The Effects of Worker Age on Lifting: Psychophysical Estimates of Acceptable Loads and their Link to Biomechanics
Canada’s workforce, as well as many other countries, is continuing to age as the baby boomer generation (those born between 1946 and 1964) ages and are remaining in the workforce longer. The number of older workers is estimated to double within the next 10 years (Perry 2010). With increased age, the...
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10012/7051 |