Projects

Current

Since 2002 our Trustees have committed in excess of £1.25m to fund over 20 high-impact projects based on robust evidence, 12 of which have been completed.

Performance at Work
Health and performance at work: systematic evidence review evaluating the impact of back, neck and upper limb pain on work performance and absence
Ageing Workforce
Ageing, work and health: an investigation of working women's experience of the menopause
Other Issues
The wellbeing of mobile personnel: investigating the ergonomic, psychosocial and organisational factors for remote and isolated workers
Occupational Asthma
Systematic evidence review update: Occupational asthma
Occupational Asthma
Pre-employment guidelines re asthmatics for use in screening
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation and line manager competencies
Performance at Work
Computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: its effectiveness in organisations and comparison with other CBT methods
Occupational Dermatitis
New BOHRF evidence review: contact occupational dermatitis
Rehabilitation
Fit for work: rehabilitation evaluation
Mental Health
Active mental health: intervening to enhance the active mental health of employees facing high job demands
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Performance and presenteeism: new systematic evidence review

Completed

This page primarily features research launched since 2000. The most recently completed projects are listed first, with the older ones later.

Occupational Dermatitis
Occupational contact dermatitis follow up study to identify prognostic factors for people diagnosed with OCD
Other Issues
Influencing GP behaviour in occupational health
Mental Health
A controlled comparison study to evaluate different management strategies for workplace trauma
Bullying at Work
Destructive interpersonal workplace conflict – bullying: effectiveness of management interventions
Occupational Asthma
Detergent enzyme sensitisation and asthma at work: exposure response relationship
Occupational Asthma
Occupational asthma – identification, management and prevention: evidence based review and guidelines
Mental Health
Workplace interventions for people with common mental health problems: evidence review and recommendations
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Back pain evidence review and lay evidence summary
HAVS
Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome: an evidence based review and summary for managers and workers
Other Issues
Managing attendance at work: an evidence based review
Mental Health
Mental ill-health in the workforce
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Predicting future musculoskeletal disease
Other Issues
The role of macrophage in ultrafine particle-mediated lung injury
Other Issues
The neurotoxicity of paint solvents
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Osteoarthritis of the knee
Mental Health
Unique research on job control: findings

Last Update: 04-Apr-2010