OHW+

Some 2,544 people in Britain died from mesothelioma in 2020, a rise of 6% on the previous year, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

How should an organisation ensure their OH technicans are educated and competent?

These CPD activities, compiled by Professor Anne Harris, are intended to complement the  article CPD: Educating and regulating occupational health technicians.

What are the dangers 'medicalising' non-medical issues, in terms of absence, return to work, rehabilitation and organisational and individual wellbeing?

New guidance shows that fit note certification extends to registered nurses, which could include occupational health nurses after all.

Employers and OH professionals are being urged to familiarise themselves with new draft guidelines around hazardous biological agents in workplaces.

Research has highlighted growing evidence of long-distance airborne transmission of Covid-19 in various indoor settings.

NHS England has unveiled plans to expand access to health checks in the community, including, potentially, in betting shops and sports clubs.

Report urges business leaders to measure employee wellbeing to help improve health and productivity.

The mass transition to home working since the pandemic has enabled more people with arthritis to remain in work, research has concluded.

Nearly a third (32%) of workers do not expect to have access to any mental health support at work, according to a poll.

Nearly two-thirds of workers (65%) who were off sick in the past 12 months pushed through their illness and carried on working, according to a poll.

The cost of living crisis could lead to a mental health threat “of pandemic proportions”, a royal college has warned.

Thousands of people in England are not getting the personalised support they need to quit smoking, a study has suggested.

Almost half (47%) of small business managers say they have not received any training in how to support employees living...