Lifting sand bags for longevity
Recently, 74 year old man employed as "logistics" worker fell off a truck loading platform. Sadly, the worker died as a result of the fall. Such accidents are not rare but the risks can and should be minimized through application of the Hierarchy of Risk Controls . Should seniors work in physically demanding jobs? The immediate reaction from the public was that seniors should not undertake such work. Some suggested that seniors should not undertake any strenuous work. Others believe that seniors should not have to work at all. I have a different opinion. I agree that many seniors should not undertake work which requires lifting uncomfortable loads, particularly where work at height is involved. (In this case, the platform was 1 m off the ground). Chronological age is not the same as biological age However, we must be careful not to view all seniors of equivalent chronological age as being of the same biological age. A person who has take steps to fig...