(How to anticipate work place injuries and avoid unsafe client sites)
As a staffing company owner, you have to always be alert to the safety conditions at your client’s site. When inspecting their site prior to staffing your employees, you may want to ask your client about the specific physical activities that your employees will be performing, and where will they take place at the site. This will help you analyze and anticipate the level of risk for your staff.
Remember the true cost of each temporary assignment, includes all workers compensation costs that may result from a work place injury.
Below is a link/ article that focuses on the 10 most common work place injuries. By being aware of this list of 10 common worker place injuries, you will be in a better position to evaluate your client’s work place for safety. This information should allow you to make better decisions as to whether you want to risk sending your employees to work at a particular client site.
http://www.mdcomplaw.com/info/industry/top-ten-most-common-workplace-injuries/
Please feel free to contact me to discuss your specific workers compensation challenge. After 25 years as a workers compensation consultant specializing in the staffing industry, I am confident I will have some solutions that will lower your workers compensation costs and make your staffing company more efficient. You can reach me at davidstaffing@gmail.com and visit us at www.StaffingCompSolutions.com
All the best
David Schek
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