As an employer, you’re well aware the safety of your permanent workers is in your hands, but sometimes there’s a grey area surrounding temporary workers. Managed by a staffing firm, these professionals aren’t technically your employees, but they are working for your company, so you need to have a clear understanding of your responsibilities. According… Read more »
There’s nothing more important than the health and safety of your team, so it’s essential to ensure that you always follow proper standards set by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA). You’re required to provide your team with a respirator when they’re working in the presence of harmful dusts, mists, smokes, fogs, sprays, fumes,… Read more »
A number of trends in the current labor market are currently creating enormous challenges to worker safety and health, including the increased presence of employees of multiple employers at the same worksite, the universal misclassification of wage employers as independent contractors and the widespread use of temporary employees provided by labor staffing agencies. Employers Compromising… Read more »
What’s a TBI and why do you, as an employer, need to know the key safety factors regarding this potentially deadly occurrence? TBI stands for “traumatic brain injury.” While most workplace head injuries are not life threatening, the most severe can be fatal. Leading causes include motor vehicle accidents, falls, assaults and violence, and contact… Read more »