The approaches and practices of the professions are now under more public scrutiny than
ever before. Most occupational physicians have at some time been challenged to rationalise …

In the 1930s in Britain, industrial medicine was a clinical discipline, the main purposes of
which were to diagnose disability in applicants for work, to identify industrial disease in the …

The paper argues for a “new generation” approach to occupational health, laying
foundations for future demands. Occupational health deals with issues which are at the heart …

Our two editorials consider the impact of the UK's 1974 Health & Safety at Work etc. Act, 40
years after it became the central piece of legislation intended to protect workers and the …

What is the future for occupational health in the UK? On the one hand, the future looks
bright. The importance of the health and wellbeing of workers has been recognized and …

We have all seen the quizzical look on the face of the enquirer at a social event as to what
kind of doctor we are when we say occupational physician. Neither of these words is well …

'When a doctor arrives to attend some patient of the working class he ought not to feel his
pulse the moment he enters, as is nearly always done without regard to the circumstances of …

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IJOMEH, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2002 THE ICOH CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTIONS International …

Official figures for occupational disease in the United Kingdom underestimate the true
incidence of work-related disease. Successful prevention depends first on identifying risks …

THE traditional roots of industrial medicine are concerned with the prevention of ill-health
arising as a direct consequence of work. But although doctors came into industry in this …