BIG NEWS for staffing companies when judging a client’s workers’ comp risk
Starting in 2017 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will require your clients to have their internal reports of work injuries and illnesses posted to a public website. Despite the pushback from some clients, who consider it “shaming,” this should prove a benefit to staffing companies. The public website posting would apply to your clients in hazardous industries, which comprise a fairly long list, including manufacturing and construction. In other words, occupations that many staffing agencies provide for their light and heavy industrialized clients.
Some staffing clients are not happy about injuries being made public, and one possible impact will be that some clients may STOP sending their high-risk positions through staffing agencies. A HUGE PLUS FOR KEEPING YOUR WORK COMP RATES LOW. Traditionally some clients would transfer the risk to a staffing company without having to address their safety issues. But thanks to the OSHA public reporting, staffing companies will be able to better price the risk and adjust their workers’ comp rates accordingly.
Finally this may be a huge opportunity to reach out to your clients and provide safety workshops and seminars so their work places become safer environments for their permanent employees and your temporary employees. A real win-win.
Your workers’ comp carrier including your professional employer organization (PEO) can help you leverage this information to properly price your risk and maintain your level of safety.
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