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Posted By Bob Youel
Undertaking medicals recently for higher risk confined space works; [very stringent medical parameters]it was found that all the new applicants under 35 FAILED the medicals [applicants 50
The results caused problems at first as traditionally all the procedures, best-practice quides, and COP's were fixated on the parameter that as you get older you automatically loose your health so the system worked against older people ----- we fixed that by disregarding some of the older parameters [many of them industry standards] and worked on medical experts and our risk assessments e.g. irrespective of age a persons physical and mental state dictated the pass/fail parameter
The results of the psycological tests were not a supprise as again the 50's [and experienced <50's] proved better able to 'cope'
Conclusion - younger people appear to be less mentally and physically fit - therefore; are we breeding generations that are less able that their grandparents?
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Posted By Merv Newman
There has been research (can't quote it) on the effects of the post-war child's diet (people now aged 50 to 60+) on their health in later years.
With strict rationing of such things as sugar, fats and meat and heavier emphasis on vegetables (remember swede ?)and schools dinners (while memorable (yuuuk)) being normally based on the advice of nutritionists, the child's diet at the time was much more healthy than that of children born in the '70s
A reason, perhaps for why your 50+ people are healthier than those younger than them.
But then again, you may be testing only the "survivors"
As for psychological factors, I blame the teaching establishment.
"are we breeding generations that are less able that their grandparents?"
No, we are making them.
Merv
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