Treat air pollution as an occupational health issue, HSE told
Ambient air pollution should be treated as an occupational health hazard and outdoor workers should receive better protections, according to...
Staff wellbeing improves with age, study finds
Staff are likely to develop their own ways of improving their wellbeing at work, it has been claimed, with a...
Third of outdoor workers don’t use sunscreen
Employers of outdoor workers have been urged to provide staff with high-protection sun cream, after a survey revealed a third...
Heart and circulatory disease deaths in under-75s on the increase
The number of people dying of heart and circulatory diseases before the age of 75 has risen for the first...
Managers lack tools needed to support staff mental health
Six in 10 line managers think they do not get enough help from their organisation to support the mental wellbeing...
Only 14% workers feel comfortable talking about mental health
Employees are three times more likely to discuss their physical health over mental illness at work, a survey has found,...
‘Alarming’ levels of PTSD identified among police workforce
Almost a fifth of police officers experience symptoms of either post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or “Complex PTSD”, with PTSD rates...
Offer overseas staff NHS-equivalent health screening, firms told
Workers based overseas should have access to the same regular health checks as they would have received had they been...
Fifth of female firefighters experience PTSD
Female firefighters are at a higher risk of experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or contemplating suicide than their male colleagues,...
Employers need ‘sun safety strategies’ to protect outdoor workers
Nine in 10 skin cancer deaths could be prevented if employers and employees took precautions to avoid sun damage –...
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Staff wellbeing improves with age, study finds
Staff are likely to develop their own ways of improving their wellbeing at work, it has been claimed, with a...
Third of outdoor workers don’t use sunscreen
Employers of outdoor workers have been urged to provide staff with high-protection sun cream, after a survey revealed a third...
Heart and circulatory disease deaths in under-75s on the increase
The number of people dying of heart and circulatory diseases before the age of 75 has risen for the first...
Sickness absence management
Offer overseas staff NHS-equivalent health screening, firms told
Workers based overseas should have access to the same regular health checks as they would have received had they been...
Joint pain? Why we need a better evidence base for musculoskeletal disorders and work
What do we know about musculoskeletal disorders and work, and what do we need to know? Karen Walker-Bone looks at...
Present and correct? Rooting out mental health-based presenteeism in the workplace
When addressing mental health-based presenteeism, the good news is that there is much employers can be doing to offer practical...
Musculoskeletal disorders
Joint pain? Why we need a better evidence base for musculoskeletal disorders and work
What do we know about musculoskeletal disorders and work, and what do we need to know? Karen Walker-Bone looks at...
Sedentary working linked to a tenth of deaths
Sitting for long periods of time during the day has been linked to around one in 10 deaths each year...
Employers lack formal strategies for common health risks, report finds
Too few employers have strategies in place to manage some of the most common staff health concerns, including mental ill...
Return to work and rehabilitation
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...
Joint pain? Why we need a better evidence base for musculoskeletal disorders and work
What do we know about musculoskeletal disorders and work, and what do we need to know? Karen Walker-Bone looks at...
Present and correct? Rooting out mental health-based presenteeism in the workplace
When addressing mental health-based presenteeism, the good news is that there is much employers can be doing to offer practical...
Mental health and stress
Managers lack tools needed to support staff mental health
Six in 10 line managers think they do not get enough help from their organisation to support the mental wellbeing...
Only 14% workers feel comfortable talking about mental health
Employees are three times more likely to discuss their physical health over mental illness at work, a survey has found,...
‘Alarming’ levels of PTSD identified among police workforce
Almost a fifth of police officers experience symptoms of either post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or “Complex PTSD”, with PTSD rates...
