Knowledge Transfer

HSL has regulary produced publications in peer reviewed literature for many years.  Below are recorded some of the poster papers and journal publications that have been produced.  In addition to peer reviewed publications and customer reports, CWH have also authored and published a number articles and papers including the quarterly "Health Work Matters" newsletters, construction industry occupational health standards and articles for the WHO "Collaborating Centres Connections" news bulletins, delivering updates on current research activities, OH guidance and advice.

CWH Journal Publications

2012

Fishwick D, Till S, Sen D. When the Olympics have gone? Occup Med (Lond). 2012 Jul;62(5):322-4.

Darby AC, Waterhouse JC, Stevens V, Billings CG, Billings CG, Burton CM, Young C, Wight J, Blanc PD, Fishwick D. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among residents of an historically industrialised area. Thorax. 2012 Oct;67(10):901-7. Epub 2012 Jun 28.

Harris-Roberts J, Tate P, Robinson E, Griffin P, Mason H, Barber C, Curran AD, Fishwick D. Bespoke latex allergen testing improves assessment of respiratory symptoms in textile-braiding workers. Am J Ind Med. 2012 Jul;55(7):616-23. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22050. Epub 2012 Apr 19.

Barber CM, Burton CM, Scaife H, Crook B, Evans GS. Systematic review of respiratory case definitions in metalworking fluid outbreaks. Occup Med (Lond). 2012 Jul;62(5):337-42. Epub 2012 May 8.

Burton CM, Crook B, Scaife H, Evans GS, Barber CM. Systematic review of respiratory outbreaks associated with exposure to water-based metalworking fluids. Ann Occup Hyg. 2012 May;56(4):374-88. doi: 10.1093/annhyg/mer121. Epub 2012 Jan 20.

Harris-Roberts J, Robinson E, Fishwick D, Fourie A, Rees D, Spies A, Curran A, Sen D, Barber C. Sensitization and symptoms associated with soybean exposure in processing plants in South Africa. Am J Ind Med. 2012 May;55(5):458-64. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22009. Epub 2012 Feb 7.

Silvers KM, Frampton CM, Wickens K, Pattemore PK, Ingham T, Fishwick D, Crane J, Town GI, Epton MJ; New Zealand Asthma and Allergy Cohort Study Group. Breastfeeding protects against current asthma up to 6 years of age. J Pediatr. 2012 Jun;160(6):991-6.e1. Epub 2012 Jan 30.

Fishwick D, Barber CM, Bradshaw LM, Ayres JG, Barraclough R, Burge S, Corne JM, Cullinan P, Frank TL, Hendrick D, Hoyle J, Curran AD, Niven R, Pickering T, Reid P, Robertson A, Stenton C, Warburton CJ, Nicholson PJ. Standards of care for occupational asthma: an update. Thorax. 2012 Mar;67(3):278-80. Epub 2011 Dec 9.

Barber CM, Fishwick D. Importance of past occupational exposures in the rising incidence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in the U.K. Thorax. 2012 Mar;67(3):264; author reply 264-5. Epub 2011 Sep 7.

2011

Adisesh A, Murphy E, Barber CM, Ayres JG. Occupational asthma and rhinitis due to detergent enzymes in healthcare. Occup Med (Lond). 2011 Aug;61(5):364-9.

Curran AD. Photography at HSL: capturing one hundred years of history. Occup Med (Lond). 2011 Aug;61(5):299-302.

Evans GS, Curran AD. Review of recent research published by HSL in Occupational Medicine. Occup Med (Lond). 2011 Aug;61(5):295-8. Review

Harris-Roberts J., Fishwick D., Tate P., Rawbone R., Stagg S., Barber CM., Adisesh A. Respiratory symptoms in insect breeders. Occupational Medicine, 2011; 61(5); 370-3.

