August/September 2012 (vol. 09/2)

ContentsFeaturesNewsLegal NewsResearch DigestResearch PlusCPD

Inside this issue

Leader Article

Life begins at 50 pp3

News

Work barriers continue for disabled people pp4-5

NMC under fire pp5

Progress on H&S review pp6-7

Older workers pp6

Queen’s birthday honours pp6

Nanomaterials pp6

ACoP consultation pp7

Fatally injured workers pp8

Mental health in the NHS pp8

Mediation pilots pp8-9

Sharps directive pp9

Stress in SMEs pp9

Trust fined for data breach pp9

Mental health pledge pp9

Legal News

Reasonable adjustments pp10

Stores must provide disability training pp10-11

Sick-leave holiday can be taken later pp11-12

Settlement agreements pp12

Corporate manslaughter conviction pp12-13

Prison officers fail in PTSD claims pp13

Smoke-free signs pp13

Features

Survey: OH pay and benefits 2012, Part 2 pp14-19

Part 2 of our survey of pay and benefits examines working hours, benefits and career prospects

Motivation at work pp20-23

A micro structural approach

Workplace health promotion, Part 2 pp24-29

Part 2: public policy, evidence and incentives

Dilemma: What’s in a name? pp30-31

Occupational hygiene: is it time for a rebrand?

Expert Witness: Who cares? pp32-33

Negligence and the duty of care

Research Digest

Alcohol problems pp34

Occupational cancers pp34-35

Diesel exhaust pp35

Glove use irritation pp35

Less stress on dog day afternoons pp36

Pneumonia vaccination for welders pp37

Kicking the habit pp37

Anxiety from body fluids exposure pp37

Research Plus

Primary prevention of occupational asthma pp38

Occupational asthma host factors pp38

Medical screening for work-related asthma pp38

Non-specific neck pain pp38

Organisational justice pp38

Depression risk factors pp38-39

Healthcare workers’ dermatitis remains a problem pp39

Can hernia be work related? pp39

Control over working time pp39

Vitality at work pp39