Citation

Hammond S, Bowen PG, Hallman MG, Heaton K. Workplace Health Saf. 2019; ePub(ePub): 2165079919848444.

Affiliation

Deep South Center for Occupational Health and Safety.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Publisher SAGE Publications)

DOI

10.1177/2165079919848444

PMID

31179867

Abstract

With the rapid growth of the aging workforce, age-related conditions may negatively influence overall workplace safety and health among these workers and their employers. In this summary, we have outlined details about visual acuity, glare sensitivity, and contrast sensitivity, which are common age-related vision changes that can potentially affect their occupational safety. The occupational health nurse is well positioned to address these concerns by instructing aging workers about potential development of vision change and ensuring they receive the appropriate vision screening. By assisting employers to modify work environments to accommodate this population, the occupational health nurse can reduce the risk of injury, as well as positively impact the health of their aging workforce.

Language: en

Keywords

accommodations; aging workforce; contrast sensitivity; education; glare sensitivity; occupational health nurse; research; safety; visual acuity