Background Demographic, labor market and economic forces are combining to produce
increases in the number and percentage of US workers 55 and older. In some ways these …

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 …

This paper discusses some of the psychological and physical issues of the aging workforce
based on recent literature. Descriptions of physical aging and cognitive aging are presented …

Mirroring a worldwide phenomenon in industrialized nations, the US is experiencing a
change in its demographic structure known as population aging. Concern about the aging …

BACKGROUND: Although traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the leading causes of death
and disability in the US, work-related TBI has not been well documented. PURPOSE: The …

Human factor is considered as a cost effective alternative to expensive automated solutions,
as well as an easily interchangeable high flexible resource. However, for many years the …

Human factor is considered as a cost effective alternative to expensive automated solutions,
as well as an easily interchangeable high flexible resource. However, for many years the …

Study objectives Inhalation of harmful substances is common in the workplace. The purpose
of this study was to describe the epidemiology of fatal occupational inhalations in the United …

Methods. We examined fatal occupational injuries that occurred in Jefferson County,
Alabama, from 1990 through 1999 using files maintained by the Jefferson County …

Work-related deaths are a persistent occupational health issue that can be prevented.
However, prevention opportunities can be hampered by a lack of adequate public health …