Temp Workers, Staffing Agencies, Host Employers

Staffing Agencies

• Determine what conditions exist at the worksite, what hazards may be encountered, and how best to ensure protection for the temporary workers

• Ensure that existing hazards are properly assessed and abated

• Maintain contact with temporary workers

• Have a written procedure for workers to report hazards

• Follow up on a worker’s safety and health concerns with the host employer

Host Employers

• Request and review safety training and certification records of temporary workers

• Make safety records available to temporary workers

• Inform temporary workers on how to report a work-related injury or illness

• Log workplace injuries and illnesses for OSHA purposes

• Conduct thorough investigations of injuries and illnesses, including close-calls

Temp Workers

Four modules:

1. Workers’ Rights - Common Safety Hazards

2. PPE – Hazcom

3. Forklift Safety - Ergonomics - Exits Emergency Evacuation - Confined Spaces

4. Machinery and Guarding - LOTO