Curran, A.D. Wellbeing as a way of life. Health Service Journal, 2 Jun. 2011, 24-25

Burton C., Bradshaw L., Agius R., Burge S., Huggins V., Fishwick D. Medium-density fibreboard and occupational asthma. A case series. Occupational Medicine, 2011; 61(5); 357-63

Bradshaw L., Harris-Roberts J., Bowen J., Rahman S., Fishwick D. Self-reported work-related symptoms in hairdressers. Occupational Medicine, 2011; 61(5); 328-34

Harris-Roberts J., Bowen J., Sumner J., Stocks-Greaves M., Bradshaw L., Fishwick D., Barber CM. Work-related symptoms in nail salon technicians. Occupational Medicine, 2011; 61(5):335-40.

Fishwick D., Harris-Roberts J., Robinson E., Evans G., Barraclough R., Sen D., Curran AD. Impact of worker education on respiratory symptoms and sensitization in bakeries. Occupational Medicine, 2011; 61(5); 31-327.

Barber CM., Burton C., Robinson E., Crook B., Evans G., Fishwick D. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis and metalworking fluids contaminated by mycobacteria. European Respiratory Journal, 2011; 38(2); 486-7.

Mason H., Poole K., Young C. Exposure assessment in health assessments for hand-arm vibration syndrome. Occupational Medicine, 2011; 61(5) 374-376.

Adisesh A., Gruszka L., Robinson E., Evans G. Smoking status and immunoglobulin E seropositivity in workplace allergens. Occupational Medicine, 2011; 61(1), 62-64.

Adisesh A., Lee C., Porter K. Harness suspension and first aid management: development of an evidence based guideline. Emergency Medicine Journal,  2011; 28(4). 265-268.

Adisesh A., Robinson E., Curran AD. Climate change : enabling a better working Britain for the next 100 years. Occupational Medicine, 2011; 1(5), 292-294.

Poole, K., Mason, H.J., Harris-Roberts, J. Uptake and quality of health surveillance for noise and hand-arm vibration. Occupational Medicine, Aug 2011, 61(5), 354-356

Camargo CA Jr, Ingham T, Wickens K, Thadhani R, Silvers KM, Epton MJ, Town GI, Pattemore PK, Espinola JA, Crane J; New Zealand Asthma and Allergy Cohort Study Group. Cord-blood 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and risk of respiratory infection, wheezing, and asthma. Pediatrics. 2011 Jan;127(1):e180-7. Epub 2010 Dec 27

2010

Fishwick D., Barraclough R., Pickering T., Fletcher A., Lewis R., Niven R., Warburton CJ. Comparison of various airflow measurements in symptomatic textile workers. Occupational Medicine, 2010; 60(8):631-4. Epub 2010 Sep 15

Fishwick D., Barber CM., Darby D. Review Series: Occupational and environmental lung disease; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the workplace. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 2010; 7(2) 113-122.

Barber CM., Burton C., Bradshaw L., Fishwick D. Knowledge and utilisation of occupational asthma guidelines in primary care. Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 2010; 19(3) 274-280.

Turner S., McNamee R., Roberts C., Bradshaw L., Curran A., Francis M., Fishwick D., Agius R. Agreement in diagnosing occupational asthma by occupational and respiratory physcians who report to surveillance schemes for work-related ill-health. Occupational Medicine, 2010; 67(7) 471-8.

Camargo CA Jr, Ingham T, Wickens K, Thadhani RI, Silvers KM, Epton MJ, Town GI, Espinola JA, Crane J; New Zealand Asthma and Allergy Cohort Study Group. Vitamin D status of newborns in New Zealand.  Br J Nutr. 2010 Oct;104(7):1051-7. Epub 2010 Apr 29

2009

D'Souza E., Barraclough R., Fishwick D, Curran A. Management of occupational health risks in small-animal veterinary practices. Occupational Medicine, 2009; 59(5) 316-22

Harris-Roberts, J., Robinson, E., Waterhouse, J. C., Billings, C. G., Proctor, A. R., Stocks-Greaves, M., Rahman, S., Evans, G., Garrod, A., Curran, A.,  Fishwick, D. Sensitization to wheat flour and enzymes and associated respiratory symptoms in British bakers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 2009; 52, 133-140.

