December/January 2015/2016 (vol. 12/4)

ContentsFeaturesNewsLegal NewsResearch DigestResearch PlusCPD

Inside this issue

Leader Article

Onwards OM pp3

News

HSE statistics pp4-5

Action needed on workplace cancers pp5

OH nurse education pp5

Nurses’ revalidation pp6

MoHaWK pp6-7

Workplace Health 2015 pp7

Solder fume pp8

Equality action pp8

Legal News

New sentencing guidelines pp9-10

Motive not necessary for discrimination pp10-12

An inspector fined pp10

Dichloromethane death pp12

Zero-hours contracts pp12-13

Was dismissal fair in disability case? pp13-14

Reasonable adjustments pp14

Features

OHrticulture pp15-17

Reaping the health and wellbeing benefits of a workplace allotment project

Workplace Wellbeing Charter pp18-23

Demonstrating commitment to health and wellbeing

Wellbeing at work, Part 2 pp24-26

Part 2: professional training and organisational requirements

Reflection for OH professionals pp27-29

Its role in continuing professional development

Research in OH: From vision to action, Part 1 pp30-33

Part 1: building an evidence-base in occupational health

Research Digest

Low back pain pp34

Mental health inequalities at work pp34-35

Flipping visors pp35

Mindfulness for PTSD pp35

Research Plus

COPD in construction workers pp36

Does excessive sitting increase risk of death? pp36

Intensive physical activity improves work ability pp36

Return to work for those with chronic disease pp36

HCV prevalence in healthcare workers pp36-37

Needlestick injuries and psychosocial factors pp37

Work-focused CBT with IPS job support pp37

Reduction of chronic-disease sickness absence pp37

Improving return to work in cancer patients pp37