A total of 38.8 million working days were lost because of work-related illness and workplace injury in 2019/20, with more...
Respiratory
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Hundreds of thousands of manufacturing workers with health conditions that can be exacerbated by poor air quality are being exposed...
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As many as a fifth of people who contract Covid-19 are likely to suffer symptoms for eight weeks or more...
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MPs have been told that immediate action is needed to prevent deaths and illnesses caused by exposure to respirable crystalline...
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Workers with lung conditions ‘prepared to quit’ rather than return post Covid-19
by Nic Patonby Nic PatonWorkers with lung conditions are so worried about returning to their workplace some will risk being fired if they are...
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A coalition of charities has called on prime minister Boris Johnson to create a ‘mental health renewal plan’ for England...
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Covid-19 to have lasting impact on workplace health
The potential adverse impact of the current pandemic on workers’ health extends... -
Smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) should be urged to stop smoking immediately or risk complications if they contract...
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One in nine people with asthma have lost their job, or worry they will lose their job, because of their...
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In the UK some three-and-a-half million adults of working age suffer from asthma. Through analysis of the intervention to support...
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Ambient air pollution should be treated as an occupational health hazard and outdoor workers should receive better protections, according to...
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Around 6,000 people who have never smoked die of lung cancer every year, often because they have been exposed to...
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Three-quarters of ill health-related presenteeism and absence in 2018 came from factors that employers could have influenced or addressed, according...
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Poor sleep and job stressors
Employees reporting high numbers of job stressors, and who say they need longer to unwind... -
Three years ago, food manufacturer Nestlé UK adopted a pets-at-work strategy. Allowing dogs to come to work with their owners...