Aging and Work

by Masaharu Kumashiro (Editor)

Overview

Improvements in health care and quality of life in recent years have led to a marked aging of the world's population, especially in well-developed regions. In the near future, this problem will spread to developing countries. The growing need to promote the health and function of aging workers presents new challenges as well as new opportunities.

This book examine methods for diagnosing and evaluating work ability/employability in response to the changing capacity of employment. Derived from a Conference on Aging and Work, held in Japan in September 2001, the book examines issues addressed by occupational health professionals to improve the work ability of elderly employees, and discusses measures to promote their employment. Aging and Work will be of particular interest to professionals and students in the fields of occupational health, ergonomics, mechanical engineering, work physiology and industrial psychology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367454692
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	12/18/2020
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Masaharu Kumashiro is Professor and Head of the Department of Ergonomics at the University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan. He is President of the Pan-Pacific Council of Occupational Ergonomics, President of the Society for Occupational Safety, Health and Ergonomics, Chair if the IEA Technical Committee for Safety and Health, and also Fellow of the Ergonomics Society. He has been a world leader in establishing the study of ergonomics within the field of occupational health, and plays the central role in the global network of researchers involved in Aging and Work

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xiii

Part I General Issues and Governmental Policy

1 Japanese Initiatives on Aging and Work: An Occupational Ergonomics Approach to Solving this Complex Problem Masaharu Kumashiro 1

2 Occupational Gerontology: the Science Aimed at Older Employees Willem J.A. Goedhard 9

3 Promotion of Work Ability during Aging Juhani Ilmarinen 21

4 Terminology of Aging Used in Legislation and Governmental Policy Seichi Horie Takao Tsutsui 37

5 Employment of the Elderly in Korea Kwan S. Lee Jae H. Kim 49

Part II Measures for Healthy Aging: Lifestyle and Exercise

6 Lifespan Functional Fitness: Encouraging Human Struggle (Physical Activity) and Warning About the Cost of Technology Max Vercruyssen 55

7 Health Status and Lifestyles of Elderly Japanese Workers Takashi Muto Hidehiro Sugisawa Hye-kyung Kim Erika Kobayashi Taro Fukaya Yoko Sugihara Hiroshi Shibata 65

8 A Continuous Exercise Time and Psych-Physiological Reaction for a Suitable Prescriptive Exercise Program Akiko Yamashita Mitsuyuki Kawakami Mari Watanabe Yasumitsu Toba 77

9 The Effect of Aging on Lipid Metabolism and Aerobic Ability Yasumitsu Toba Akiko Yamashita Mitsuyuki Kawakami Shigenobu Arai Shizuo Sakamoto Toshihiko Iijima 89

10 For Whom is a Disability Pension a Good Solution When Musculoskeletal Disorders Prevent Work? Lena Edén Göran Ejlertsson Jan Petersson 99

Part III Age-conscious Personnel Policies and Productive Aging

11 The Role of the Psychosocial Environment in Promoting the Health and Performance of Older Workers Amanda Griffiths 111

12 The Management of Work-related Stress with Regards to the Health of Older Workers Tom Cox 119

13 Post-Polio Fatigue and Aging: A New Problem in the Workplace in Japan Satoru Saeki Jin Takemura Keinosuke Aridome Yasuyuki Matsushima Hiromi Chisaka Kenji Hachisuka 129

14 Work Situation Evaluation as a Prerequisite for Productive Aging of Engineers and Innovators Klaus-Dieter Fröhner 137

15 Intergenerational Relations at Work in Sweden and the UK Ingrid Johansson 143

16 A Work - Family Balance Approach to Research on Late Career Workers Martin M. Greller Linda K. Stroh 153

17 Work Climate and the Age-Hostile Workplace Jacqueline Agnew Gilbert C. Gee David J. Laflamme Karen A. McDonnell Barbara A. Curbow 163

18 Occupational Activity and Aging Sheng Wang 171

Part IV Maintaining Work Ability of Elderly Workers

19 Company-Level Strategies for Promotion of Well-Being, Work Ability and Total Productivity Ove Näsman 177

20 Changes in the Work Ability Index of Aging Workers Related to Participation in Activities for Promoting Health and Work Ability: A 3-Year Program Veikko Louhevaara Anneli Leppänen Soili Klemola 185

21 The Strict Agricultural Products Standard and the Difficulty of Agricultural Work for Aged Workers Yoshie Shimodaira Nobuo Ohashi 193

22 Survey of Prospects for Elderly Care Workers Hisao Nagata Sunyoung Lee 205

23 A Program to Support and Maintain the Work Ability and Well-being of Kitchen Workers Leila Hopsu Anneli Leppänen Soili Klemola 213

Part V Support Systems for Elderly Workers

24 Developing a New Work System for Aging Workers Mitsuyuki Kawakami 223

25 The Theory and Practice of Work Re-design in Small and Medium-sized Manufacturing Enterprises in an Aging Society Koki Mikami 233

26 The Anthropometric Data of Aging Workers in Taiwan Mao-Jiun J. Wang Eric Ming-Yang Wang Yu-Cheng Lin 245

27 Development of a Work Support Tool for the Old with Work Postures as an Index Masahiro Shibuya Koki Mikami Mitsuyuki Kawakami Masaharu Kumashiro 253

28 A Study on the Usability of Mobile Phones for the Elderly Kwan Suk Lee Bohyun Kim 261

29 Ergonomics Problems in Job Redesign for Small-to-Medium Sized Factories Tetsuya Hasegawa Masaharu Kumashiro 271

Part VI Occupational Accidents and Incidents

30 A Study of Work Accidents in Fishery Work Shuji Hisamune Kiyoshi Amagai Nobuo Kimura Junji Kawasaki Koya Kishida 281

31 Renal Function Decline in Aged Workers Enhances Toxic Effect of Occupational Chemicals Kan Usuda Koichi Kono Takemasa Watanabe Tomotaro Dote Hiroyasu Shimizu Chisato Koizumi Mika Tominaga Mitsuya Akashi 291

32 Characteristics and Perspectives of Occupational Accidents Involving Aged Workers in Korea Hyeon-Kyo Lim Masaharu Kumashiro 301

Author Index 311

Keyword Index 313

Editorial Reviews

"In my opinion, this collection of papers should be of interest to researchers, advanced students and public policymakers in the fields of ergonomics as well as occupational health, occupational psychology, organizational and industrial psychology and sociology, mechanical engineering, gerontology and work physiology…I very much hope that ergonomics practitioners interested in the dynamics of change in organizations will not only read these papers but will learn enough from the contents to feel stimulated to transfer their learning into practical proposals and conversations about the management of 'productive aging' with general managers and senior HR and occupational health practitioners."
-Ergonomics, Vol. 48, No. 6, May 2005

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