First published in 1988, Fitness for Work has grown to become the UK'bible'of occupational
health and the Faculty of Occupational Medicine's flagship publication. This fourth edition …

The'bible'of occupational health, Fitness for Work is the most in-depth and comprehensive
resource available on the relationship between ill health and employment. The specialist …

Fitness-to-work examinations require an objective assessment of the physical and mental
health of employees in relation to the requirements and working conditions of specific jobs …

I was appointed to the new post of National Director for Health and Work to initiate a national
debate in taking forward the strategy and to secure widespread recognition of the benefits of …

Ensuring that employees are both physically fit for work by matching their capabilities with
the physical requirements of their job, and physically fit for life by promoting health-related …

Official United Kingdom figures record annually 1400 deaths and 145,000 sufferers from
chronic effects of occupational injury and disease. Evidence indicates that occupational …

Around 175 million working days were lost to illness in 2006. Some 7 per cent of the working
population is workless and receiving benefits because of long-term health conditions or …

Occupational Health Practice, Third Edition is a comprehensive account of the practice of
protecting and improving health in the workplace. Topics covered by this book include pre …

Ageing workers can be found in almost all occupations. Assessment of fitness to work in
these workers is important, as it aims to match their functional capacity (which is reduced …

Mental ill health at work seems to be rising inexorably both in terms of self report (as shown
by comparing surveys of work related illnesses throughout the 1990s), and as a cause of …