October/November 2016 (vol. 13/3)

ContentsFeaturesNewsLegal NewsResearch DigestResearch PlusCPD

Inside this issue

Leader Article

Ancient wisdom pp03

News

Most workers would not disclose stress pp04

Sleep deprived pp04-05

The fitness police pp05

H&S minister pp05

FOM president pp06

Commuter belts get bigger pp06

Ageing workforce pp06-07

Alcohol and drugs pp07

Disability confident pp07

Mental health in construction pp08

Out of reach pp08

Asbestos burden pp08

Health and wellbeing pp08

Legal News

Maintaining pay as a reasonable adjustment pp09

Legionnaires’ prosecution pp10

Toxic gas death pp10

Features

Mental Health First Aid pp11-16

Peer support training in mental health at work

The state of OH nursing, part 1 pp17-28

Part 1: A national survey of occupational health nurses

Mandatory flu vaccination? pp29-31

Would mandatory influenza vaccination of healthcare workers be morally justifiable?

Hand–arm vibration syndrome, Part 4 pp32-36

Part 4: the role of occupational health in ensuring legal compliance.

Research Digest

Doctors’ mental health pp37

Get active! pp37-38

More grain less disease pp38-39

An unsuitable PPE for a woman pp39

Research Plus

Flu vaccine for healthcare workers pp40

Weight loss by diet reduces muscle strength pp40

TB in healthcare workers pp40

Violence de-escalation strategies in acute care pp40

Mindfulness training for managers pp40-41

Occupational hearing loss in railway workers pp41

Impact of mid-life physical limitations on later life pp41

Workaholics suffer sleep problems pp41