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takes these differences into account: differences in body height for example are considered during job and product design; differences in skills and knowledge can be exploited for the solving of problems

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term "quality of working life" encompasses a number of different aspects, ranging from income and job security, through qualifications and further training, to the reconciliation of occupational and private

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increasing productivity and thus to enhancing the competitiveness of German industry and the retention of jobs in Germany. The IfaA’s mission has barely changed since the institute’s foundation in 1962 and remains

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expected to generate considerable economic growth on both sides of the Atlantic, and to create new jobs. In the sphere of standardization, the course for closer co-operation has already been set at a meeting

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a deployment is also performed by volunteers. Again, these personnel are absent from their regular jobs, or devote their weekends to the THW, to the detriment of family life. The same applies to rest periods:

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after suffering an accident or occupational disease, people should if at all possible return to their jobs, or at least to working life. It is therefore important to reinforce awareness of the benefits of

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also change over the course of a working life. Globalization, it was noted, does not only result in jobs migrating to low-wage countries; the coordination of OSH measures through global networks also presents

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vocations that do not even exist at present. By the same token, a considerable number of existing jobs and vocations will disappear over the next twenty years. Will this change affect all vocational groups

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have performed for years; of losing their workmates; and in a worst-case scenario, of losing their job altogether because their health prevents them from doing it. Under such circumstances, exoskeletons

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wiped out by rationalization. Tasks change, and skills must change with them. This is nothing new; job profiles are continually being modernized. What is crucial is that policymakers also apply fair rules