February/March 2026 (vol. 22/5)

ContentsFeaturesNewsLegal NewsResearch DigestResearch PlusCPD

Inside this issue

Leader Article

Workers’ perceptions of OH pp03

News

Occupational driving pp04-05

Mental health pp05

Work-related ill health pp06-07

Lifetime achievement pp08

Ethics guidance pp08

Asbestos regs pp08

H₂S poisoning pp08

Fertility-unfriendly pp08

Legal News

Evidential value of OH report pp09

Delayed investigation pp9-11

Reasonable adjustments pp11-12

Alcohol testing pp12-13

Non-binary worker pp13-14

Employment rights pp14-16

Ex-military pp16

Features

Fitness to attend workplace hearings pp17-24 CPD

Occupational health assessments in sickness reviews and disciplinary proceedings

Age appropriate pp25-31

OH response to an ageing workplace

EXPERT WITNESS: Trans rights in the workplace pp32-35

An update on recent case law

Research Digest

Sleep quality pp36

Good work, good health pp36-37

Post-operative sickness absence pp37-38

Public health connection pp38

Features

PERSONAL LEARNING ZONE pp39