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Leading experts in the occupational health field review the latest books and videos for the profession CD-Rom The Successful Management of Hand-Arm Vibration HSE, £95 plus VAT This interactive CD-Rom …
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Construction sector takes action in commission’s health and safety drive
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Investors in People can be an effective mechanism in identifying vulnerable areas in a company and building regular health and safety training into organisational procedures
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Forming judgements from a candidate’s medical history alone can be discriminatory. Any recommendations need to be based on scientific evidence, in line with current disability law
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The letter on bullying in the workplace (OH, August) has prompted me to write about the problems I have experienced with my employer and the Royal College of Nursing’s approach …
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Nola Ishmael, Department of Health nursing officer, was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List this year. A former health visitor and director of community nursing services at …
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OH nurses in Scotland are being invited to apply for the Mair Scholarship 2001. The bursary, founded by the RCN’s Occupational Health Nurses Group in recognition of the contribution to …
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This month’s news Needlestick alert The number of healthcare workers exposed to viruses such as hepatitis B and C and HIV as a result of needle stick injuries should be …
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The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work has published a report on future occupational safety and health research needs and priorities in the EU member states. Psychosocial issues …
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HSC recommends approved code of practice to limit the effects of passive smoking in the workplace
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Educating healthcare workers to report symptoms related to wearing latex gloves is as important as conventional health checks in reducing the risk of latex allergy, according to researchers. The study, …
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A round-up of news from the professional journals RCN widens net Registered nurses believe their non-registered colleagues would join the RCN given the chance, but few believe care assistants share …
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The UKCC has agreed a strategy for extending the involvement of the public in its work. By using the public perspective to inform and influence its decisions the UKCC says …
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Flu immunisation campaign extended in bid to avoid repeat of last year’s NHS crisis
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As we head into the flu vaccination season, we provide a list of essential information sources