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Ageing productively through design: a survey of cement workers
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posted on 2015-06-10, 11:02 authored by Elaine Yolande Gosling, Diane E. Gyi, Alistair Gibb, Roger HaslamBy 2020 it is predicted that there will be nearly five million people aged 50 and over in the
UK. People’s ability to stay in work is affected by their health, and ageing can contribute to increased
physical illness. With the need for a longer working life, it is essential to understand what effect work
environments and equipment design will have in relation to healthy ageing. Through this, it is possible
to establish good design practice and ergonomics to promote healthy working through life. For this
investigation, a questionnaire survey was conducted with workers from a cement manufacturer in the
UK. It focused on how work environments and equipment design affect peoples work ability. Furthermore,
individual worker experiences around working laterinto life were captured. Particular attention
was given to the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms, and worker perceptions with regard to their
physical and mental wellbeing at work. Musculoskeletal symptoms peaked in the lower back for the
workers at the cement manufacturers and it is likely that work activity; sitting, standing and lifting,
as well as equipment including; PPE, computers and tools, has an impact on work ability. Also, it was
shown through a set of age related statements, that there may be a link between work ability and age
in relation to peoples physical and mental abilitiesto perform job tasks. The results of the questionnaire
survey will be presented and discussed with reference to age and job activity description.
Funding
New Dynamics of Ageing programme
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
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The International Journal of Ageing in SocietyVolume
1Issue
4Pages
1 - 18 (18)Citation
GOSLING, E.Y. ... et al., 2013. Ageing productively through design: a survey of cement workers. Aging and Society: an Interdisciplinary Journal, 1 (4), pp. 1 - 18.Publisher
© Common Ground, Elaine Yolande Gosling, Diane Elizabeth Gyi, Alistair Gibb, Roger HaslamVersion
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2160-1909Language
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