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Our Occupational Health Research Award offers a £25,000 grant to carry out research aimed at improving the occupational health of people in construction.
Applications for the 2020/21 Occupational Health Research Award are now open.
We invite applications from researchers at UK based organisations and are keen to hear great ideas that will:
To apply, you should be part of a non-governmental research organisation – for example:
For more information on the grant and who can apply, visit our Occupational Health Research Award terms and conditions.
Find out what information you’ll need to have ready when you complete your online application, as you won’t be able to save as you go along.
Applications for the Occupational Health Research Award are open until 5pm on 5 February 2021.
The University of Lincoln won the 2019/20 Occupational Health Research Award to study stress in construction.
“Several empirical studies have identified work-related stress as one of the root causes of unsafe behaviours in construction. Other major social problems such as high absenteeism, alcoholism, drug abuse and suicide have also become increasingly reported as consequent to occupational stress in construction. This is a timely study given that the UK regulations for managing occupational health have not been updated for many years in response to the rapid changes in the way we procure, design and deliver construction projects.” Dr Saad Sarhan, University of Lincoln
This research is currently in progress. A report will be published here when ready.
Find out which research institutions have received our Occupational Health Research Award in the past and how they’ve used their £25,000 grant to support research into occupational health in construction.
“Occupational ill-health costs UK construction employers hundreds of millions of pounds every year and musculoskeletal disorders account for more than three-quarters of the total. A considerable proportion of that cost is believed to be from lost productivity through presenteeism and this work will make an important contribution to increasing understanding of MSD presenteeism, for the benefit of workers and employers alike.” Professor Alistair Gibb, Loughborough University
The report for this research is currently in progress and will be published here when ready.
“Whilst design for health and occupational health management in construction in general have received limited attention, research-wise and in industry, this research will shed light and provide much needed guidance on this important subject.” Dr Patrick Manu, The University of Manchester
“Health often ends up as the poor relation of safety in construction, and it can be particularly difficult for smaller companies that don’t always have the right expertise, or who have limited budgets, to get the right arrangements in place. This research found that some small and micro employers are improving their management of hazards such as dust and musculoskeletal disorders as a result of working on major projects such as the building of the DNRC (Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre), which the research was centred on.” Dr Wendy Jones, Loughborough University