| Document ID (ISN) | 107735 |
| CIS number |
08-117 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1287-7778 - Prévention BTP |
| Year |
2007 |
| Convention or series no. |
|
| Author(s) |
Durcy M. |
| Title |
Working in the construction industry past the age of 50 |
| Original title |
Travailler dans le BTP après 50 ans [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
June 2007, No.97, p.38-47. Illus. 2 ref. |
| Abstract |
Topics addressed in this collection of articles on work in the construction industry past the age of 50 in France: numbers of workers employed in the construction industry by age group; proportion of older workers having taken early retirement on health grounds; wear of the articulations caused by the physical workload; diseases affecting older workers in the construction industry (musculoskeletal diseases and lung, heart and digestive tract problems); retaining older workers in the workforce by improving ergonomics and work organization; training and improved occupational health surveillance; efforts undertaken by a construction enterprise to improve working conditions and reduce the strenuousness of certain jobs; presentation of a website on occupational safety and health in the construction sector. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
older workers; construction industry; conditions of work; France |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
information dissemination; work organization; statistical trends; state of health; physical workload; physical fitness; safety and health training; gastrointestinal diseases; musculoskeletal diseases; ergonomics; medical supervision; cardiovascular diseases; lung diseases |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Construction industry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Older workers
Construction industry and civil engineering
|
