The main goals of this initiative involving temporary worker safety are as follows:
OSHA defines the term “temporary workers” to mean individual workers who are supplied to a host-employer by a staffing company and paid through the staffing company. Statistics show that temporary workers are at a much greater risk of workplace injury and illness versus non-temporary employees.
OSHA plans to develop outreach materials along with a combination of enforcement and training to achieve the goals of the initiative’s goals. Both staffing agencies and host-employers will be responsible for site and task specific training. OSHA recommends the implementation of joint hazard assessments of applicable worksites, a defined scope of duties temporary workers are expected to perform, the maintaining of frequent communication between staffing agency and host-employers, and the conducting of new project orientations and safety training.