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Contractor safety
['Specialized Industries']

Although there may be differences between your company’s employees and those of contractors who work onsite, your actions, caution, and concerns about safety should be the same. After all, contract workers deserve to go home safely to their families each day just as your own employees. Furthermore, unsafe acts of contract employees can put your own workers’ safety in jeopardy. If that’s not enough reason to focus on contractor safety, there are always potential liability and legal issues, including citations from OSHA.
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Hazards to healthcare workers
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OSHA requirements apply to healthcare
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OSHA safety and health program recommendations
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Other requirements for healthcare

Although there may be differences between your company’s employees and those of contractors who work onsite, your actions, caution, and concerns about safety should be the same. After all, contract workers deserve to go home safely to their families each day just as your own employees. Furthermore, unsafe acts of contract employees can put your own workers’ safety in jeopardy. If that’s not enough reason to focus on contractor safety, there are always potential liability and legal issues, including citations from OSHA.
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