Prevention of work-related accidents for the elderly Part of subsidy for measures for small and medium-sized enterprises
As the number of people working after retirement has increased and the proportion of elderly people in occupational accidents has increased, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will establish a new system to subsidize some of the costs of companies that have taken measures to prevent accidents. became.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the percentage of people over 60 who were injured or died during work last year was 26%, an increase of 8 points compared to 10 years ago.
As people get older, it tends to take time to return after injury, and how to prevent accidents involving the elderly is an issue.
For this reason, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to establish a new system that will subsidize half of the cost up to 1 million yen when SMEs take measures next year.
The target of the subsidy is the cost of eliminating steps in the workplace and installing anti-slip to prevent accidents from falling, and the cost of conducting a workshop to prevent back pain.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will include more than 200 million yen in the budget request for next year's budget as expenses for this new subsidy system, and will continue to consider specific systems in the future.
1 in 4 occupational accidents over 60
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, there were 127,329 people who died during the work last year or were injured who took more than four days off work, and 6869 people from the previous year. Increased by 5.7%.
Of these, 33,246 were over 60 years old, 3219 more than the previous year, an increase of 10.7%, accounting for 26% of the total, one in four.