February/March 2024 (vol. 20/5)

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Inside this issue

Leader Article

Support for working carers pp03

News

Healthier working lives pp04

Not working for wellbeing  pp04-05

Inequality  pp05

FOHN accreditation pp05

New year honours 2024  pp05

Engineered stone pp06-07

Occupational cancers pp07

Prescribed pneumoconiosis pp08

Occ hygiene qualifications pp08-09

Workplace health 2024 pp09

Legal News

Preserving EU law pp10-11

Extent of normal day-to-day activities pp11-13

Holiday pay changes pp13-14

Family-friendly rights pp14

Features

SPECIAL REPORT: Working better pp15-20

UK government’s plans to improve access to OH

Disclosure decisions pp21-24

For workers with episodic conditions, disclosure is no simple matter

SURVEY: Consent to release OH reports      pp25-34 CPD

An online survey of OH professionals

EXPERT WITNESS: Harassment and the law: Part 2 pp35-37

Part 2: anti-harassment legislation, case law and ethical guidance

Research Digest

Dust exposure risks from industrial cleaning pp38

Firefighters’ MSDs pp38-39

Truck drivers’ BMI and health outcomes pp39

Interpersonal problems and RTW pp40-41

Does pain medication impede return to work? pp41-42

Dentists suffer sinister hearing loss pp42

Mental wellbeing pp42

Features

PERSONAL LEARNING ZONE pp43 CPD