Dive summary:
- The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has told Associated General Contractors that the thrust of its increased scrutiny of temporary workers at construction sites will be directed toward workers supplied and paid by staffing companies.
- OSHA said recently that it wants to be sure that temporary workers at sites are getting required safety training and that the lessons are being done in a language and at a level that the workers can understand.
- Inspectors have been told to keep an eye out during their regular inspections for temps, especially any who seem to have had an unusual number of injuries soon after being employed.
From the article:
Inspectors are now required to capture the name of the workers’ staffing agency, the agency’s location, and the extent to which the temporary workers are being supervised on a day-to-day basis by either the host employer or the staffing agency. ...