The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has

scheduled a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health on

June 17 and 18 in Washington, DC. The full committee will meet on June 18, while the

Temporary Workers Work Group will meet on June 17.

The tentative agenda for the committee meeting includes: an update from Assistant Secretary of

Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels on OSHA initiatives such as the

severe injury reporting rule; remarks from Director of the National Institute for Occupational

Safety and Health Dr. John Howard; NACOSH Emergency Response Subcommittee; and a

report from the NACOSH Temporary Workers Work Group on developing best practice

language including protecting temporary workers in injury and illness protection programs.

These two days of meetings could have a dramatic impact upon any company which employs

temporary workers, whether directly or through a staffing company. If you hire temporary

workers, it is important to not only follow the results of these meetings, but to also understand

the expanded emphasis upon temporary worker workplace safety and to ensure your

occupational safety and health policies and procedures are up to date.

If you have any questions about how these meetings might impact your company, or if you

would like to review your current occupational safety and health policies and procedures, please

contact us. If you have anything to add about the importance of updated occupational safety and

health policies and procedures, please leave a comment.