TORONTO — Workplaces can use the Opioids and Work Data Tool, an interactive data visualization tool used for exploring data on cases and rates of opioid-related harms occurring among a large group of Ontario workers, to be more aware of opioid-related harms occurring among workers.
The tool includes three dashboards, each displaying data for a different opioid-related harm identified in emergency department and hospitalization records, including poisonings; mental and behavioural disorders; and adverse reactions.
The tool uses occupational and health data of approximately 1.7 million Ontario workers in the Occupational Disease Surveillance System (ODSS). Workers are included in the ODSS if they had an accepted lost-time workers’ compensation claim for a work-related injury or illness between 1983 and 2019.
The tool can also help understand the extent to which such harms are occurring in occupations within the industry or in the region.
The information may help workplaces assess the potential for opioid-related harms in their worker population and spark conversations on the significance of these harms and the need for preventive action, states the tool’s website.
It may also help shape decisions to address the potential harms of opioid use in occupational health, safety and wellness programs. The information may also lead to discussions about work-related reasons for opioid use.
More information on the tool can be found here.
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