Abstract
The ageing of workers is one of the most important issues for occupational health and safety in Europe. The ageing of the active population means that health promotion is a necessity rather than a mere option. This review considers barriers and perspectives for workplace health promotion for older workers. Lack of awareness on the part of management and inflexibility in the occupational health and safety system appear to be major barriers. To overcome these, it will be necessary to disseminate knowledge regarding the effectiveness of health promotion actions for older workers, encourage greater involvement on the part of social partners, recover resources by replacing medical consumerism and bureaucratic practices, adopt an integrated approach combining the prevention of occupational risks and the promotion of healthy lifestyles, and recognize subsidiarity and the ability of working communities to regulate themselves.
Highlights
Ageing of the workforce presents a challenge for all European countries
Authoritative researchers have stated that much is done in workplaces to control hazards and to improve health, but far too little of it is measured for effectiveness [27]
The same applies to other aspects of workplace health promotion
Summary
Ageing of the workforce presents a challenge for all European countries. Keeping workers active and productive through health promotion intervention is a prime objective of European labour policy. The number of intervention studies was very small compared to the number of companies and work sectors involved in the ageing workforce phenomenon. After the previously published quantitative analysis, my aim in this paper is to make a commentary of WHPOW intervention studies that focuses on incentives and the barriers obstructing their implementation. I report my main considerations and put forward proposals for improving health promotion activities
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