Silvers KM, Frampton CM, Wickens K, Epton MJ, Pattemore PK, Ingham T, Fishwick D, Crane J, Town GI; New Zealand Asthma and Allergy Cohort Study Group. Breastfeeding protects against adverse respiratory outcomes at 15 months of age. Matern Child Nutr. 2009 Jul;5(3):243-50. Epub 2009 Jan 4.

2008

Adisesh A., Poole K. (2008)  Re: Thompson A House R Manno M. Assessment of the hand-arm vibration syndrome: thermometry plesthymosgraphy and the Stockholm Workshop Scale.  Occupational Medicine, 58(3), 223-224.

Barber, CM., Naylor, S., Bradshaw, L., Francis, M., Harris- Robers, J., Rawbone, R., Curran, A., Fishwick, D. (2008) Facilities for investigating occupational asthmas in UK non-specialist respiratory departments. Occupational Medicine, 58(1), 71-73.

Niven, R., Burge, S., Fishwick, D., Francis H. (2008) Diesel particulate exposure and diabetes mortality among workers in the Ontario construction trades - authors reply.  Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 65(3), 215-216.

Spies A, Rees D, Fourie AM, Wilson KS, Harris-Roberts J, Robinson E (2008). Inhalable dust and protein exposure in soybean processing plants. Int J Occup Environ Health. Jul-Sep;14(3):225-30. Thorax. 2008 Mar;63(3):240-50. Epub 2007 Sep 28. Review. 

2007

Barber CM, Naylor S, Bradshaw LM, Francis M, Harris-Roberts J, Rawbone R, Curran AD, Fishwick (2007) Approaches to the diagnosis and management of occupational asthma amongst UK respiratory physicians. Respiratory Medicine, Sep;101(9):1903-8.

Fishwick, D., Bradshaw, L., Henson, M., Stenton, C., Hendrick D., Burge, S., Niven, R., Warburton, C., Rogers, T., Rawbone, R., Cullinan, P., Barber, CM., Pickering, T., Williams, N., Ayres, J., Curran, A. (2007). Occupational asthma: an assessment of diagnostic agreement between physicians. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 64, 185-190.

Poole, K., Mason, H. (2007). Relationship between self-reported upper limb disability and quantitative tests in hand-arm vibration syndrome. Disability and Rehabilitation, 29 (5), 359-366.

Robertson, W., Robertson, AS., Burge, C., Moore V., Jaakkola, M., Dawkins, P., Burd, M.,  Rawbone, R., Gardner, I., Kinoulty, M., Crook, B., Evans, G., Harris-Roberts, J., Rice, S., Burge, S. (2007). Clinical investigation of an outbreak of alveolitis and asthma in a car engine manufacturing plant. Thorax, 62: 981-990.

Sander I, Zahradnik E, Bogdavonic J, Raulf-Heimsoth M, Wouters I M, Renstrom A, Harris-Roberts J, Robinson E, Rodrigo M J, Goldscheid N, Bruning T, Doekes G (2007). Optimised methods for fungal-a-amylase airborne exposure assessment in bakeries and mills, Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 2007 Aug;37(8):1229-38. 

2006

Barraclough, R., Walker, J., Hamilton, N., Fishwick, D., Curran, A. (2006) Sensitization to king scallop (Pectin maximus) and queen scallop (Chlamys opercularis) proteins. Occupational Medicine-Oxford, 56, 63-66

Bogdanovic, J., Wouters, I.M., Sander, I., Zahradnik, E., Harris-Rroberts, J., Rodrigo, M., Gomezo-Olles, S., Heederik, D., Doekes, G. (2006). Airborne exposure to wheat allergens: optimised elution for airborne dust samples. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 8, 1043-1048.

