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Designing the Age Friendly Workplace
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The Aging Workforce
Why It Matters & What To Do
Designing the Age Friendly Workplace
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Key PointsWhy the Aging Workforce Matters
• You will have more older workers on the job in the coming decades
• Safety, job performance and health can be maintained with age
• Our age affects how we work• Our work affects how we age• The implications of an aging
workforce depend on what you do to prepare
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Safety, Health, Job Performance & AgeA Discussion
Aging Workers
Healthy Behaviors
Physical Abilities
• Hearing
• Vision
• Strength
KnowledgeSkills
Family
Genes
Stress
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Safety, Health, Job Performance & AgeA Discussion
The Work EnvironmentLighting
Noise
Physical Demands of Work
• Lifting
• Repetitive Motion
• Overhead Work
Distractions
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Safety, Health, Job Performance & AgeA Discussion
The Work Environment
Organization Policies Retirement Plans
Health Promotion Programs
Flexible Work Options
Health Insurance Plans
Continuing Education
Age Discrimination Policies
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Safety, Health, Job Performance & AgeA Discussion
Organization Policies
Society Laws Governing
Retirement
Age Discrimination Laws
Social Security
Cost of Health Care
Public Transportation
Schools and Colleges
Elder Care Facilities
The Work Environment
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The Aging WorkforceLevels of Influence
Society
Can You Influence How Your Workers Age?
Organization Policies
The Work Environment
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How Can We Affect How We Age?
Aging Worker
Work Environmen
t
Organization Policies
Society
Skills LightingRetirement
PlansRetirement
Laws
Institutional Knowledge
NoiseHealth
Promotion Programs
Social Security
Strength LiftingFlexible Work
OptionsHealth Care
Costs
Vision StressHealth
InsurancePublic
Transportation
Hearing ReachingContinuing Education
Schools and Colleges
GeneticsRepetitive
MotionDiscrimination
PoliciesElder Care Facilities
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Responding to the Aging WorkforceOur Focus Today
• Designing safe work environments for older and younger workers
• Developing workplace health promotion programs that prevent chronic illness
• Enabling workers to find a balance between the demands of work-life and home-life– Through flexible work arrangements– By leveraging society-level resources
Your Organization
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The Aging WorkforceWhat To Do1
1. Identify what your aging workforce priorities are
The Work Environment Health Promotion Programs Work/Life Balance
2. Create a plan to address your priorities
3. Implement your plan and build on it1 Planning approach adapted from “The Breakthrough Strategy,” developed by Robert Schaeffer
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What’s Up Next
• We’ll focus on three important areas to influence how your workers age– The Work Environment–Health Promotion– Balancing Work and Life
• For each one, we will identify–What the issues are–What can be done to prepare
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Time for a Break…
