title: Danger zone: Men, masculinity and occupational health and safety in high risk occupations.
abstract: The workplace is a key setting where gender issues and organizational structures may influence occupational health and safety practices. The enactment of dominant norms of masculinity in high risk occupations can be particularly problematic, as it exposes men to significant risks for injuries and fatalities. To encourage multi-disciplinary collaborations and advance knowledge in the intersecting areas of gender studies, men's health, work and workplace health and safety, a national network of thirteen researchers and health and safety stakeholders completed a critical literature review examining the intersection between masculinities and men's workplace health and safety in order to: (i) account for research previously undertaken in this area; (ii) identify themes that may inform our understanding of masculinity and workplace health and safety and; (iii) identify research and practice gaps in relation to men's workplace health and safety. In this paper we present key themes from this review. Recommendations are made regarding: (i) how to define gender; (ii) how to attend to and identify how masculinities may influence workers' identities, perceptions of occupational risks and how institutionalized practices can reinforce norms of masculinity; (iii) the importance of considering how masculinities may intersect with other variables (e.g. historical context, age, class, race, geographical location) and; (iv) the added significance of present-day labour market forces on men's occupational health and safety.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stergiou-Kita
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mansfield
authors.affiliation: Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups (ONIWG), ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Randy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bezo
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colantonio
authors.affiliation: Infrastructure Health and Safety Association, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Enzo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Garritano
authors.affiliation: Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lafrance
authors.affiliation: Centre for Research in Human Development, Laurentian University, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lewko
authors.affiliation: Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups (ONIWG), ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mantis
authors.affiliation: Electrical Safety Authority, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moody
authors.affiliation: Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Power
authors.affiliation: University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada; Institute of Work & Health, Canada.
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Theberge
authors.affiliation: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, Canada.
authors.forename: Eleanor
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Westwood
authors.affiliation: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, Canada.
authors.forename: Krista
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Travers
keywords: Gender; Masculinities; Men’s health; Review; Workplace safety