About CROSH

CROSH is a research centre at Laurentian University specializing in occupational health and safety (OHS).

We’re proud to be part of the Northern Ontario community. We recognize that Laurentian University is located on the traditional lands of the Atikameksheng Anishnawbek and that the Greater City of Sudbury also includes the traditional lands of the Wahnapitae First Nation.

CROSH is partially funded by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. CROSH is led by a Director, Dr. Sandra Dorman, and supported by Laurentian University and an advisory board.

Two researchers measuring a client in the CROSH Workplace Simulator Laboratory

CROSH student in front of a fireranger helicopter

Our Vision

We envision a Northern Ontario where workplaces partner to ensure every worker gets home safe and healthy every day.

Our Mission

We will be an agent for innovation and discovery to solve relevant and critical problems facing northern industries so they can eliminate occupational injury and disease from their workplaces.

Our Solutions

Solving Northern Ontario’s complex – and unique – occupational health and safety problems requires a multifaceted approach, involving the participation of workers, unions, industry leaders, equipment manufacturers, researchers, and government partners. Understanding the challenges facing workers requires direct interaction with key community partners and includes the participation of workers and workplaces in research studies.

If you have a health and safety problem that needs solving, we can help you in two broad ways:

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Our Philosophy

Our occupational health and safety philosophy is Prevention Through Research.

Our Research Approach is Field-to-Lab-to-Field. We first engage with communities and workplaces to identify critical research questions. We then conduct innovative field research to understand the problem, develop evidence-based interventions in the lab, and then evaluate those interventions back in the field. We repeat this process until the problem is solved.

Our Values

At CROSH, we are:

Committed to Scientific Excellence and Innovation

We develop, and assist partners in developing, cutting edge, research-based solutions to inform decision-making about occupational health and safety.

Outreach Focused

We actively nourish the relationships between our researchers and Northern Ontario workplaces by promoting the exchange of knowledge and student training.

Honest in All Our Practices

We conduct research according to sound practices that value open communication, welcome accountability, and strive for continual improvement.

Strengthened by Collaboration

We acknowledge that our work is strongest when we incorporate interdisciplinary perspectives, which ensures that our research addresses broad challenges and is relevant to the organization.

Respectful and Considerate

We believe in fostering a work environment that promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion, embraces the uniqueness of individuals, and is representative of the Northern Ontario population. As such, we require that every individual be treated with respect and consideration so as to support their personal and professional growth.