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GP surveys sign the Fit Note fit for purpose a year on (Workplace Health Connections)
The Department for Work and Pensions today published a survey to mark the first anniversary of the
OHS reviews need to leap forward to relevance « SafetyAtWorkBlog
SafetyAtWorkBlog News and opinion on important workplace safety issues Home Prof. Andrew Hopkins Interview from 2000 Contact the Editor SafetyAtWorkBlog Contributors OHS reviews need to leap forward to relevance 10 10 2011 Several times recently people have suggested that common sense is an
US president’s panel calls for cancer precaution
Green jobs, safe jobs Hazards magazine | International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Skip to content About « Can Samsung be green and cancerous? US president’s panel calls for cancer precaution By Rory | Published: 19 May, 2010 CATCHING CANCER
Should soldiers have health and safety rights?
A decision by the UK Supreme Court on the health and safety of soldiers has caused a row in an online forum for occupational health specialists, raising questions about the human rights of troops but also on whether political comments are acceptable
New occupational health advice line for small businesses
The trial of a new occupational health advice line for employers is launched today in seven pilot areas in England, and in the whole of Wales and Scotland.
Workplace stress | Dickins case puts employers at risk (Editors Blog)
An Employment Tribunal decision this month means that HR and occupational health practitioners need to be more on their guard than ever about employees who are suffering from stress, especially if the employee has reported their condition to the employer. The key message from...
Lehman Brothers | Credit crisis should not push OH off agenda (Workplace Health Connections)
Recent events are making some of us uneasy about the government's appetite to put energy and funding behind the recommendations in Dame Carol Black's report for reform of occupational health. And that's leaving aside the fact that Gordon Brown and his...
Sport for all | Are lack of sporting prowess and obesity linked? (Workplace Health Connections)
Research launched earlier this month suggested a connection between lack of co-ordiantion and sporting ability among children and obesity in later life - an interesting topic given the backdrop of the Olympics. One interpretation was that children who weren't good...
Welfare reform | the foundations are laid for work and health (Workplace Health Connections)
Government documents and research have come thick and fast in recent weeks laying out the changes to the welfare system and building up the evidence base to support these reforms and the long awaited pilots for a range of other...
Dyslexia | Should medical exams be changed for dyslexic students? (Workplace Health Connections)
So a dyslexic medical student is to launch a legal claim against the General Medical Council to try and get the GMC to stop using multiple choice tests. The 21-year old student, Naomi Gadian claims that the test is discriminatory...
