Research

Poor sleep and job stressors
Employees reporting high numbers of job stressors, and who say they need longer to unwind...

Victims of age discrimination have an increased likelihood of developing mental and physical health conditions such as coronary heart disease,...

Shift work has a harmful effect on cardiovascular function, with the risk of developing coronary artery disease increasing the longer...

Sitting for long periods of time during the day has been linked to around one in 10 deaths each year...

Construction workers’ desire for a sun tan is putting them at risk of skin cancer, a study has found, prompting...

Women in mentally-tiring jobs are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who suffer from little or no...

Construction companies have been urged to train at least one employee in occupational health awareness to increase understanding of OH...

Type 2 diabetes could be a “reversible condition”, researchers have suggested, after a study found a third (36%) of people...

It can be challenging for an employer to know how best to support an employee living with a mental health...

This month's research includes studies on workplace positivity schemes and the quality of Employee Assistance Programmes.

Occupational health practitioners are, rightly, always focused on delivering excellence. But with government reviewing the future shape of OH, Nick...

Two-thirds (68%) of outdoor workers are more worried about work-related injuries than sunburn, research into Irish golf course maintenance workers’...

Older workers with chronic disease
More people will be working with a chronic disease and poorer self-perceived health as working...

October saw the launch of the new Faculty of Occupational Health Nursing. What exactly is it, how will it work...

Office workers who are equipped with a sit-stand desk are more productive, healthier and happier than those who are not,...