Conditions

Practice nurse Julie Lennon gained competence and confidence from an e-learning Open University course on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and believes...

The ergonomics profession was recently granted a Royal Charter and there are many ways ergonomists can work in collaboration with...

With the growing use of mobile technology, both at home and at work, more employees are suffering from repetitive strain...

How can line managers and HR professionals work with occupational health to manage musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace? Kath Taylor...

Businesses are being urged to become more “dementia friendly”, including working to educate employees and managers about dementia and offering...

Robin Christopherson says more homeworking means that employers must take workplace ergonomics seriously. Here, he explains how to avoid problems ...

Approximately 6,000 NHS staff in England miss work every day because of musculoskeletal problems, Freedom of Information (FoI) requests have...

Line managers are not expected to be rheumatologists, but as musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) were the leading cause of sickness absence...

One employee in five believes that their journey to work is responsible for back, muscle or joint pain, a study...

Workers are becoming increasingly “nomadic” in where they work thanks to the availability of mobile technology. But employers are not...

In an industry where downtime costs dearly and tight margins make absences highly disruptive, car manufacturer Vauxhall has received accolades...

Requirements for lorry drivers are specific in terms of safe working, but also draw on many commonly used occupational health...

New to Occupational Health (OH) and struggling in an isolated role? Need advice but worried you might ask a stupid...

We continue our series on professions allied to occupational health by looking at how physiotherapists will play a key role...

A simple plan of action could be an easy way for employers to ensure that workers take regular screen breaks,...