Fatigue and workplace exercise programmes
Work-related fatigue is related to a range of negative consequences, including poor productivity. This study...
Sarah Silcox
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Work-related allergic symptoms in bakers
Bakers using multigrain flour are at a high risk of experiencing nasal and asthma-like symptoms,... -
Work environment risk factors for MSDs
Ergonomic improvements and stress reduction interventions are likely to cut the prevalence of sickness... -
Fifth of doctors consume “potentially hazardous” levels of alcohol
Twenty per cent of doctors in a survey of 109 working... -
Occupational health is “thin line” protecting the Covid-19 frontline
The workload in healthcare occupational health has increased 20-fold as a... -
Sleep disturbance affects Covid-19 medics
Almost 40% of paediatric healthcare workers in Wuhan experienced sleep disturbance during the Covid-19 pandemic... -
Covid-19 to have lasting impact on workplace health
The potential adverse impact of the current pandemic on workers’ health extends... -
Perceived stress and teacher absence
High levels of perceived stress amongst teachers are associated with increased frequency of sickness absence... -
Mental wellbeing after electric shock
Electricians experiencing electrical accidents at work report more problems with cognition and lower mental wellbeing... -
Predicting occupational allergy in apprentices
Hairdressing and culinary apprentices are usually exposed to the same workplace agents, such as inhalant... -
Childhood experiences and bullying at work
People who have had adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), including being bullied at school, are... -
Night shifts not linked to pain
Night shift work is not associated with an increased reporting of pain, according to... -
Low patient expectation hits knee surgery rehabilitation
Low expectations about the outcome of knee surgery partly explains why three out... -
Workers don’t feel vulnerable to ‘flu
Workers outside healthcare settings do not feel vulnerable to influenza and have, therefore, low... -
Rise in climate change-led occupational ‘heat stress’ cuts world productivity
The rise in global temperatures resulting from climate change will...