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La santé eta sécurité du travail en milieu agricole Mémoire déposé àa Commission de’agriculture, des pêcheries, de’énergie et des ressources naturellese 25 juillet 2019 Dépôtégal Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec 2019 ISBN : 978-2-89797-086-4 ISSN : 0820-8409 IRSST - Direction
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au Québec depuis980,’Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST) est un organisme de recherche scientifique reconnu internationalement poura qualité de ses travaux.Mission Contribuer, para recherche, àa prévention des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles ainsi qu’à
Annual Report 1997 [ [Institut de recherche en santé et en sécurité du travail du Québec Research, the key to understanding Mission and goals The Institut de recherche en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST, Québec Occupa- tional Health and Safety Institute), created in 1980, is funded by the Commission dea santé
1998 Annual Report Institut de recherche en santé et en sécurité du travail The Institut de recherche en santé et en sécurité du travail du Québec (IRSST, Québec Occupational Health and Safety Research Institute) was created in 1980 to contribute, through research, to the prevention of occupational accidents and
accidents and occupational diseases.Its mandate is to ensure the development and dissemination of the scientific knowledge needed to achieve these goals.Funded by the Commission dea santé et dea sécurité du travail du Québec (CSST), the IRSST is a non-profit agency whose Board of Directors is comprised of an equal number
de recherche du Québec (FRQ)—the umbrella agency for the three research funds (Fonds québécois de recherche sura nature etes technolo- gies, Fonds québécois dea recherche sura société eta culture, and Fonds dea re- cherche en santé du Québec)—and the IRSST signed a memorandum of understanding on support for OHS
counterpart, Louis Laberge, President of the Fédération des travailleurs du Québec (FTQ), who sat on the Board of Directors for 11 years; and of Robert Sauvé, who crafted the monumental changes that would take place in OHS and was an unconditional champion of research.4 “If the IRSST’s influence and reputation have grown over
.The costs of occupational injuries in Québec, 2005–2007 IRSST - Studies on the costs of occupational injuries in Québec are scarce.The few Québec studies documented estimate the costs borne specifically by companies.This study innovates by estimating the overall costs of… FACTORING IN HUMAN COSTS: ANOTHER WAY OF SETTING
ity R ep or t Message from the Chair of the Board of Directors Louise Otis Chair of the Board of Directors 6 7 IR S ST 2 02 4 A ct iv ity R ep or t IR S ST 2 02 4 A ct iv ity R ep or t The IRSST has been a key player in Québec’s occupational health and safety (OHS) ecosystem for 44 years now.Recognized for its expertise
.Accessible and extremely helpful, the staff proudly did their part to ensure that the IRSST played its intended role by putting their expertise to work for the entire Québecabour force: from fishermen in Gaspé and miners in Abitibi to agents working in a Québec City emergency call centre and Montréal metro operators, not to
For 43 years now, the IRSST has been a decisive and influential presence in Québec’s OHS ecosystem.This scientific research organization is recognized, not only for its personnel’s expertise and its quality work and results, but also for its close ties with workplaces.Indeed, that is what best characterizes the Institute
and in the public sphere, our expertise informs our actions aimed at improving the health and safety of Québec workers.• A forum for collaboration, creativity and innovation, we offer a healthy and exemplary work environment that supports initiative and the recognition of individual and collective achievements.4 IRSST
Newfoundland and Labrador.This project represents another first, and one that may open the door to other collaborative undertakings outside Québec.I shouldike to close with mention of the honours and distinctions garnered in 2011, starting with those awarded by the IRSST at the ADRIQ (Association dea recherche industrielle
candidates whose research programs related specifically to the prevention of industrial accidents and occupational diseases or the rehabilitation of affected workers.3 career scholarships (Junior 1evel) in occupational health and safety awarded jointly with the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) 2 Prix Acfas-IRSST, master
-year plan, the IRSST must respond to critical or urgent requests from the Québec occupational health and safety network, often regarding complex problems.In 2018, for instance, the Institute produced two important reports in this context, one on the development of occupational hearingoss and presbycusis, and the other
.The IRSST has published a new tool for those wishing to undertake this task: The ABCs of using a questionnaire on musculoskeletal health: from planning to publication of results.Based on the knowledge and expertise developed by the IRSST and researchers from the Université du Québec à Montréal, this document allows the user to
.She described the activit ies of the French institute, discussed the institutional and regulatory context of biological monitoring, and presented BIOTOX, a biotoxicological guide for occupational physicians for monitoring work- place exposure to chemicals.The Ordre des chimistes du Québec, the CSST and the IRSST joined forces to
will take together in the future.As so eloquently stated during the debate on the motion adopted by the Québec National Assembly to highlight the IRSST’s 25th anniver- sary, I will conclude by wishing a “longife to this wonderful institution”! 2005 in Numbers The analytical production of Laboratory Services and
take up the torch with the goal of mobilizing the IRSST’s person- nel to achieve our mission and develop the next three-year research plan.Determined to act in the best interest of Québec work- ers and employers, I will ensure that the IRSST assumes, more than ever before, its role of scientific benchmark and expert for
project, two IRSST researchers, Franck Sgard and Hugues Nélisse, and two professors from the Université du Québec’s École de technologie supérieure (school of engineering) co-supervised three doctoral theses on hearing protectors.The main objective of this project was to develop modeling tools and measurement methods for
