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Temporary worker safety case study

October 14, 2016

The National Safety Council and the American Staffing Association have jointly published a case study addressing the safety obligations of staffing companies and host employers to temporary workers. The case study was published in conjunction with the two organizations’ respective alliances with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Partner with staffing agencies to protect your temporary workers

Dave Johnson

August 2, 2016

In today’s gig economy, temp work is big, booming business. In the U.S., there are about 20,000 staffing and recruiting companies.

Low manufacturing wages cost U.S. taxpayers billions a year

July 27, 2016

Just over a third of non-supervisory manufacturing production workers in the United States and half of the nation’s manufacturing workers hired through temporary agencies rely on at least one public assistance program to support themselves or their families, according to research by the University of California, Berkeley’s Center for Labor Research and Education.

Cover story: Part I

Safety in the GIG economy

How to protect temp workers — and how to gig for yourself

Dave Johnson

June 1, 2016

A 65-year-old temp has one finger amputated and suffers severe damage to another when his left hand is caught as he operates a machine for a Nebraska flooring materials company.

Campbell Institute report highlights five ways to keep contractors safe

Organizations share safety recommendations throughout the contractor lifecycle

November 30, 2015

In a report released today, the Campbell Institute at the National Safety Council lays out a safety roadmap for employers to effectively handle the complexities of contractor management. Fourteen Campbell Institute companies contributed real-world experiences and recommended practices to the report, which comes at a time when the number of contract and temporary workers in the U.S. is increasing rapidly.

Safety advocates press for protections for temp workers

November 2, 2015

A delegation of workplace safety activists paid a surprise “Trick or Treat” visit to a south side office of Elite Staffing, Inc., one of Chicago’s leading temporary staffing agencies.

A NIOSH Science Blog post

New research identifies 5 best practices for keeping contractors safe

October 12, 2015

Creating a culture of safety isn’t just meant for full-time employees of an organization. It requires the involvement all workers whether full-time, temporary or contract and the diligence of the companies or organizations where their work occurs.

Texas worker injured after being denied safety equipment

Asked for harness, later fell 12’

July 24, 2015

Despite his request for a safety harness, a temporary worker without fall protection on a roof later fell 12 feet through the roof. His fall resulted in his hospitalization with fractured arms and severe contusions.

Texas workers exposed to falls, impalement, struck-by hazards

July 23, 2015

OSHA inspectors found that employees of at a Shenandoah, Texas construction site were exposed to a variety of dangers, earning citations for both the company conducting the work and the one that supplied it with temporary workers.

ASSE and OSHA sign five-year alliance agreement

June 17, 2015

The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently renewed their alliance, signing a five-year agreement that will focus on construction safety, temporary workers and hazards within general industry.