TY - GEN
T1 - Preventing and Protecting the Health of Older Workers
T2 - International Conference on Demographic Transition, Health and Technologies, ICDTHT 2025
AU - Gómez-García, Antonio Ramón
AU - Basualto, Cynthia
AU - Gray, Nora
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - The population is aging. The Republic of Ecuador is experiencing a demographic transition characterized by an increasing proportion of older individuals in its population. This trend presents challenges for the country’s social security system and the health of its aging workforce. Older workers are more vulnerable to occupational diseases and require targeted policies to promote healthy aging and reduce age-related health risks. This study aims to identify explicit indications for the prevention and protection of health for workers aged 55 and over in Ecuador’s current occupational safety and health (OSH) legislation. An exploratory study was conducted using a qualitative approach, involving a documentary review of OSH legal regulations. The analysis was conducted in two stages: retrieval and classification of regulations, followed by text extraction to assess relevant information. The main result of this study is that we found no evidence of explicit indications for prevention and protection of health for workers aged 55 and over in the sample of current Ecuadorian OSH legislation revised. The study’s findings are expected to contribute to the development of strategies and policies that address the specific needs of Ecuador’s aging workforce and ensure their health, safety, and well-being as they approach retirement age.
AB - The population is aging. The Republic of Ecuador is experiencing a demographic transition characterized by an increasing proportion of older individuals in its population. This trend presents challenges for the country’s social security system and the health of its aging workforce. Older workers are more vulnerable to occupational diseases and require targeted policies to promote healthy aging and reduce age-related health risks. This study aims to identify explicit indications for the prevention and protection of health for workers aged 55 and over in Ecuador’s current occupational safety and health (OSH) legislation. An exploratory study was conducted using a qualitative approach, involving a documentary review of OSH legal regulations. The analysis was conducted in two stages: retrieval and classification of regulations, followed by text extraction to assess relevant information. The main result of this study is that we found no evidence of explicit indications for prevention and protection of health for workers aged 55 and over in the sample of current Ecuadorian OSH legislation revised. The study’s findings are expected to contribute to the development of strategies and policies that address the specific needs of Ecuador’s aging workforce and ensure their health, safety, and well-being as they approach retirement age.
KW - Aging workforce
KW - Demographic transition
KW - Health risks
KW - Healthy aging policies
KW - Occupational safety regulations
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105020308198
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-94487-1_21
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-94487-1_21
M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:105020308198
SN - 9783031944864
T3 - Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics
SP - 241
EP - 250
BT - Demographic Transitions, Health, and Well-Being - International Conference on Demographic Transition, Health, and Technologies, ICDTHT25 2025
A2 - Gaspar, Pedro Miguel
A2 - Facal, David
A2 - Navarro-Pardo, Esperanza
A2 - Ramadani, Veland
PB - Springer Nature
Y2 - 13 February 2025 through 15 February 2025
ER -
