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Workplace Designand Older Workers
Loughborough University
Professor Roger Haslam
Elaine Williams, Diane Gyi, Alistair GibbCheryl Haslam
Working Late
Collaborative Research Projectsupported by the New Dynamics
of Ageing programme
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The Working Late team
Ergonomics Systems Approach
accident
w or k te am w or kpl ac e
materials equipment
actions behaviour
capabilities communication
layout/space lighting/noise hot/cold/wet local hazards
suitability usability condition
attitudes/motivationsknowledge/skills
supervisionhealth/fatigue
site constraintswork scheduling
housekeeping
designspecification
supply/availability
ImmediateAccident
Circumstances
Shaping Factors
permanent works design, project management, construction processessafety culture, risk management
client requirements, economic climate, construction education
Originating Influences
Shaping Factors
permanent works design, project management, construction processessafety culture, risk management
client requirements, economic climate, construction education
Originating Influences
W o r k e r
F a c
t o r s
S i t e
F a c
t o r s
Material/Equipment
Factors
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Users are important stakeholders in designInvolving users in:
designingdesign decisions
design solutionsDemocratisation of design
Participatory Design
Working Late
Explore the dynamics of later lifeworking
Develop interventions to improvehealth and workability
Develop design solutions toimprove the quality of working life
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Ageing
Increasing age of the UK workforce
Important to maintain health,productivity and quality of working life
Need to promote a healthy working
environment
Trends and Statistics
65% of those aged 50-64 are inemployment
Source: ONS Labour Force Survey (2010)
Women and men in the UK aged 50-64 by economic activity status,1995, 2000, and 2010
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Age and Performance at Work:Work Ability Index
Self assessment of capacity for workNumber of current diseasesEstimated work impairment due todiseasesSick leave during the past 12 months
Juhani IlmarinenFinnish Institute of Occupational Health
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Work Ability Index by Age Groups
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Bruce Forsythe
Age 83
Helen Mirren Age 65
Dame Judi Dench Age 76
MorganFreeman
Age 74
David Attenborough
Age 85
Tony Benn Age 83
Hilary ClintonAge 63
Duke of EdinburghAge 90
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Working Late : User Engagement
Engagement withusers to informresearch process
Research presentedto, discussed with,
and modified byselected user groups
Working Late : Later Life Working
Examine work participation and recruitmentopportunities
Impact of age discrimination legislation
Interactions between work and familycommitments
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Working Late : Journey to Work
Relationship between travel and work
Impact of family commitments
Information, support and technology required
to accommodate changing needs
Working Late : Occupational Health
Identification of current occupational healthstrategies
Evaluate workplace policies and strategies forpromoting health and workability
Aims to develop innovative health promotioninterventions
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Working Late : Health Interventions
Health education materials toengage and motivate employees
Physical activity interventions
Evaluate health promoting physical
activity interventions
Working Late : Through Design
Explore the design needs of ageing workers:
Equipment, tools and workspaces
Job design and planning
Develop design models for aninclusive workplace usingOrganiser for Working Late
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Working Late : Through Design
non stigmatising
preventative healthcare
individual choice & control
flexible
Design
sustainable
accessible and intuitive
desirablefun intelligent
encourages good habits
BMW Programme
set up a test production line staffed by workersover 47
workers came up with 70 load-easing changes,
form a wooden floor that dampened pounding, tocushioned shoes, tilted screens with bigger lettering,tools with a lower gripping force, height-adjustablework benches, work rotation mid-shift
after one year, the line was as productive as lineswith people 10 years younger...
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What is
OWL?
Web based tool made up of:design ergonomics toolssimulationsdesign storiesvideo clipsDatabanks
OWL intended to stimulate and support commitment and ideas
Phase Research activities Progress1
(Dec 2009)Questionnaire survey of workers across industrial sectors.
Triangulation interviews .
53 organisations contacted21 participated 719 questionnaires after
data cleaning. Triangulation interviews with 5 organisations (26
workers).
Data analysis complete discussion document presented to 5 collaborating organisations.
Decisions made regarding focus of Phase 2.
2 Indepth rich data collection (interviews,
observations , objective measures).
Codevelop solutions to workplace design problems.
Data collection complete with 4 organisations.
Co designing focus groups completed with 2 organisations. Complete by Jan 2012.
3 Create a tool/resource (Organiser for Working Late OWL)
Development and synthesis of OWL resource images, audio, video.
4 Evaluation and refinement of OWL. ALL organisations keen to be involved.
5(Nov 2012)
Data analysis and report writing.
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Cement manufacturer
(n=138):
Age
&
BMI
Mean age 44 years (SD 10.7)
0
20
40
60
80
100
F r e q u e n c y
( % )
Age group (5 years)
Mean BMI 26.9 (SD 3.1)
0
20
40
60
80
100
Underweight =< 18.5
Normal weight= 18.5 24.9
Overweight =25 29.9
Obese = >30 N o Answer
BMI Group
Cement manufacturer: aches and pains
Symptoms in all body areas; peaked for lower back
0
20
40
60
80
100
N ec k S ho uld er s E lb ow s Wris ts andhands
Middle of back
Lower back Hips, thighsand buttocks
Knees Ankles or feet
F r e q u e n c y
( % )
Body Area
Period (12 months)
Point (7 days)
Severity
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Cement manufacturer:
age
and
work
statements
Statement p value; 49 and 50Statistical difference
Positive
agreement
I feel my age has made me less physically active at work than I used to be Yes (0.002) 50
I feel more tired now due to my job then I did when I was younger Yes (0.008) 50
I find learning new skills, and technologies more difficult now than when I wasyounger
Yes (0.000) 50
My productivityand capacityto do my job has declined as I have got older Yes (0.005) 50
I feel that I am not as capable as I was when I was younger at learning orretraining
Yes (0.000) 50
Cement manufacturer: wordles
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Cement manufacturer:
co
designing
solutions
Focus on access/egress & picking up/carrying in confined spacesUnderstanding their views on ageing and staying fit and healthy in their job ( prompts: obstacles, advice to others, top tips).
Encourage thinking about staying healthy through design in their job (prompts: design solutions procedure, equipment, training etc)
To collate solutions to workplace design problems focusing on ergonomics and healthy ageing at work .
Personal design story
..to help position the liner plates onto the rotator ..you can slide them onto a piece of scaffolding pole that we have welded a washer too . The washer stops the plate from sliding onto your hand and trapping it
..the plates can then be levered into position ready to be bolted .
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OWL
Web based tool made up of:design ergonomics toolssimulationsdesign storiesvideo clipsDatabanks
OWL intended to stimulate and support commitment and ideas
Summary
Working Late : strategies to enhanceproductive and healthy environments forthe older workforceWork supporting Health supporting WorkRole of workplace designSupporting co-design with OWL
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Thank you
www.workinglate.org
@workhealth
OWL contact: Dr Diane Gyi [email protected]
