Sec. 6. Safety and health provisions
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Not later than 24 hours before the date on which a temporary worker begins a temporary work assignment for a host employer on behalf of a temporary staffing agency, the temporary staffing agency shall provide— to the temporary worker— general safety training and training with respect to the job-specific hazards based upon the job hazards analysis under subparagraph (B)(ii) if such agency possesses or should possess such expertise; a document, signed by the temporary staffing agency and the host employer, containing— description of the safety and health responsibilities of each the temporary staffing agency and the host employer, with respect to protecting the safety and health of the temporary worker, including— the party responsible for providing and maintaining protective equipment; the process by which the temporary worker should report an injury; the party responsible for providing first aid and medical treatment to injured workers; and the name, address, and phone number of the workers’ compensation insurance carrier that provides coverage to the temporary worker; and the results of a job hazard analysis, conducted by the host employer; to the host employer a document containing a description of the training and competencies of the temporary worker that are related to the temporary work assignment.
Each host employer shall do the following: Not later than 48 hours before a temporary worker begins a temporary work assignment with the host employer, perform a job hazard analysis for each job that the temporary worker may foreseeably perform which shall include a review of— all foreseeable hazards to the temporary worker; the safety equipment required to prevent injury or illness; the training required to prevent injury or illness; and the results of the job hazard analysis under subsection (b)(1).
Not later than 48 hours after a temporary worker begins a temporary work assignment for the host employer, provide the same mandatory training health and safety training to temporary workers as an employee of the host employer performing the same or substantially similar work. Include temporary workers in all health and safety meetings, evaluations, and distributions for information pertaining to health and safety as made available to employees of the employer during the period of the temporary work assignment.
Inform the temporary staffing agency of any job-related injuries or illnesses sustained by the temporary worker not later than 24 hours after such injury or illness is made known to the host employer.