1. Work involving vehicles |
Age-related factors specific to these tasks - |
In particular: |
▪ Arthritis, sore joints, backaches - caused or exacerbated by vehicles and driving |
▪ General driving during the day |
- Less flexibility, manoeuvrability for getting in and out of cars |
▪ Reversing vehicles |
- Harder to turn around to look behind/harder to see out of cars |
▪ Getting in and out of cars and the 'Day Care' bus |
▪ More fatigued for report writing, after driving around during the day |
▪ Carrying equipment to/from vehicles and homes eg. baby scales |
Exacerbated by: |
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▪ Ergonomics of smaller and lower cars ("green policy") |
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- Hard to get in and out of, not comfortable, poor seating |
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▪ 'Day Care' bus, bumping up and down along the road |
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▪ Tight time frames, rushing |
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▪ General safety issues related to night and long-distance driving - vision, fatigue, time allowed |
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2. Work involving home visits |
Age-related factors specific to these tasks - |
In particular: |
▪ Musculoskeletal changes - strength, tone, flexibility, pain and stiffness, backache - caused/exacerbated by vehicles and driving |
▪ Carrying equipment to/from vehicles and homes eg. baby scales |
▪ Manoeuvring, mobility and stability on feet (with clutter) more difficult when older |
▪ Moving around and manoeuvring in cluttered houses |
Exacerbated by: |
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▪ Home clutter and trip hazards |
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▪ Manoeuvrability of equipment |
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▪ Home ergonomics and design - narrow bathrooms and doors that don't allow room for manoeuvring |