Pieaugot pensionēšanās vecumam, pieaug arī gados vecāku nodarbināto nodarbināto skaits darba vietās. Vairumam šo cilvēku ir veselības problēmas, kas var ietekmēt spējas paveikt darbu. Nelaimes gadījumi darbā - kā atšķiras statistika minētajā vecuma grupā. Prezentācija angļu valodā. 2014.gada maijs. Labklājības ministrijas rīkots seminārs par nodarbinātības jautājumiem projekta "Latvijas visaptverošas aktīvās novecošanās stratēģijas izveide iedzīvotāju darba mūža pagarināšanai un uzlabošanai". Workers aged 50+ - health status and working conditions

1. Workers aged 50+ - health status and
working conditions
Linda Matisane,
Head of Cooperation and Development Unit
linda.matisane@vdi.gov.lv

2. Content
• Health effects (general
and work related)
• Accidents at work (by
age, and sex)
• What next?
Survey «Work conditions and
risks in Latvia», 2013
Data from the State labour
inspectorate

3. Workplace adjustment - to whom?
70% people after 55 have at least one
chronic disease*:
– Coronary and heart diseases
– Musculoskeletal diseases (including
osteorosis)
– Psychiatric disorders
– Malignancies
– Diabetes
– Chronic respiratory diseases
+ excess weight / adiposity (at least 50%)
* Global strategy on occupational health for all: The way to health at work,
1994

4. Do you have long term health effects (longer than 6 months)
that influences your everyday life?
Population survey, Work conditions and risks in Latvia, 2013

5. Reasons for long term health effects
Population survey, Work conditions and risks in Latvia, 2013

6. Number of employees found dead at workplace
(«natural death»)
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
37
30 30
35
28
35
Data from the State Labour Inspectorate

7. Average portrait of an employee found
dead at work
• Male
• 53 years old
• Citizen
• With signed labour contract
• Qualified worker, craftsman
• Has undergone compulsory medical
examinations at work
• Trained in occupational health and
safety
• Reason of death – circulatory
diseases

8. Health effects in future?
1. Most probably will be more
2. Longer life
3. High prevalence of grey economy - workers in companies
participating in grey economy are at higher risk, e.g.
– They work longer hours
– They do not rest enough
– When they are ill, they go to work
– They are exposed to passive smoking

9. Number of workplace accidents
(2009 – 2013)
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
1204 1234
1398
1547 1594
414 431 476
564 530
Number of workes suffered in workplace accidents
Number of workers aged 50+ suffered in workplace accidents
33-36%
Data from the State Labour Inspectorate

10. Percentage of workplace accidents where injured
workers belong to age group 50+
%
Data from the State Labour Inspectorate

11. Age and gender specific distribution (%)
Data from the State Labour Inspectorate

12. Average portrait of an employee suffered in a workplace
accident
• More than 50 years old
• Citizen
• With signed labour contract
• Qualified worker, craftsman
• Has undergone compulsory
medical examinations at work
• Trained in occupational health and
safety
• Worked in that company 1 to 3
years

13. Causes of severe and fatal accidents at work, 2013
TOP 3 TOP 3
(age group 50+)
1. Worker did not fulfil safety
instructions
1. Worker did not fulfil safety
instructions
2. Insufficient attention 2. Improper training of worker
done by employee
3. Improper training of worker
done by employee
3. Insufficient attention

14. During the last, have you received training on…..
Worker survey, Work conditions and risks in Latvia, 2013

15. Some concluding notes
• Falling on the same level from standing height
(osteoporosis)
• Not so fit (lower extremity weakness, balance
di culties, psychotropic drug use and arthritis)ffi
• Vision impairment
• Lower level of attention (use of medication, aging
brain) and problems with memory
• Slips, trips

16. Thank you for your attention!