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Temp Workers Suffer Twice The Injuries
3 minutes Posted Jun 23, 2015 at 3:04 pm.
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Temporary workers aren’t getting the training they need. They tend to be younger. 37% of all temp workers have jobs in manufacturing and other dangerous industries. These factors are the main reasons for such an alarming injury rate. The National Institute For Occupational Safety And Health, NIOSH, points out this trend is expected to continue. Employers and temp agencies share the responsibility of training workers, but often, neither do. This puts the temporary worker in a hazardous situation. Dan Clark reviews NIOSH's recent statement. See the transcript to this podcast for a link to NIOSH's full text at www.thesafetybrief.com/temp-workers-suffer-twice-the-injuries/