Tracking occupational diseases: An analysis of approaches for the Canadian context

Abstract

Effective systems for monitoring occupational diseases would be of considerable assistance to Canadian Workers’ Compensation Boards (WCBs) as well as to other policy makers and stakeholders involved with occupational health. Canadian decision makers have recently shown interest in the use of registries in monitoring occupational exposure and disease. This report presents a review of operating exposure registries, outlines several key considerations in the planning of new registries, and provides a brief comparison of registries with other approaches for exposure and disease tracking.