INJURIES AND AGING WORKERS

The relationship between an aging workforce and injuries in the workpl ace was explored via attitudinal/background survey and accident/injury reports within a nuclear power plant. Hypotheses of the relationship between aging and safety orientations and the role of safety orientati ons in forecasting injuries were tested in a sample of 209 workers at the plant. Results indicated that age of worker is related to various reports of health status and safety orientations and that safety orien tations are related to different measures of injuries. Implications of these results for dealing with aging workforces and accident preventi on programs are presented along with perspectives on direction for fut ure research.