Temporary employees face the same risks as permanent employees working for an employer. And, as a staffing company, you face the same consequences as your client, should your employees be exposed to unsafe working conditions.
Case in point: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently issued numerous citations against Pyongsan America Inc., plant that manufacturers parts for automobiles. According to OSHA, the citations including failure to develop proper procedures to prevent machinery from starting up during maintenance and prevent crushing and amputations from improper machine guards. In addition to its own employees, Pyongsan also employed 50 temporary employees, via Surge Staffing.
Surge staffing faced two citations for failure to train employees and protect from crushing and amputation hazards. The companies face over $106,000 in fines combined.
Even though the Pyongsan bore the brunt of the violations, proper training is also the responsibility of the staffing firm. It also behooves any staffing firm to research the record of its client. An unsafe client puts your employees at risk and could increase your workers’ comp rates. A PEO can do this leg work for you.
Visit our web site at www.StaffingCompSolutions.com, call us at 202-302-1212, or email us at david@StaffingCompSolutions.com for more information about all our staffing and workers’ comp offerings.
Sincerely
David Schek
President
StaffingCompSolutions.com