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Occupational health research round-up: June 2019
Welding fumes increase lung cancer risk
Occupational exposure to welding fumes increases the risk of lung cancer, regardless of the...
Occupational health research round-up: May 2019
Short breaks between nurses’ shifts linked to workplace accidents
Being provided with only a short break, defined as less than...
Occupational health research round-up: April 2019
Poor sleep and job stressors
Employees reporting high numbers of job stressors, and who say they need longer to unwind...
Occupational health research round-up: March 2019
This month's research includes studies on workplace positivity schemes and the quality of Employee Assistance Programmes.
Occupational health research round-up: February 2019
Work-related cancers cost billions
Occupational cancers account for more than 100,000 deaths a year in the European Union, according to...
Occupational health research round-up: January 2019
Growing issue of “leavism” within police forces
“Leavism” is a recently coined term to describe attendance issues at work other...
Occupational health research round-up: December 2018
Measles immunity in healthcare workers
Healthcare workers have an increased exposure risk to measles, potentially putting them, their patients and...
Occupational health research round-up: November 2018
Older workers with chronic disease
More people will be working with a chronic disease and poorer self-perceived health as working...
Occupational health research round-up: October 2018
Developing a workplace mental health checklist
North American academics have developed a checklist to help line managers recognise changes in...
Occupational health research round-up: September 2018
Amputation and return to work
The extent to which amputees integrate into normal living after losing a limb affects their...
Occupational health research round-up: August 2018
Fit notes “not implemented as intended”
The “fit note” was introduced in 2010 and was designed to radically change the...
Occupational health research round-up: July 2018
Cardiovascular disease and night work
Night work is associated with an increase in carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) amongst men, providing...
Occupational health research round-up: June 2018
Supervisor support vital for workers living with chronic headaches
Employees living and working with chronic headaches are at high risk...
Occupational health research round-up: May 2018
Hand hygiene and asthma control
A study of US nurses has discovered a link between the frequency of hand and...
Occupational health research round-up: April 2018
Paternal heart disease increases shift work risk
Paternal mortality from myocardial infarction or sudden cardiac death interacts with shift work...
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