Safety considerations for the aging workforce

Safety Science

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 779-793

  Kowalski Trakofler, Kathleen M ^a   Steiner, Lisa J ^a   Schwerha, Diana J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging worker; Cognition; Ergonomics; Mining; Physical capabilities; Work demands

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PERSONNEL;

AGING WORKER; COGNITION; PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES; WORK DEMANDS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

AGING; COGNITION; ERGONOMICS; MINING; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 27944453509     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2005.08.014     Document Type: Article

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