Bogdanovic, J., Wouters, I.M., Sander, I., Raulf-Heimsoth, M., Elms, J., Rodrigo, M., Heederik, D., Doekes, G. (2006). Airborne wheat allergen exposure assessment: measurement by human immunoglobulin G4 and rabbit immunoglobulin G immunoassays. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 36, 1168-1175

Dawkins P, Robertson A, Robertson W, Moore V, Reynolds J, Langman G, Robinson E, Harris-Roberts J, Crook B, Burge S (2006). An outbreak of extrinsic alveolitis at a car engine plant. Occupational Medicine (Lond). 2006 Dec;56(8):559-65.

Elms, J., Robinson, E., Mason, H., Iqbal, S., Garrod, A., Evans, G. (2006) Enzyme exposure in the British baking industry. Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 50, 379-384.

Elms J, Codling A, Fishwick D, Bradshaw L, Evans G, Rahman S, Rawbone R, Curran A (2006) Raising Awareness. Occupational Health, 58, 23-26

Poole, K., Elms, J., Mason, H. (2006) Modification of the Stockholm Vascular Scale. Occupational Medicine-Oxford, 56(6), 422-425.

2005

 Poole, K., Elms, J., Mason, H. (2006) Cold-provocation testing for the vascular component of hand-arm vibration syndrome in health surveillance. Industrial Health, 44(4), 577-583.

Barber, C., Curran, A., Bradshaw, L., Morice, A.H., Rawbone, R., Fishwick, D. (2005) Reproducibility and validity of a Yan-style portable citric acid cough challenge. Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 18(3),177-80.

Barraclough, R., Bradshaw, L., Barber, C., Curran, A., Fishwick, D. (2005) Latent period for symptomatic sensitization in bakeries. Occupational Medicine-Oxford, 55(7), 580-580.

Barraclough, R.M., Lewis, R., Henson, M., Warburton, C., Fishwick, D. (2005) Cross shift changes in FEV1 best predict work related respiratory symptoms in textile workers. Thorax, 60, II38-II38.

Brant A, Berriman J, Sharp C, Welch J, Zekveld C, Nieuwenhuijsen M J, Elms J, Newman Taylor A J, Cullinan P. (2005) The changing distribution of occupational asthma: a survey of supermarket bakery workers. European Respiratory Journal, 25, 303-308

Elms, J., Poole, K., Mason, H. (2005) A screening questionnaire for HAVS? Occupational Medicine, 55, 139-141.

Elms, J., O'Hara, R., Pickvance, S., Fishwick, D., Hazeell, M., Frank, T., Henson, M., Marlow, P., Evans, G., Bradshaw, L., Harvey, P., Curran, A.D. (2005) The perceptions of occupational health in primary care. Occupational Medicine, 55, 523-527.

Elms, J., Robinson, E., Rahman, S.,  Garrod, A. (2005) Exposure to flour dust in UK bakeries: current use of control measures. Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 49, 85-91.

Elms, J., Fishwick, D., Robinson, E., Burge, S., Huggins, V., Barber, C., Williams, N., Curran, A. (2005) Specific IgE to colophony? Occupational Medicine, 55, 234-237.

Elms J, Robinson E, Rhaman S and Garrod A. Determinants of flour dust exposure in UK bakeries: Current use of control measures. (2005) The Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 49, 85-91.

Fishwick, D., Elms, J., Curran, A. (2005) Preventing baker's asthma: an alternative strategy. Occupational Medicine, 55(1), 72.

Fishwick D, Tate PA, Elms J, Robinson E, Crook B, Gallagher F, Curran AD. (2005) Respiratory symptoms, immunology and organism identification in contaminated metalworking fluid workers. What you see is not what you get. Occupational Medicine, 55, 238-241

Mason, H., Poole, K., Elms, J., (2005) Upper limb disability in HAVS cases - how does it relate to the neurosensory or vascular elements of HAVS? Occupational Medicine, 55 (5), 389-392.

Meldrum. M., Rawbone, R., Curran, A., Fishwick, D., (2005) The role of occupation in the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 62(4), 212-4.

