The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently released new safety and health best practices for employers of temporary workers, defined as those who are paid by a staffing company and assigned to a host employer. NIOSH found that temporary workers are at higher risk for a work-related injury than non-temporary workers due to newness to the workplace, insufficient communication between employers and workers, and insufficient training, among other reasons. The best practices cover evaluation and contracting; training for workers and supervisors; and injury and illness reporting, response and recordkeeping. For more information, see the best practices guidelines, DHSS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2022-126, as well as the best practices checklist.
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