Category: Oral Posters

OP7 FEASIBILITY STUDY: ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL DATASET OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS McElvenny1, M. van Tongeren1, E. Demou2, C. Warhurst3, P. Elias3 1University of Manchester, UK 2University of Glasgow, UK 3University of Warwick, UK Background There is lack of good quality occupational health data in the UK that facilitates detailed investigations of the link between work...

OP6 A WORKER-LED DIGITAL SOLUTION TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED OH : RE>WORK Etuknwa, Swiss Re, London, UK Background: Many workers lack timely access to occupational health (OH) support, particularly in non-mandated systems and small or underserved workplaces.1 Moreover, implementing the return-to-work (RTW) evidence in real-world practice at scale remains a persistent challenge.2 Re>Work was...

OP5 EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT AND RETURN-TO-WORK (RTW) OUTCOMES AMONG MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE USERS: EVIDENCE FROM LINKED HEALTH AND WELFARE DATA Xu, King’s College London, UK Background Employment is a core component of recovery for people using mental health services, supporting financial stability, social inclusion, and wellbeing. Although vocational interventions such as Individual Placement and Support (IPS)...

OP4 EVIDENCE BASED ROTA DESIGN : INTEGRATING MODELLING, TRAINING AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION IN FATIGUE RISK MANAGEMENT Hayes, Shell International, The Hague, The Netherlands Background Disruption of circadian rhythms from shift work is an established occupational health concern linked to sleep deprivation, impaired cognitive performance, cardiovascular and metabolic disease, and increased cancer risk. Fatigue contributes to...

OP3 ACTIVE WORKPLACE BEHAVIOURS OUT PERFORM EQUIPMENT PROVISION IN PREDICTING MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN: EVIDENCE FROM 323,414 WORKPLACE ASSESSMENTS L. N. Tik, Vitrue Health, London, UK Background: Traditional ergonomic interventions prioritise equipment provision, yet rising musculoskeletal disorder prevalence suggests this approach may be insufficient for preventing workplace pain. Research Question: Which workplace factors: active positioning behaviours, equipment...

OP1 DETERMINANTS OF HIGH ANNUAL SICKNESS ABSENCE IN OLDER WORKERS: FINDINGS FROM THE HEALTH AND EMPLOYMENT AFTER FIFTY (HEAF) STUDY D’Angelo1, G. Ntani1, E. Zaballa1, I. Madan2, D. Coggon2 1University of Southampton – MRC LEC, UK 2School of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, King’s College London, UK Background Demographic, health and job related factors influence...

OP3 THE AI REVOLUTION IN OH: FROM QUESTION TO CONSENSUS. THE ROLE AND MISSION OF THE ‘AI IN OH’ SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP Black1, M. W. Johnson2, J. O’Neill3, M. Healey4 1Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, UK 2University of Manchester, UK 3Deputy Head of National School of Occupational Health NHSE WT&E, UK 4GSK, London, UK   Background...

OP4 LEADERSHIP BY EXAMPLE: THE INFLUENCE OF WARD MANAGER VACCINATION STATUS ON NURSING STAFF INFLUENZA VACCINE UPTAKE Mccullough, D. Smyth, A. Reid, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland Background: Healthcare worker (HCW) influenza vaccination is crucial for protecting both staff and vulnerable patients. Despite this, HCW vaccination rates remain suboptimal globally and fell to 50.3% in...

OP5 MENTAL HEALTH AND OCCUPATIONAL IMPACT ON NEURODIVERGENT HEALTHCARE WORKERS A.Sequeira, E. Hickey, D. Patel, University College London Hospital, UK Background Up to 20% of people identify as neurodivergent(1).  There is a lack of workplace support for neurodivergent healthcare workers (HCW)(2) which can negatively impact mental health and performance leading to sickness absence(3). Healthcare staff...

OP6 EVALUATING AND BENCHMARKING MENTAL WELLBEING IN AN GARDA SÍOCHÁNA, THE IRISH POLICE SERVICE Carr, V. Horkan, S. Dalton, O. Oghuvbu, An Garda, Siochana, Dublin, Ireland Background: The short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale [s-WEMWS] is a validated scale which was developed to monitor general population mental wellbeing and evaluate wellbeing projects(1). Cut off points are...