The priority themes of this watch bulletin on occupational health and safety research include announcements of funded projects and collaborations, strategic orientation documents (research programs, annual reports, etc.), and various publications arising from research.

This watch excludes :

• opinion pieces,
• scientific articless,
• standardization, statistical, regulatory or legislative documents, unless they are explicitly included in the editorial approach.

Who are the members of the watch group?

• Maryse Gagnon, Scientific Monitoring and Information Advisor
• Samuel Hébert, Library Technic
• Balia Fainstein,Knowledge Mobilization Advisor

Where do the documents come from?

The documents selected for this watch come only from research organizations or grey literature sources.

For example, here are some of the organizations that are monitored in this watch:

• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
• Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST)
• Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ)
• Institute for Work & Health (IWH)
• Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW)

• European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)
• Finnish Institute of Occupational Health  (FIOH)
• Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
• Institut national de recherche et de sécurité pour la prévention des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles (INRS)
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

The priority themes of this watch bulletin include, among others:

• lockdown,
• disinfection,
• preventive and protective measures,
• infection monitoring tools,
• viral transmission by aerosols and ventilation.

Who are the members of the watch group ?

• Ali Bahloul, Researcher
• Maryse Gagnon, Scientific Monitoring and Information Advisor
• Samuel Hébert, Library Technician

Where do the documents come from?

The selected documents come mainly from the PubMed reference database and grey literature sources.

Relevant publications are identified by a structured search strategy, based on keywords and filters (language, type of document, peer review, etc.). This method allows us to track the development of knowledge and identify emerging trends in the field.

For example, here are some of the organizations and journals that are monitored in this watch:

• Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ)
• World Health Organization  (WHO)
• WorkSafeBC
• Institute for Work & Health (IWH)
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Safe Work Australia

• American Journal of Infection Control
• International Journal of Infectious Diseases
• Journal of Aerosol Sciences
• New England Journal of Medicine
• The Journal of Infectious Diseases
• The Lancet

The priority themes of this watch bulletin include:

• rehabilitation,
• return to work and job retention following an occupational illness or workplace accident, including post-COVID-19 syndrome (long COVID).

This watch excludes:

• opinion pieces,
• return to work following cancer or a road accident, unless occupational in origin.

Who are the members of the watch group?

• Arnaud Bihl, Knowledge Mobilization Advisor
• Maryse Gagnon, Scientific Monitoring and Information Advisor
• Samuel Hébert, Library Technician
• Christian Larivière, Researcher

Where do the documents come from?

The selected documents come mainly from the PubMed reference database and grey literature sources.

Relevant publications are identified by a structured search strategy, based on keywords and filters (language, type of document, peer review, etc.). This method allows us to track the development of knowledge and identify emerging trends in the field.

For example, here are some of the organizations and journals that are monitored in this watch:

• Office of Disability Employment Policy
• The Centre for Research on Work Disability Policy (CRWDP)
• German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV)

• BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
• Disability and Rehabilitation
• Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Each watch bulletin the IRSST produces is consistent with a rigorous editorial policy, defined on the basis of the scientific context, the needs of practice settings and other existing watch initiatives, both within the IRSST and externally.

The priority themes of this watch bulletin include mental health issues and common psychological disorders related to work, such as anxiety, burnout, harassment, fatigue and stress.

This watch excludes:

• psychiatric disorders,
• studies in a pandemic context conducted outside Canada,
• opinion pieces,
• non-peer-reviewed prepublications,
• conference presentations,
• studies from low- or middle-income countries or countries with very different legislative and sociocultural contexts than Quebec.

Qui sont les membres de la cellule de veille ?

• Laurent Corthésy-Blondin, Researcher
• Maryse Gagnon, Scientific Monitoring and Information Advisor
• Samuel Hébert, Library Technician
• Alessia Negrini, Researcher
• Marie-Hélène Poirier, Knowledge Mobilization Advisor
• Samantha Vila, Scientific Professional

Where do the documents come from?

The selected documents come mainly from reference databases (PubMed and PsycNet) and grey literature sources.

