Bonney Tessa, Forst Linda, Rivers Samara, Love Marsha, Pratap Preethi, Bell Tim, Fulkerson Sean
1 University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, Chicago, IL, USA.
2 Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
New Solut. 2017 Aug;27(2):246-259. doi: 10.1177/1048291117712545. Epub 2017 May 29.
Workers in the temporary staffing industry face hazardous working conditions and have a high risk of occupational injury. This project brought together local workers' centers and university investigators to build a corps of Occupational Health Promoters (OHPs) and to test a survey tool and recruitment methods to identify hazards and raise awareness among workers employed by temporary staffing companies. OHPs interviewed ninety-eight workers employed by thirty-three temporary agencies and forty-nine client companies, working mainly in shipping and packing, manufacturing, and warehousing sectors. Surveys identified workplace hazards. OHPs reported two companies to OSHA, resulting in several citations. Partners reported greater understanding of occupational safety and health challenges for temporary workers and continue to engage in training, peer education, and coalition building.
临时工行业的工人面临危险的工作条件，职业受伤风险很高。该项目将当地工人中心和大学研究人员聚集在一起，组建了一支职业健康促进者（OHP）队伍，并测试了一种调查工具和招聘方法，以识别危害并提高临时工公司所雇工人的意识。职业健康促进者采访了33家临时工中介机构和49家客户公司雇佣的98名工人，这些工人主要从事运输与包装、制造和仓储行业。调查确定了工作场所的危害。职业健康促进者向美国职业安全与健康管理局（OSHA）举报了两家公司，结果这些公司收到了几张罚单。合作伙伴表示对临时工的职业安全与健康挑战有了更深入的了解，并将继续参与培训、同伴教育和联盟建设。
