February/March 2025 (vol. 21/5)

ContentsFeaturesNewsLegal NewsResearch DigestResearch PlusCPD

Inside this issue

Leader Article

Psychological detachment pp03

News

Work-related ill health pp04-05

HSE half century pp05

COVID-19 as an occupational disease pp06

Job quality pp06-07

Women’s health pp07

OM trainees pp07

Silica prosecution pp08

Stoneworkers’ health pp08

Asthma guideline pp08

Legal News

Police ‘bleep test’ pp09-11

Harassment and capability pp11-12

Pothole fixer developed HAVS pp12-13

Telehealth doctor suspended over driver’s fitness letter pp13-14

Recent developments pp14

Features

OBITUARY: Nick Hanning: trailblazer pp15-16

A tribute to the ground-breaking lawyer and expert in OH law

Overweight and obesity: Part 2 pp17-22

Part 2: weight management interventions at work

Occupational health in the police pp23-29

Challenges and opportunities

EXPERT WITNESS: Medical negligence pp30-33

How the law of negligence can be relevant to OH practice

Evidence-based OH practice: Part 1 pp34-37 CPD

Part 1: an introduction to evidence-based medical practice

Research Digest

Dementia in footballers pp38

Smart monitoring pp38

Features

PERSONAL LEARNING ZONE pp39