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Susan FreibergBG Institute Work and Health
Dresden (Germany)
Model workplaces for older employees
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Demographic change
Numbers of younger and older people of working age in the population by 2050in Germany (projection scenario involving net immigration of 200,000 persons
p.a.)
Fuchs, J., Söhnlein, D., 2005. Vorausschätzung der Erwerbsbevölkerung bis 2050. Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung research report No. 16/2005
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Who are the „older employees“?
30+
70+
60+
40+
50+
80+
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Variations in the age
increasing
Life experience Occupational
experience Professional
experience Routine Social competences Communication skills Sense of duty Reliability
decreasing
Losses of hearing Deteriorating vision Deteriorating in general agility Reduction in muscular
performance Reduction in the performance
of the cardiovascular system Reduction in stamina Increase of the recovery times
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Ergonomic design of workplaces - principles
Good design in consideration of human engineering and ergonomic criteria
Younger employees also benefit from a good workplace design
No special „workplaces for old people“ or „ gentle workplaces“
Consideration of individual abilities
Good ergonomic design and productivity should not
and need not be mutually exclusive.
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Model workplace for an assembly task
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Model workplace for an assembly task
Colour-coded
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Model workplace for an assembly task
Higher brightness
Procedural instructions
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Model workplace for an assembly task
Roller conveyor belts
TrolleysHolding fixture
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Model workplace for an assembly task
Forearm rest
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Model workplace for an assembly task
Fixture for the workpiece
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Model workplace for an assembly task
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Model video display terminal workplace
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Model video display terminal workplace
Height adjustable table
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Model video display terminal workplace
Working in standig position
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Model video display terminal workplace
High desk for adapting to the desk
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Model video display terminal workplace
Glide-Tec-ChairChair models for dynamic sitting
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Thank you for your attention.