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Elaine Essery looks at renewed efforts by business and education to reach a consensus on closing the skills gap and awards low marks for effort Industry and learning need to …
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A paper describing a project to tackle musculoskeletal injury in a large bakery made Joe Patton, nursing adviser with Rank Hovis McDougall, a highly commended runner-up in this year’s Roche Diagnostics Occupational Health Award
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"Broaden your vision" is the message the profession has given the HSE following the publication of its discussion document on developing an occupational health strategy for the UK. The HSE …
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Since the introduction of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, fatal injury rates for employees have fallen to to a quarter of what they were at the …
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OHprofessionals are reporting an increase in bullying and a distinct lack of action to tackle the problem, according to new research
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Courts give trust go-ahead to name NHS Supplies Authority as co-defendant in latex gloves court case
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Employers must tackle the cultural causes and not just the symptoms of sickness absence, experts have warned following Wandsworth council’s decision to penalise those who take excessive sick leave. "Managing …
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This month’s news Safety study Occupational accident investigations need to be led by line managers rather than safety professionals if they are to be effective, says RoSPA. A study of …
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This month’s letters Annualised hours an all-round solution I read, with interest, the article "Time to take stress at work seriously" in which consultant Cynthia Atwell asks "Could the working …
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Computers may (or may not) be set to experience the Y2K bug – but what about the human cost of stress? A recent CBI Survey Focus on Absence cited that …
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Most senior executives would increase investment in health and safety only if forced to by the Health and Safety Executive or after a serious accident, and would not be swayed …
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The Department of Health has already had more than 200 proposals to become nurse consultants and will be establishing some posts next year, health minister Alan Milburn has announced. "My …
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Raising the Standard was the theme of the second British Aerospace Occupational Health Nurse Managers Forum, held in Birmingham on 30 October. After a pre-conference workshop on skin care, run …
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Lord Chancellor adds weight to punishments for health and safety offences
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Six of Glasgow’s biggest employers took part in Scotland’s first Good Neighbour conference, hosted by the Health and Safety Commission and the British Safety Council on 30 November. Scottish Power, …