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Temporary workers
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Temporary workers pose unique safety and compliance challenges for employers. Chief among them: determining who is responsible for the workers’ safety. In a typical work arrangement, it is clear to employers that they are responsible for the safety of their employees. However, with temporary workers, there are at least two employers involved, which can make it difficult to sort out responsibility. The result, unfortunately, is that too often no one assumes the responsibility, which exposes the temporary workers to serious dangers. It also exposes both employers to potential OSHA fines.