Future_challenges_Québéc_Marie_Larue

8/8/2019 Future_challenges_Québéc_Marie_Larue

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/futurechallengesquebecmarielarue 1/20

Working Environment Challenges of the FutureSeptember 2009, Denmark

Marie Larue, CEO

Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail

Forecast on Future Challenges in theWork Environment in Québec, Canada



2

2


w w w . i r

s s

t . q c . c

a

Outline

■

Overview of the situation in Québec■ Work environment■ Societal changes■ Main challenges in prevention■ Knowledge gap, research and knowledge

transfer ■ Evaluation of results



3

3


w w w . i r

s s

t . q c . c

a

Overview of the situation in Québec

Population aged 15and over

6 314 500

Economically Inactive34.3%

Men 42.2%Women57.8%

Economically Active65.7%

Men 52.8%Women 47.2%

Unemployment7.2%

Men 58.2%Women 41.8%

Employment92.8%

Full-time ≥30 h/week81%

Part-time18.6%



4

4


w w w . i r

s s

t . q c . c

a

Overview of the situation in Québec



5

5


w w w . i r

s s

t . q c . c

a

The Work EnvironmentProportion of Workers in Services-Producing

Sector, Quebec, 1966-2008

Sources: Québec, Ministère de l’Industrie, du Commerce, de la Science et de la Technologie etl’Institut de la statistique du Québec



6

6


w w w . i r

s s

t . q c . c

a

The Work Environment

Proportion of individuals aged 55 and over among

the economically active population, 1985 – 2020

Source: IRSST’s internal document



7

7


w w w . i r

s s

t . q c . c

a


Proportion of individuals aged 65 and over, total

population, 1985 - 2035



8 8


w w w . i r

s s

t . q c . c

a


*Rates are standardised according to job-type structure, Quebec, 2001FTE stands for “Full-time equivalent”

**PPMI stands for “Permanent physical or mental impairment”

Time-lost Work-related Injuries by Age Group,

Quebec, 2000-2002

AgeGroup

StandardisedInjury Rate

per 100 FTE*

StandardisedAverage Time

Loss(Calendar

Days)*

MedianTime Loss(Calendar

Days)

% of injuries

withPPMI**

AveragePPMI**

Rate (%)

15 - 24 4,6 36,0 11,4 7,0 5,6

25 - 44 4,5 70,6 14,0 11,9 5,2

45 + 3,2 92,1 14,0 20,2 7,0



9 9


w w w . i r

s s

t . q c . c

a


Accepted Time-Lost Work-Related Injuries, Total(1982-2007) and Psychological Injuries (1990-2006),

Québec

Source: IRSST’s research report



10 10


w w w . i r

s s

t . q c . c

a

The Work Environment & Societal Changes

Other challenging factors

• Migrant workers ➯ the need for appropriate on-the-jobtraining that takes into account cultural differences

• Work intensification ➯ the need for methods coping withconstraints associated with pressure, physical load, good

work/life balance• Rise in psychological injuries ➯ the need for goodprevention measures

• Increased number of young people combining studies andpart-time work ➯ the need for appropriate on-the-jobtraining, good knowledge transfer between older andyounger workers



11 11


w w w . i r

s s

t . q c . c

a

Challenges in prevention

• Integrating a global health and safety preventionstrategy

• Improving the performance of workplace injuriesprevention strategies when there is uncertainties asto the causes and solutions

• Increasing the efforts toward primary prevention ofoccupational cancer

• Monitoring periodically the changes occurring in the

workplace and the working conditions• Addressing the special needs of SMEs in terms ofprevention strategy



12 12


w w w . i r

s s

t . q c . c

a

Challenges in prevention (MSDs)Musculoskeletal disorders

■ 40% of compensated occupational injuries are for musculoskeletaldisorders (MSDs)■ Work intensification need to be reconciled with an aging work

force■ Considerable proportion of new workers under 25 years of age

Prevention Avenues:

On top of classical approaches: ergonomic analyses and solutionsdevelopment■ Formalize the knowledge of expert workers■ Develop strategies for transferring knowledge■ Study the interactions between physical risks factors and

psychosocial factors■ Do research to determine if standards and legislation can help

control MSDs



13 13


w w w . i r

s s

t . q c . c

a


Small and Medium-sized Entreprises (SMEs)

■ Identify scenarios leading to sustainableprevention cultures

■ Establish continuous improvement programsto reach a better correlation betweenprevention and production activities

■ Integrating ergonomics and health and safety

practices into production activities



14 14


w w w . i r

s s

t . q c . c

a


Emerging Chemical and Biological Risks

■ Nanotechnologies■ Preventing occupational cancers and be part

of a global cancer prevention plan■ Health problems related to mixed exposures

occurring both in the workplace and in theenvironment.



15 15


w w w . i r

s s

t . q c . c

a


The Future Role of the Workplace in Health

Promotion

■ Promotion of healthy work practices mustbecome part of a global societal strategy

using strong communication practices aimedat influencing work and health habits

■ The approach must be accompanied bystrong preventive measures; otherwise, anyaction taken will seem meaningless to theworker and to the population.



16 16


w w w . i r

s s

t . q c

. c a

The Knowledge Gap

■ The added value of research activities is oftenmesured in terms of the applicability andusulfulness ot he research results provided

■ Balance the resources between« materialized risk » and emerging risks.

■ Transmit research results in a user-friendlyformat



17 17


w w w . i r

s s

t . q c

. c a

The Knowledge Gap, Research and Knowledge Transfer



18 18


w w w . i r

s s

t . q c

. c a

Research Evaluation

■ The evaluation of research is becomingimportant to demonstrate to the stakeholdersand government bodies the relevance of research for the improvement of occupationalhealth and safety conditions



19 19


w w w . i r

s s

t . q c . c

a

Conclusion

Major challenges

■ Aging of the workforce■ Increasing of occupational psychological

health disorders■ Taking into account the demographic

changes occurred within the workforce■ Integrating a prevention culture with SMEs■ Developing a good knowledge transfer

scheme



20 20


w w w . i r

s s

t . q c . c

a

Thank you note

■ Marie St-Vincent – researcher leader of theMSD field at IRSST

■ Élise Lédoux and her team■ Patrice Duguay and his collaborators■ Paul-Émile Boileau –IRSST’s director of

Scientific Division■ Diane Hamelin-Bourassa – IRSST’s director

of Research and Expertise Division

Documents

Future_challenges_Québéc_Marie_Larue