TORONTO — A partnership between the provincial government and Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont. will support new initiatives designed to upgrade occupational health and safety for workers in Ontario’s north.
Projects include enhancing the understanding of Indigenous occupational health and safety in northeastern Ontario; improving line-of-sight awareness through a virtual reality simulation of real life work experiences with heavy equipment; and developing tools for workplaces to effectively increase awareness of mobile equipment hazards such as vibration exposure, line-of-sight/situational awareness and musculoskeletal disorders for the construction, mining, pulp and paper and forestry sector.
According to a release, through the Research Opportunities Program, Ontario is spending $59,437 for Laurentian University researchers to develop and test a virtual reality simulation for workers who move around heavy equipment on a daily basis, and $69,309 for a study to examine Indigenous occupational health and safety experiences.
Through the Occupational Health, Safety and Prevention Innovation Program, Ontario is spending $182,208 to help Laurentian develop knowledge transfer kits to address mobile equipment hazards.
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