Protecting temporary workers: best practices for host employers

This document provides a set of best practices for host employers to follow to better protect the safety and health of temporary workers. The best practices are organized into three sections:

• Evaluation and contracting
• Training for temporary workers and their worksite supervisors
• Injury and illness reporting, response, and recordkeeping

The best practices are applicable across industries and occupations. The document also includes scenarios to provide examples of how the best practices might be implemented as well as checklists for each of the three sections that can be printed or completed electronically.

The document and supplemental materials below were developed by NIOSH and the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Services Sector Council in partnership the American Society of Safety Professionals, the American Staffing Association, and the Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention program within the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries. You can view the  for an overview of the history, development, and contents of the document

Protecting temporary workers: best practices for host employers

Suggested Citation

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Occupational Research Agenda Services Sector Council, American Society for Safety Professionals, American Staffing Association, Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention Program [2022]. Protecting temporary workers: best practices for host employers. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2022-126, .

Supplemental Materials