Dr
Sayeed Khan gives us a whistlestop guide to the symptoms that may indicate
stress among employees
Stress
has always...
Musculoskeletal disorders
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The
HSE’s handing down of an improvement notice to an NHS trust moves the whole
issue of work-related stress from... -
An
online chart to help managers identify high-risk manual handling jobs has been
unveiled by the Health and Safety Executive... -
A consultant in occupational medicine says there is an obvious solution to the escalating problem of GPs issuing sicknotes without any serious consideration of the consequences for employers
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London
Underground’s occupational health service has evolved from a back room in the
HR department to a fully-fledgedÂ
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Employers need to manage stressful situations sensitively and decisively, to prevent claims being bought against them by employees for mishandling pre-dismissal issues
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Male
workers are more likely to fall prey to musculoskeletal disorders than women,
and both sexes are just as susceptible... -
Life Long Learning and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) are the
processes by which professionals, such as nurses, develop and improve... -
This article examines new RCN training guidance - both a book and a conference - on handling patients
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Life Long Learning and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) are the
processes by which professionals, such as nurses, develop and improve... -
A look at the needs of workers who operate handheld vibration tools that may increase the risk of developing hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS)
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The
Health and Safety executive (HSE) has revised its advice for staff using
computers following amendments to safety laws introduced... -
Research
consultancy System Concepts shares its data on the main causes of injury and
ill health, such as manual handling... -
Hundreds of nurses visit RCN Congress each year, yet very few are from the field of occupational health. Two practicing OH nurses decided to go and find out if it was a worthwhile experience
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Employers must get away from the idea that manual handling training and
ergonomic assessments are a universal panacea for reducing...