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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.