Occupational Safety & Health Journal - November 2008
Regular items
2 News
A round-up of events in the occupational health and safety world.
12 RoSPA News
RoSPA is the only UK organisation which seeks to prevent accidents across the board – at work, home, leisure, and on the road. RoSPA News gives a flavour of the whole range of activity in which the Society is involved.
24 Book Reviews
Pat Burling gives her opinion on the latest OS&H publications.
32 Sitegeist
More websites of interest found by Lisa Moore and Lauren Smith.
40 Safety Groups UK
News and programme listings from the nationwide network of local voluntary health and safety groups which are affiliated to RoSPA.
45 Market Place
Products and services of interest to health and safety professionals.
50 Parting Shots: When the going gets tough…
With the western banking system close to meltdown and UK ‘negative growth’ increasingly a certainty rather just than a possibility, RoSPA’s occupational safety adviser, Roger Bibbings, asks what are the likely effects on health and safety at work?
Features
17 Health Focus: Alternative thinking
At a time when so many workers are reporting suffering from stress and musculoskeletal problems, is there a place for complementary and alternative medicines and therapies in the workplace? Elizabeth Gates reports.
27 Working Life: Something in the air?
For years, pilots and aircrew have been reporting acute and chronic health effects which they believe are the result of breathing in contaminated air on aircraft. For the first part of a two-part feature, Nick Cook spoke to some of those who have fallen ill.
35 Check Points: Safety eyewear
With different types of safety eyewear available, choosing the right product for the job can prove difficult. Jacqui Gamage looks at what products are available and when they should be used to protect workers’ eyesight.
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