The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has released a new set of safety and health best practices to assist employers that hire temporary workers.
The agency stated that temporary workers—defined as those paid by a staffing company and assigned to a host employer—are at a higher risk of experiencing a work-related injury than nontemporary workers, according to workers’ compensation data.
Factors that may contribute to an elevated risk of work-related injuries among temporary workers include newness to the workplace and the role, insufficient communication between employers and temporary workers, insufficient training, and unexpected changes to job duties while on the job.
