During the last decades, humanity experiences an increasing demographic change. The
relative percentage of older people is growing, while fewer young employees are entering …

Aims To evaluate current research on the health, safety and health promotion needs of older
workers by identifying age-related change, whether older workers need support and …

Existing studies show contradictory evidence on the relationship between ageing and
occupational safety and health (OSH). The present study presents a systematic review of …

The European working population is significantly ageing. This trend is expected to increase
in the next years. In this context, occupational health and safety strategies need to evolve …

The ageing of workers is one of the most important issues for occupational health and safety
in Europe. The ageing of the active population means that health promotion is a necessity …

So, how do we change the attitudes towards ageing in the globalized working life?
Legislation against age discrimination is a basic need but it is not powerful enough in …

Throughout many countries in the developed world, largely because of increasing life
expectancy, the population is ageing. One of the economic implications of this demographic …

Background In the UK, increasing numbers of paid employees are over 60 years with further
increases expected as the state pension age rises. Some concern surrounds possible …

The workforces of many countries are aging, creating pressure for older workers to retire
later despite greater vulnerability to various occupational safety and health (OSH) risks …

This chapter examines the impact of aging on the health and safety of employees in
organizational settings. The chapter begins with a brief discussion of the meaning of …