OSHA’s Temporary Worker Initiative Bulletin Series: Construction Employment

Who Should Attend

Staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions industry owners, principals, chief executive officers, presidents, branch managers, and recruiting professionals

Highlights

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued recommended practices for temporary workers and issued bulletins on various safety-related topics. This webinar will review “TWI Bulletin No. 15: Construction Industry Employment.” The construction industry continues to grow in the U.S. as more people need housing, commercial spaces, and other infrastructure. However, construction activities can present significant hazards to workers, including falls from heights and exposure to electric energy, as well as struck-by and caught-in-between hazards. Workers employed through staffing agencies are generally called temporary or supplied workers whether or not the job is actually temporary. Whether temporary or permanent, all workers always have a right to a safe and healthy workplace. The staffing agency and the staffing agency’s client (the host employer) are joint employers of temporary workers and, therefore, both are responsible for providing and maintaining a safe work environment for those workers. The staffing agency and the host employer must work together to ensure that requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the OSH Act) are fully met.

During this webinar, attendees will learn

• What is a temporary worker; staffing agency; and host-employer
• What is a joint employer relationship and who has responsibility for maintaining safe working conditions and complying with OSHA requirements
• What the staffing agency and the host employer can do to ensure the safety of temporary workers in the construction industry

Presenters

Kenny Koroll, MS, CSP, CHST

acting director, U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration Directorate of Construction—Office of Construction Services

Koroll is a safety and health specialist within OSHA’s Directorate of Construction, Office of Construction Services.  He previously worked for the OSHA Training Institute as the director of construction safety training, training instructor, and curriculum developer.  Korroll also worked for OSHA’s Chicago Region as an assistant area director, compliance assistance specialist, and compliance officer.

Brittany Sakata, Esq.

general counsel, American Staffing Association

Sakata serves as general counsel for the American Staffing Association. She is a former labor and employment attorney who advises ASA members on a broad range of legal matters, including EEO and wage and hour laws, immigration/I-9, OSHA, and paid leave issues. She is principal ASA liaison to the formal ASA/OSHA temporary worker safety alliance, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) alliance, and ASA’s Employee Safety Committee. Sakata graduated from George Mason University and earned a J.D. from the Washington College of Law at American University.

This webinar qualifies for 1.0 hour of CE toward maintaining your ASA credential.