Relevant publications are identified by a structured search strategy, based on keywords and filters (language, type of document, peer review, etc.). This method allows us to track the development of knowledge and identify emerging trends in the field.

For example, here are some of the organizations and journals that are monitored in this watch:

• Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)
• Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment (CIPSRT)
• Institut national de santé publique du Québec  (INSPQ)
• Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC)
• Observatoire sur la santé et le mieux-être au travail (OSMET)
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Annales Médico-Psychologiques
• European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
• Humain et Organisation
• Management
• International Journal of Stress Management
• Journal of Stress of Occupational Health Psychology
• Perspectives interdisciplinaires sur le travail et la santé
• WORK
• Work & Stress

This watch bulletin is dedicated to publications on methods for analyzing airborne chemicals. The list of substances included is available on request from the Documentation Centre. It will be reviewed as needs change.

This watch bulletin is essentially composed of articles from the scientific literature on substances without a specific method; it also covers methods published by various organizations.

Who are the members of the watch group?

• Simon Aubin, Chemist
• Catherine Dufresne, Library Technician
• Sébastien Gagné, Toxicological Chemist
• Christelle Lopez, Knowledge Mobilization Advisor
• Bénédicte Nauche, Scientific Monitoring and Information Advisor

Where do the documents come from?

The reference databases used are Medline and Scopus. For example, here are some of the organizations that are monitored:

• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST)
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (NIOSH)
• Health and Safety Executive’s Laboratory (HSL)

The priority themes of this watch bulletin include the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence (AI) for work and for occupational health and safety (OHS). It also investigates the use of AI to improve OHS or to develop tools to diagnose and treat occupational illnesses.

This watch bulletin covers scientific articles and grey literature.

It excludes:

• opinion pieces,
• conference presentations,
• documents about low- or middle-income countries or studies conducted in countries with very different legislative and sociocultural contexts than Quebec, unless they are explicitly included in the editorial policy.

Who are the members of the watch group?

• Clothilde Brochot, Research Professional
• Marie Comeau, Knowledge Mobilization Advisor
• Jessica Dubé, Researcher
• Catherine Dufresne, Library Technician
• Bénédicte Nauche, Scientific Monitoring and Information Advisor
• Alireza Saidi, Researcher

Where do the documents come from?

The selected documents come mainly from reference databases (Ovid Medline and Scopus) and grey literature sources.

Relevant publications are identified by a structured search strategy, based on keywords and filters (language, type of document, peer review, etc.). This method allows us to track the development of knowledge and identify emerging trends in the field.

For example, here are some of the organizations that are monitored in this watch:

• European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)
• International Labor Organization (ILO)
• LaborIA

Fires, toxic gas, risk of thermal runaway… Lithium-ion batteries, which are now everywhere in our workplaces, present growing challenges for health and safety.

The priority themes include:

• Risk analysis
• Risk management
• Portective measures
• Standards
• Recommendations
• Fire safety
• Ventilation
• Arc flash
• Electric shock
• Chemical risks
• Explosion risks
• Fire risks
• Electrical risks
• Toxicological risks
• Thermal load batteries
• Battery performance
• Thermal stability of batteries
• Battery charging speed

This watch is not limited to the batteries used in electric vehicles. It examines all kinds of battery power and covers all industries, except for the mining of the materials used to produce batteries. In concrete terms, this watch does not cover battery manufacturing.

This watch bulletin is essentially composed of articles from the scientific literature but it also covers regulations and standards. A variety of content, including grey literature produced by recognized organizations, is also presented in the Occupational outlooks section.

Who are the members of the watch group?

• Damien Burlet Vienney, Researcher
• Catherine Dufresne, Library Technician
• Maryse Gagnon, Scientific Monitoring and Information Advisor
• Luiz Melo, Researcher
• Patricia Vega, Knowledge Mobilization Advisors

Where do the documents come from?

The documents selected for this watch come from the Scopus and Overton reference databases but also from monitoring of standardization organizations and others. For example, here are some of the organizations that are monitored:

• Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
• Institut national de recherche et de sécurité pour la prévention des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles (INRS)
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
• National Research Centre Canada (CNRC)
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)