Naylor, S., Elms, J., Curran, A., Bradshaw, L., Henson, M., Rawbone, R., Fishwick, D., (2005) Secondary care diagnosis of occupational lung disease: are we doing enough? Thorax, 60, II74-II74.

Naylor, S., Elms, J., Curran, A., Bradshaw, L., Henson, M., Rawbone, R., Fishwick, D., (2005) Variation in diagnostic methods for occupational asthma. A national study. Thorax, 60, II72-II72.

Poole, K., Mason, H. (2005) Disability in the upper extremity and quality of life in hand-arm vibration syndrome. Disability and Rehabilitation, 27(22), 1373-1380. 

2004

Fishwick D, Barber C, Beckett P, Bradshaw LM, Rawbone R, Curran AD.
(2004)Immunologic response to inhaled endotoxin: changes in peripheral cell surface markers in normal individuals
J Occup Environ Med; 46(5): 467-72.

Ujah EU, Bradshaw L, Fishwick D, Curran AD
(2004) An evaluation of occupational health services within the NHS in London. Occup Med (Lond); 54(3): 159-64.

2003

Barber CM, Curran AD, Fishwick D
(2003) Impaired cough reflex in patients with recurrent pneumonia. Thorax; 58: 645-646.

Curran AD, Fishwick D
(2003) Occupational asthma: research, change and the 30% target. Ann Occup Hyg; 47: 433-436.

Elms J, Beckett P, Griffin P, Evans PG, Sams C, Roff M and Curran AD
(2003) Job categories and their effect on exposure to fungal alpha amylase and inhalable dust exposure in UK baking industry. A IHAJ; 64: 467-471.

Elms J, Fishwick D, Walker J, Rawbone, R, Jeffrey P, Griffin P, Gibson M, Curran AD
(2003) Prevalance of sensitization to cellulase and xylanase in bakery workers. Occup Environ Med; 60: 802-804.

Fishwick D, Bradshaw LM, Tate PA, Curran AD
(2003) Occupational asthma evaluation. Thorax; 58: 461.

2002

Beaumont D, Tate P, Curran A, Fishwick D
(2002) Natural rubber latex aeroallergen exposure. Ann Occup Hyg; 46: 645-646.

Fishwick D, Raza N, Beckett P, Swan JRM, Pickering CAC, Fletcher AM. Niven RMcL, Francis H, Rawbone R, Curran AD
(2002) Biomarkers of endotoxin exposure in cotton workers. Am J ind Med; 42: 437-42.

CWH Posters Papers

Associations between workplace exposure, work related respiratory symptoms, workplace sensitisation and lung function in insect breeders.
J Elms, S Naylor, P Tate, E Robinson, L Bradshaw, AD Curran, D Fishwick, Health & Safety Laboratory, Buxton, UK, R Rawbone, Health and Safety Executive, Liverpool, UK
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Work related respiratory and nasal symptoms in UK bakers. Relationship to wheat flour and enzyme sensitisation.
D Fishwick, J Elms, S Rahman, M Stocks, J Waterhouse, A Proctor, C Billings, A Garrod, AD Curran. Sheffield Occupational & Environmental Lung Injury Centre, Health & Safety Laboratory, Broad Lane, Sheffield S3 7HQ, UK and The Health and Safety Executive, UK.
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Occupational lung disease. Diagnosis and communication - fact or fiction?
LM Bradshaw, M Henson, J Davies, SC Stenton, S Burge, R Niven, C Warburton, T Rogers, AD Curran, D Fishwick. Sheffield Occupational & Environmental Lung Injury Centre on behalf of the study team, Health & Safety Laboratory, Harper Hill, Buxton.
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Sensitisation and work related respiratory symptoms in workers at a braiding factory.
J Elms, D Fishwick, S Naylor, P Tate, L M Bradshaw, M Henson, E Robinson and AD Curran.
Health & Safety Laboratory, Harper Hill, Buxton, and Lung Function Unit, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield.
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