US temp safety inspections ramped up by federal watchdog
16 August 2013
US Department of Labor agency the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has increased the frequency of inspections of temporary staffing agencies, after a memorandum sent earlier this year, according to news agency Bloomberg.
Fri, 16 Aug 2013
US Department of Labor agency the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has increased the frequency of inspections of temporary staffing agencies, after a memorandum sent earlier this year, according to news agency Bloomberg.
Bloomberg’s Occupational Safety & Health Reporter title says that since the 29 April memo, OSHA has inspected 24 agencies, more than double the 11 seen in the same period last year.
There were no citations for health and safety violations resulting from these federal inspections, although officers have up to six months to act.
However, there was a drop from 68 to 52 in inspections carried out by state-administered workplace safety agencies over the period, the Reporter notes.
There were more inspections of workplaces employing temporary staff than agency premises, with the 262 workplaces inspected between 29 April and mid-July producing 270 citations for issues including electrical hazards, fall protection, hazard communication and forklift use.
US Department of Labor agency the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has increased the frequency of inspections of temporary staffing agencies, after a memorandum sent earlier this year, according to news agency Bloomberg.
Bloomberg’s Occupational Safety & Health Reporter title says that since the 29 April memo, OSHA has inspected 24 agencies, more than double the 11 seen in the same period last year.
There were no citations for health and safety violations resulting from these federal inspections, although officers have up to six months to act.
However, there was a drop from 68 to 52 in inspections carried out by state-administered workplace safety agencies over the period, the Reporter notes.
There were more inspections of workplaces employing temporary staff than agency premises, with the 262 workplaces inspected between 29 April and mid-July producing 270 citations for issues including electrical hazards, fall protection, hazard communication and forklift use.
