Should senior citizens be prohibited from working in jobs where physical activity is required?
That is called age discrimination and it is explicitly prohibited by the Equal Opportunity Employment ActThe physical requirements of a job should be posted and if the person can not perform as required by the job, they will not be hiredKeep in mind that physical requirements are often limited by OSHA or ISO-9000 standards, for instance, in most cases materials over fifty pounds require a two man lift or the ability to use mechanical lifting equipment such as cranes, fork-lifts, chain-falls etcAnyhow, short answer, NO Senior Citizens should not be prohibited from working any job on the sole basis of age.
That is called age discrimination and it is explicitly prohibited by the Equal Opportunity Employment ActThe physical requirements of a job should be posted and if the person can not perform as required by the job, they will not be hiredKeep in mind that physical requirements are often limited by OSHA or ISO-9000 standards, for instance, in most cases materials over fifty pounds require a two man lift or the ability to use mechanical lifting equipment such as cranes, fork-lifts, chain-falls etcAnyhow, short answer, NO Senior Citizens should not be prohibited from working any job on the sole basis of age.
