Pilot Projects

Project Title Investigators
The Effect Of Stachybotrys On Human Health Tarlo SM (PI), Al-Ahmad
Assessment Of Occupational Exposure To Diesel Fuel Verma DK (PI)
Exploring Communication And Educational Infrastructure Innovation Corey P (PI)
Mapping The Social, Physical And Service Environments In The Toronto Inner City Holness DL (PI), Kosny I, Eakin J, Hwang S
Vascular Function In HAVS Patients Silverman F (PI), House R, Liss GM, Tarlo SM, Hutchison S
Relationship Between Fronto-temporal Dementia and Exposure to Occupational Agents House R (PI), Katzberg H, Kaufman Y, Kudla I, Purdham J
Inflammation In HAVS Patients Liss GM (PI), Silverman F, House R, Tarlo SM, Hutchison S
Comparison of Field Sampling Devices for Inhalable Aerosols Sass-Kortsak A (PI), Hines JA, Scott J
Development Of An Exposure Assessment Tool For Viral Bioaerosol Scott JA (PI), Krajden S
Occupational Exposure Databases Purdham J (PI)
Whole Body Vibration and Prostate Cancer - Feasibility Study Purdham J (PI), Sass-Kortsak AM, House R, Kreiger N, Lightfoot N, Salmoni A
Comparative Field Assessment of Fungal Bioaerosol Samplers Scott JA (PI), Sass-Kortsak AM, Purdham J
The home as a healthcare workplace Scott JA (PI), Ewaze J, McKeever P
Development of an in vitro airway epithelial cell model of occupational exposures in asthma Scott J (PI)
Exploring the relationship between respiratory and cutaneous symptoms in workers who have participated in previous workplace studies to examine lung and skin effect of exposure Manno M (PI), Holness DL
Collaborators: Purdham J, Sass-Kortsak A, Liss G, Tarlo Susan
Flock Worker’s Lung: Natural History of Cases and Exposed Controls in Kingston, Ontario Lougheed DM (PI), Chee A, Forkert L, Munt P, Liss G
Occupational Health and Safety Committees in Ontario Hospitals: Form and Function Investigators: Holness DL, Kudla I, Nichol K
Workplace parties: McCaskell L (OPSEU), Sikorski J (OSACH)
The organizational, environmental and individual factors that influence nurses’ decisions to use facial protections to prevent occupational transmission of infectious respirator illness in acute care hospitals Investigators: Nichol K, Holness DL
Workplace parties: Sikorski J (OSACH)
Occupational Sources of Mould Exposure & Chronic Health Effects Investigators: Scott JA, Holness DL, Manno M, Kudla I, Nichol K
Workplace parties: LeBlanc G (USWA), McCaskell L (OPSEU)
The Prevalence of Respiratory & Dermal Symptoms in Workers Exposed to Metalworking Fluids Investigators: Holness DL, Scott JA, Manno M, Kudla I, Nichol K