Governmental regulations for early retirement by means of energy expenditure cut offs

OBJECTIVES: Long-term heavy work impairs employees, and they may retire prematurely by law. We investigated the value of energy expenditure (EE) during work shifts as a means to define heavy workload. METHODS: The study comprised 79 male [mean age 32.2 (standard deviation [SD] 7.5) years] and 33 fem...

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Main Authors: Georg Wultsch, Stefan Rinnerhofer, Gerhard Tschakert, Peter Hofmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH) 2012-07-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
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Online Access: https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=3195