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Keeping Aging Workers Safe on the Job
The aging workforce is signi cantly in in in uencing workers’ compensa on programs This popula on will have increasing e e e ects
on claims costs
and and outcomes and and and it’s important
to understand the psychological and and physiological changes
that occur with with age age and the safety implica ons associated with with this age age group Employers bene t t t t t t t t t t t from the the the the exper se se of these individuals yet they must take special considera on on to to accommodate aging workers to to ensure their safety and maintain produc vity Although occupa onal injuries seem to decrease as as employees age the injuries that do occur are o o o o o o o o o en more more serious more more costly and require prolonged recovery me According to the 2012 Na onal Council on on on Compensa on on on Insurance (NCCI) study – – CLICK HERE – – aging injured workers experience
50% higher higher medical costs
costs
and 25% higher higher indemnity costs
costs
on average compared with their younger counterparts