Steven Sadhra is a Reader and lead for Occupational Health (OH) within the College of Medical and Dental Sciences (MDS), University of Birmingham UK. He has over 25 years of experience in teaching and research on 'work and health' and has edited three teaching textbooks in OH which are recommended by professional bodies including the Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM), Royal College of Physicians (London). Steven has published over 120 research papers and government reports and has written over 20 book chapters.

Steven Boorman has over 30 years experience in occupational health working across diverse industry sectors. In a 21 year career with Royal Mail he held many roles including CMO, Director Health and Safety and CSR Director. He has been CMO or Medical Director for a number of national OH providers. He served as the Chief Examiner to the Diploma in Occupational Medicine and Chair of the FOM Ethics Committee (during which he served as Editor for the 8th Edition Ethics Guidance). He Chairs the Council for Work and Health and remains committed to the NHS staff HWB agenda as a longstanding member of the National Advisory Board.

Alan Bray is an accredited consultant in the field of Occupational Health and Chief Examiner (Academic Registrar) for Faculty of Occupational Medicine for Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. He previously held the role of medical assessor for General Pharmaceutical Council and both medical assessor and supervisor for General Medical Council. He was also the previous Chief Examiner for MFOM & Director of Assessment (overseeing all 7 UK Faculty examinations). Alan has worked in both NHS and private sectors and has over 10 years experience in the training and supervision of medical and other clinical staff in occupational medicine.

• Section 1 -Occupational hazards


• 1: Steven Sadhra, Roger Cooke, Alan Smith, Jon Spiro: Physical hazards


• 2: Hilary Cross and Steven Sadhra: Chemical hazards


• 3: Beverley Davies: Biological hazards


• 4: Russell Fife: Mechanical and ergonomic hazards


• 5: Craig Jackson: Psychosocial hazards


• Section 2- Occupational diseases


• 6: Epha Croft, Rajaa Ahmed, Gareth Walters, Aine Jones: Occupational Infections


• 7: Gareth Walters, David Fishwick, Philip Wynn, Lanre Ogunyemi, Momeda Deen: Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders


• 8: Aine Jones: Skin disorders


• 9: Prosenjit Giri: Musculoskeletal disorders


• 10: Momeda Deen, Philip Wynn, Richard Caddis: GI and urinary tract


• 11: Alan Bray: Eye disorders


• 12: Steve Ruffles, Richard Caddis, Roger Cooke, Alan Bray: Neurological


• 13: Ian Molan and Kevin Bailey: Psychiatric


• 14: Shriti Pattani: Reproductive disorders


• 15: Momeda Deen: Haematological disorders


• 16: Lanre Ogunyemi: Medically unexplained syndromes


• Section 3 -Occupational health practice


• 17: Steven Boorman, Diana Kloss: Operational issues


• 18: Steven Boorman: Ethics


• 19: Steven Boorman: Policies


• 20: Steven Boorman: Sickness absence, rehabilitation and retirement


• 21: Steven Boorman: Risk assessment and risk management


• 22: Steven Boorman: Health surveillance


• Section 4- Fitness for work


• 23: Steve Boorman, Jed Boardman, David Flowers, Justin Varney: Generic fitness for work and specific disorders


• 24: Steve Boorman, Chris Schenk, Dipti Patel , Louise Holden, Elizabeth Woods, Sally Bell: Fitness for specific work


• Section 5- Occupational health law


• 25: Diana Kloss: UK Health and Safety law


• 26: Diana Kloss: Employment law


• 27: Steve Boorman: Law and records


• 28: Diana Kloss: Environmental law


• Section 6- Occupational Hygiene


• 29: Steven Sadhra: Occupational Hygiene overview


• 30: Steven Sadhra: Monitoring exposure


• 31: John Cherrie: Biological monitoring


• 32: Steven Sadhra: Prevention and control of exposure


• Section 7- Toxicology


• 33: Hilary cross: Toxicology


• Section 8- Epidemiology in occupational health


• 34: Hubert Lam: Epidemiology


• Section 9- Environmental Medicine


• 35: Ian Molan and Kevin Bailey: Environmental protection


• Section 10- Safety Science


• 36: Ruth Wilkinson: Safety science


• Section 11 - Practical procedures


• 37: Steve Boorman, Jed Boardman, Alan Bray: Clinical management


• 38: Alan Bray, Steven Sadhra, Russell Fife, Hubert Lam, Steve Boorman: Non-clinical tasks and procedures


• Section 12- Emergencies in occupational health


• 39: Cornelius Grobler and Richard Caddis: Acute poisoning


• 40: Epha Crofts: Non-chemical emergencies


• 41: Ian Molan and Kevin Bailey: Terrorism and crime