and the risk of prostate cancer in Montreal, Mark S. Goldberg, Sara Zapata-Marin, France Labrèche, Vikki Ho, Eric Lavigne, Marie-France Valois, and Marie-Elise Parent