Temporary personnel

Q. If a temporary personnel agency sends its employees to work in an establishment that is not required to keep OSHA records, does the agency have to record the recordable injuries and illnesses of these employees ... 

A. A temporary personnel agency need not record injuries and illnesses of those employees that are supervised on a day-to-day basis by another employer. The temporary personnel agency must record the recordable injuries and illnesses of those employees it supervises on a day to day basis, even if these employees perform work for an employer who is not covered by the recordkeeping rule. 

Within the changing rooms, a physical barrier should be provided to separate clearly the clean area from the potentially contaminated area. The changing rooms should be large enough to meet the needs during periods of maintenance work, and allowance should be made for temporary personnel employed as contractors. 

Three types of catalogs can be conceptualized that address buyer needs. Product catalogs contain data on tangible items such as furniture, equipment, and medical supplies. Service catalogs offer professional service such as maintenance services, temporary personnel services. Commodity-specific catalogs offer specific product families or groups such as chemicals, paper, or other raw materials, and are useful to manufacturers and assemblers. 

The operating organization should ensure that contractor and temporary personnel who perform activities on safety related structures, systems and components are qualified to perform their assigned tasks. Documented assurance should be obtained that contractor personnel have the required qualifications prior to... 

The staff reviewed EPIP 6Q7-202, "Accountability and Evacuations," and noted that while protected area accountability using the key-card reader system appears adequate to obtain 30-minute accountability, the procedure does not address protected area personnel accountability in the event that the crash gates are used or the key-card reader fails. This is an open item. Non-essential personnel, including visitor and temporary personnel, are normally evacuated from the Protected Area at the first declaration of an emergency condition. 

Generally, it is more economical to prevent explosive atmospheres ia rooms than to try to provide explosion-proof electrical equipment. Personnel should never be allowed to work ia a ha2ardous atmosphere. Where such an atmosphere cannot be avoided through control of flammable Hquids, gases, and dusts, access to the area iavolved should be limited and the area segregated by hoods or special ventilation. Electrical equipment on open, outdoor stmctures more than 8 m above-ground usually is considered free from exposure to more than temporary, local explosive mixtures near leaks (86). 

Irritant Characteristics-. Vapors cause moderate irritation such that personnel will find high concentrations unpleasant. The effect is temporary Liquid or Solid Irritant Characteristics Severe skin irritant. Causes second- and third-degree burns on short contact and is very injurious to the eyes Odor Threshold Data not available. 

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