The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the American Staffing Association on Friday renewed their formal alliance to provide information, guidance and access to training resources to help protect temporary workers.

Specifically, OSHA and the ASA will work together to:

• Develop information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards and communicate such information to staffing firms, host employers and temporary workers.
• Speak, exhibit or appear at OSHA or ASA conferences, local meetings or other events.
• Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding temporary worker safety best practices.

“Protecting and enhancing temporary worker safety and well-being is a top priority of ASA and its member companies,” said Stephen Dwyer, Esq., ASA general counsel. “ASA greatly values its alliance with OSHA, and looks forward to continuing to work together in support of this important goal for the staffing industry.”

OSHA and ASA originally entered into the alliance in May 2014. Since then, they have collaborated on speaking engagements, video presentations, webinars, articles and other means to raise awareness about temporary worker safety and educate staffing companies and host employers about their respective safety obligations.