Decreasing the aging velocity in industry workers.

Kristjuhan, Ülo

We carried out physiological and ergonomic studies in industry from 1965 to 2000. Participants (2147) were workers in different jobs, such as light industry and the dairy, automotive, and building materials industries. Most of the groups studied included 30–50 male and female workers. In the studies we used a combination of methods and paid much attention to the quantitative assessment of discomfort during working hours. One of the aims was to avoid or postpone various age-related diseases (cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, etc.) of workers. We provided recommendations to managers and individuals: changing the technology, work organization, corrective measures of ergonomics, self-care procedures or doctor visits, correct diet, preventive exercises, and improving labor productivity. Changes based on our studies postponed age-related changes up to 20 years and pointed to close connections between the environment and aging peculiarities in the human organism.

AGING; ERGONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL productivity; INDUSTRIAL engineering; CAPITAL productivity

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2010, Vol 1197, Issue 1, p49

0077-8923

Academic Journal

10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.05371.x