Older workers and occupational hazard prevention: an analysis from the collective bargaining
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Abstract
All short and medium term demographic forecasts portray an aging Europe and a workforce saturated with older workers amid increases in the retirement age. This presents challenges for businesses that employ older workers, among them the need to adopt new procedures and policies to prevent workplace injury. Businesses must also work to avoid burnout among employees and acknowledge the risks and toll of workplace hazards. In a healthy and productive work environment, businesses should strive to maintain and retain employee's skills as they age in order to achieve targets set by European and Spanish regulatory institutions. This paper aims to establish a general context of Europe's aging population, its impact on the workforce and how hazard prevention can adapt to increasingly longer careers and older employees. In the absence of standard regulation or a governing body on hazard prevention for an aging workforce, collective bargaining is an important tool to support better organizational practices. This paper presents analysis of statewide and county collective bargaining agreements to evaluate the prevalence of specific language on hazard prevention for older workers.
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older workers, particularly sensitive workers, extension of the active life, collective bargaining, occupational hazard prevention and control.
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