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3 The Changing Workforce
3 The Changing Workforce
Pages 90-104
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In addition, the committee believes that OSH programs are social as well as scientific endeavors and that health care disciplines and professionals should reflect the social makeup and the diversity of thought and experience of the societies they serve, so it will be important that members of all racial and ethnic groups be actively recruited. In addition, education in all OSH professions will need to include instruction on changes in the physical and cognitive abilities of older workers, the interaction of disabilities and chronic diseases with workplace demands, and communications skills to reach minority workers, workers with low levels of literacy, and those for whom English is a second language.
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The third important workforce development over the past few decades has been the increased immigration of Asians and Hispanics into the United States and their subsequent entry into the workforce. A closer look at each of these elements of labor force change should provide a better understanding of likely future labor force developments.
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Conversely, the most significant workforce growth during the 1990s has been among workers 25 to 54 years of age, reflecting the aging of the baby boom generation. Gender Women's share of the workforce has been increasing for several decades as their pattern of labor force activity more and more mirrors that of men.
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Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children. SOURCES: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, March Supplements, selected years.
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. These changes came during a period when the implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act was the term "Blacks" when discussing Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
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taking place, but it is not possible to separate the effects of this act from the effects of a favorable economic climate in the l990s that improved employment opportunities for all groups. Particularly during the last decade, the favorable economic and employment climates have benefited not only those with disabilities but also immigrants and low-skilled individuals in the labor force.
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The results of the literacy survey are very important to determining the training needs for future OSH personnel, who must be trained to deal with workers with all levels of literacy, particularly given that labor force trends predict continued growth in the labor force participation of groups such as immigrants from which workers with low levels of literacy are more likely to be drawn. Research (Chiswick and Miller, 1998)
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Projections to 2010 are by the Committee to Assess Training Needs for Occupational Safety and Health Personnel in the United States, Institute of Medicine, using the Bureau of Labor Statistics' projected trends for 1996 to 2006. 97 discussed above.
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The age group with the most rapid growth in the next decade will be that consisting of people aged 45 to 54 the baby boom generation the oldest of whom will be nearing retirement age by 2010. Another important question is the longer-term prospects for labor force participation of those age 65 years or older; that is, has there been a change in the average age of retirement?
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SOURCES: Historical data are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, annual averages, selected years. Projections are an extension of the Bureau of Labor Statistics projections for 1996 to 2006 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1997)
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Consequently, a less favorable economic climate could slow that trend in the future. IMPLICATIONS OF CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS FOR OCCUPATIONAL INfURIES AND ILLNESSES The labor force changes projected for the next decade imply a workforce with a larger share of workers over age 55, a slightly larger share of women, and a rapidly growing share of Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians.
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However, women were more likely than men to be injured in an incident of workplace violence; although women were the victims in only about one-third of the nearly 2 million annual incidents of workplace violence reported by the U.S. Department of Justice (1998)
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It is safe to say, however, that any factor, be it cultural assumptions and habits or low levels of comprehension of the English language, that impedes communication of health and safety information is likely to increase the number of workplace injuries and illnesses. IMPLICATIONS FOR TRAINING NEEDS OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PERSONNEL The changing demographic makeup of the workforce is an important element in determining the training needs of future OSH personnel.
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In addition, the training must emphasize communications skills so that OSH personnel can reach workers with low levels of literacy and those for whom English is a second language.
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