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From:Occupational Health (Issue 430) Peer-ReviewedDental technicians building prostheses are exposed to many chemicals that increase their risk of developing pneumoconiosis. This study of 76 technicians, using a combination of pulmonary function testing and...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 430) Peer-ReviewedDr Dipti Patel discusses key potential hazards and challenges, which could initially appear harmless, that should be considered when carrying out a risk assessment for business or leisure travel.Risk assessment is an...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 430) Peer-ReviewedOccupational therapists (OTs) and occupational health professionals are frequently mistaken for each other.*OTs Jain Holmes and Anne Byrne aim to demystify what their profession does, and identify what they contribute...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 430) Peer-ReviewedA workplace intervention can increase colorectal cancer screening rates, according to this study of Californian firefighters. A testing kit, letter and survey of firefighters’ risk factors were sent to 1,203...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 430) Peer-ReviewedFigures from the veterans’ health charity Combat Stress suggest there has been a “substantial” increase in the number of Afghanistan veterans seeking mental health support.Between 2012 and 2013, the...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 430) Peer-ReviewedEmployees with poorly controlled asthma have negative health outcomes, according to this US study of 2,026 sufferers taking prescription medicines. Around 40% had poorly controlled asthma that affected both their...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 430) Peer-ReviewedProfessional musicians have a high risk of contracting hearing disorders, including tinnitus, according to this German study of 2,227 musicians. During the four-year observation period of the study, 0.08% of this group...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 430) Peer-ReviewedSince the launch of Commercial Occupational Health Providers' Association (COHPA) a decade ago, occupational health provision has changed in many ways - and the association continues to make a valuable contribution to...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 430) Peer-ReviewedMore than 600 students at the University of Derby were contacted in April to be called back for blood tests after serious failings were identified in the testing procedures carried out by a healthcare worker contracted...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 430) Peer-ReviewedThe prevalence of obesity across all occupational groups increased steadily between 2004 and 2008 but levelled off from 2008 to 2011, according to this study of US workers. The highest prevalence of obesity was among...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 430) Peer-ReviewedOccupational health practitioners would like to see the proposed new single body for the profession called the “College of Occupational Health”, according to a poll.The name came top in a survey of more than...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 430) Peer-ReviewedThe European Agency for Safety and Health at Work has identified four key priority areas for research in the occupational safety and health field over the next six years: demographic change; globalisation and the...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 430) Peer-ReviewedModified work is often part of a return-to-work plan for employees with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), but there are no validated scales to measure what level of modification might be effective. This study tests a...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 430) Peer-ReviewedAwareness of the forthcoming Health and Work Service is very limited, even among health professionals never mind the general public. Nic Paton summarises concerns about a lack of understanding and looming deadlines.Dawn...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 430) Peer-ReviewedImproving the coping abilities of staff can help both employees and employers through stressful economic times. Robert Manson, head of occcupational Health and wellbeing at Morrisons plc, explains how the retailer is...
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From:Occupational Health (Issue 430) Peer-ReviewedThe chair of the British Medical Association’s occupational medicine committee has warned there is a danger employers misunderstand the scale of support that will be provided by the government’s new Health...