Occupational health nurses work in organizations and provide care in the workplace. They focus on the worker/worker group by means of health promotion, preventing illness/injury, protecting workers from risks associated with exposure to occupational health hazards, recommending placement of workers in jobs suited to their physiological and psychological health status and restoring workers' health in a safe, healthy work environment.  

For registered nurses, the Canadian Nurses Association offers the following certification credential: COHN(C) - Certified in Occupational Health Nursing Canada

For a more detailed description of the occupational health nursing role visit the National Association: Canadian Occupational Health Nurses Association (COHNA)