Keeping the Older Worker Healthy and Safe

Hosted and Sponsored by:

The Health and Safety Laboratory, Sheffield

A workshop organised by HSL in conjunction with the EPSRC funded EQUAL Research Network to support Extending Quality Life of Older People and Disabled People 

Event organisers: Dr Sally Wilson, HSL and Ms Verity Smith, EQUAL Research Network Coordinator

Date: Wednesday 17th March 2004 

Venue:  Hilton Hotel, Victoria Quays, Furnival Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S4 7YA

Programme for presentations click on title (all presentations are pdf files and need Acrobat - note if Acrobat misbehaves and will not open a file then it may be better to open that file in a separate window)
 

9.30	Arrival, Registration, Coffee, Croissants
10.00	Welcome and Introduction, Dr Norman West, Operations Director, HSL
10.10	Introduction to the EQUAL Research Network, Professor Peter Lansley, Director, EQUAL Research Network
10.20	The Implications of Extending Working Life, Professor Stephen McNair, University of Surrey
10.45	Occupational Health and the Older Worker, Penny Barker, Better Working Environment Division, HSE
11.00	Returning to Work after Serious Illness, Lesley Eland, Cavendish Centre for Cancer Care, Sheffield
11.15	Coffee
11.35	Being Positive about Older Employees, Stephen Leggett, Campaign Against Age Discrimination in Employment
12.00	Workability:  the challenges for HSL, Dr Sally Wilson, HSL
12.20	Environments to Include the Older Worker, Dr David Hitchcock, Consultant Ergonomist
12.45	Discussion
13:00	Buffet Lunch
14:00	Afternoon Session - Future Directions, Chairman, Dr Norman West, Operations Director, HSL
14.05	The Ageing Worker: the challenge for occupational health support services, Simon Pickvance, Sheffield Occupational Health Advisory Service (SOHAS)
14.30	The Productive Workplace, Professor Derek Clements-Croome, The University of Reading
15.05	Office-age: a study of Changing Demographics and the Future Workplace, Professor Jeremy Myerson, Helen Hamlyn Research Centre, Royal College of Art
15.40	Tea
16.00	Open Discussion
16.35	Review, Response from HSL and Comments from the Chairman,  Dr Norman West, Operations Director, HSL
16.45	Coordinator's Comments, Ms Verity Smith, Coordinator EQUAL Research Network
17.00	Close of day
Note	All presenters will include a short time for discussion, and will be available for longer discussion at end of morning and afternoon sessions

This is a special workshop to explore current issues and recent advances in approaches to improving the quality of working life of the older worker. The workshop will be of interest to a wide range of practitioners and policy makers, health and social care practitioners, industry, charitable and government bodies concerned with the needs of the older worker, as well as researchers and academics from engineering, social sciences, medical and health care disciplines.

There is no charge for attendance just an enthusiasm and interest in extending the quality of life of older people through informed user-focused multidisciplinary research and its application. The number of places available at the Workshop is limited because of space constraints so please contact Verity Smith the EQUAL Coordinator, as soon as possible if you would like to attend. Verity's e-mail address is h.v.smith@reading.ac.uk for phone numbers and postal address click here.

Location:  Hilton Hotel, Victoria Quays, Furnival Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S4 7YA

For a smaller map of route from railway station to the hotel click.

Train: Nearest station Sheffield Mainline station is about 20 minutes walk

Car: The venue has good car parking.

Accommodation: Sheffield has many hotels. The venue Hilton Hotel has very good rooms, rather less costly are the Travel Inn and Novotel. Try surfing the web for suggestions.