Mental health and workTaking steps to change the workplace environment and train managers on how to manage mental health issues...
Research
-
-
Occupational solvents and child developmentMany women who work during pregnancy are exposed to solvents at work, and a recent study...
-
OH challenges The Partnership for European Research in Occupational Safety and Health (PEROSH), a group of European research institutes, has published...
-
Stress and heart disease in female workersHigh job strain and “active jobs”, but not job insecurity, are related to an...
-
Risk of side effects is barrier to flu vaccinationThe most common reasons given for declining an influenza vaccine are fears...
-
Work-based interventions for depressionGroup sessions aimed at helping employees become more resilient at work are successful in preventing depression, according...
-
High attrition found in psychotherapy patientsOnly 10% of people with anxiety or depression received psychological treatments for their problems in...
-
Olympic park OH legacyWorking on the construction of the Olympic Park and Athletes’ Village in London has affected the way...
-
Exhaust fumes linked to lung cancer deaths and high blood pressureHeavy exposure to diesel exhaust fumes increases the risk of...
-
Long working hours and depression episodesFurther analysis of the Whitehall II study has found that working long hours may predispose...
-
Yoga and workouts foster healthier lifestyle for older workforceWorksite yoga and gym facilities, and, to a lesser degree, fruit provision,...
-
The British Occupational Health Research Foundation (BOHRF) has announced that it has become a casualty of the difficult economic climate.In...
-
Bus drivers and unhealthy weight control behavioursNearly 60% of bus drivers use at least one unhealthy means of controlling their...
-
European employers face stress challengeAlthough almost 80% of European managers express concern about work-related stress, only 26% of their organisations...
-
Integrated care limits back-related disability An integrated approach to managing chronic back pain substantially reduces disability in patients’ working and...