Health surveillance

Domestic abuse is nothing to do with employers or the workplace, right? Wrong. Some three-quarters of people who endure domestic...

Taxi drivers experience the highest exposures to black carbon pollution compared with other professional drivers, such as couriers and truck...

Cleaning firms need to do more to reduce workers’ risk of exposure to dangerous substances, the European Agency for Safety...

Is “wellbeing” more than just “fresh fruit Fridays” or mindfulness initiatives? As Nick Pahl reports, a recent event led by...

Major construction projects can help develop “universally high” health management standards throughout the supply chain, a study has concluded.
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Workers who believe they have been exposed to silica dust are being urged to sign a register that will help...

A parliamentary inquiry investigating the impact that silicosis has on construction workers has been launched.
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on...

Deaths from mesothelioma reached 2,523 in 2017, largely as a consequence of occupational asbestos exposure before the risks were known,...

The average UK worker misses four days of work a year to attend medical appointments, costing their employer more than...

Increasing paperwork, time pressures and a focus on meeting targets could mean that GPs are missing potentially life-threatening conditions, a...

A quarter of people who suspect they might have a lung condition do not consult a doctor about their symptoms.

Whatever the final outcome, the legal case between the Royal Opera House and musicians around hearing loss is likely to...

The Health and Safety Executive’s ongoing “Dustbuster” campaign is aiming to crack down on occupational lung disease, especially that caused...

With many staff keen to adopt healthier lifestyles, now is a good time for organisations to look at their wellbeing...

Urgent action is needed to protect outdoor workers from air pollution, campaigners have said, after a study found a London...