OSHA gives temporary employees added protection
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced an initiative that will use employee tracking tactics to give temporary workers more protection against workplace hazards. According to a press release from the administration, this initiative will have field inspectors visit and check employers who use temporary workers in order to determine whether they are in compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
As reported by BLR, the major points of concern for the inspectors will be whether temporary workers have received proper training in a language and vocabulary they can understand, as well as using employee tracking techniques to record when temporary employees are exposed to safety and health violations.
The initiative was announced during a Workers' Memorial Day program at OSHA's headquarters. The holiday honors workers who have died on the job and is meant to remind the department of its commitment to making American workplaces safe.
"Many of those killed and injured [on the job each year] are temporary workers who often perform the most dangerous jobs," said David Michaels, assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health. "Workers must be safe, whether they've been on the job for one day or for 25 years."
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