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Institute of Occupational Medicine

The IOM is a major independent centre of scientific excellence in the fields of occupational and environmental health, hygiene and safety. We were founded as a charity in 1969 by the UK coal industry in conjunction with the University of Edinburgh and became fully independent in 1990. Our mission is to benefit those at work and in the community by providing quality research, consultancy and training in health, hygiene and safety and by maintaining our independent, impartial position as an international centre of excellence.

The IOM has more than seventy scientific and technical staff based in Edinburgh, Chesterfield, London, and Stafford.

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Expansion of IOM's research

Over the last 18 months we have been expanding our team of researchers to work on a wide range of new projects. …more

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