December/January 2013/2014 (vol. 10/4)

ContentsFeaturesNewsLegal NewsResearch DigestResearch PlusCPD

Inside this issue

Leader Article

The HWS challenge pp3

News

Absence on the rise pp4

Barriers to work pp5

FTP doctors at suicide risk? pp5

Pregnancy discrimination pp5

HSE annual statistics pp6

Cost of HSE fees pp6

Focus on H&S pp6

Corporate manslaughter pp6

Health check for benefits pp7

Nurses unhappy about workload pp7

OH referrals pp7

Benchmarking OH pp7

Legal News

HIV dismissal breached human rights pp8

Pension regs pp9

Knowledge of disability pp9-11

Working while off sick pp11

Safety critical hearing pp11-12

Features

Conference News: Workplace Health 2013 pp13-19

Highlights from the annual workshop for the occupational health community

Fit for the future pp20-25

OH services need to change, but how?

Survey: Health screening at recruitment, Part 1 pp26-35

Part 1: pre-employment and pre-placement health questionnaires and declarations

Keeping railway medicine on track pp36-39

Meeting safety-critical health standards in the rail industry

Expert Witness: Adjusting for absence pp40-41

Absence, disability and reasonable adjustments

Opinion: Fit for purpose? pp42-44

Assessing the Health and Work Service

Research Plus

Occupational lifting during pregnancy pp45

Sleep quality pp45

Cost of occupational hand eczema pp45

Less power to elbow evidence pp45

Upper limb injuries pp45

Problem solving reduces recurrent mental health absence pp46

Cost-effective intervention pp46

Long working hours pp46

National return-to-work programme pp46

Successful weight-loss programme has no impact on absence pp46