OSHA chief Dr. David Michaels continued his agency’s campaign to raise awareness of the safety and health risks faced by temporary workers – an increasing employment tactic used by many businesses in the economy’s sluggish recovery – in his remarks to attendees at the annual meeting of the Voluntary Protection Program Participants’ Association held August 25-28 in National Harbor, MD, outside of Washington, DC.
“We have known for decades that temporary workers are at greatly increased risk of injury - and we know why,” said Michaels.” Too often these workers are not adequately trained to identify potential hazards at a job site or the measures they can take to protect themselves.