BLS Finds Fatalities More Likely Among Older Workers
Older workers were more likely to be fatally injured on the job when compared with workers overall, the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) found in a recent analysis.
Older workers were more likely to be fatally injured on the job when compared with workers overall, the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) found in a recent analysis.
The number of older people in the population—and with it, the proportion of older to younger workers—has grown in the past 5 decades and is projected to continue to grow. People are living longer. They either need or want to continue working at an older age for reasons ranging from inadequate retirement savings or a […]
Depending on your industry, you may have a workplace full of workers with unique vulnerabilities to occupational safety and health hazards.