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Decreasing the aging velocity in industry workers
Author(s) -
Kristjuhan Ülo
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.05371.x
Subject(s) - productivity , human factors and ergonomics , automotive industry , work (physics) , occupational safety and health , operations management , medicine , business , psychology , engineering , poison control , environmental health , mechanical engineering , economics , pathology , macroeconomics , aerospace engineering
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.