“Worth Repeating” is a weekly feature on the EngAGE Blog that will bring you previous posts that we think are still timely, interesting, or just plain fun! From 4/23/12:
“Falls are the leading cause of injury hospitalizations among Canadians 65 and older, with one in three expected to suffer a tumble this year.
“But as more people delay retirement, staying on the job into their 70s or later, researchers are working on innovations. These inventions will in the years to come, help older employees bounce back – literally – from falls and other workplace perils.
“From offices with flex-floors to injectable heart monitors and mobile medication alerts, experts predict our job sites could one day come to offer a standard of safety approaching that of a care facility.”
Click here to read more from the Vancouver Sun. And be sure to click here to watch a surprising 8-second video about a new invention: “a bouncy floor that’s compliant enough to absorb a fall, but hard enough not to inhibit regular activity. Fabio Feldman, an expert on seniors’ fall and injury prevention, provides a demonstration of the smart floor’s unique abilities.”
