Temporary and Contingent Worker Safety and Health: Best Practices, Challenges and Solutions

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Program

9:00- 9:10 Welcome
Ryan Olson, Ph.D., Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences
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9:10- 9:30 Introduction to Temporary Workers and OSHA
Michael Wood, CSP, Administrator, Oregon OSHA
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9:30- 10:15 Temporary Worker Injuries and Fatalities: Causes and prevention; Illa Gilbert Jones, MS, CIH & Ryan Olson, PhD Oregon FACE Program, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences
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10:30-11:00 Temporary Staffing v. Worker Leasing: Understanding the differences; Lorrie Baker, Worker Leasing Program Specialist, Oregon Workers' Compensation Division
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11:00-12:00 Panel/Discussion/Q&A: Onboarding: How to Create a Culture of Health and Safety - Marianne Moore, President, Action Employment; Tony Uliano, Risk Manager, BBSI
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12:45- 3:30  Best Practices & Challenges Panel/Round-table discussions/Large Group capture & discuss; Facilitated by Brad Wipfli, Ph.D., Staff Scientist, Occupational Health Sciences, OHSU

  •     12:45 - 1:00 pm: An Employer Perspective; Scott Pierson, Chief Operating Officer, Wood Castle Furniture
  •      1:00 - 2:00 pm: Orientation, Training, Safety Meetings and Language; Mark Frisco, Field Safety Specialist, TrueBlue Inc.; Paul Thielemann, Branch Manger, NW Staffing; Annalise     Burrington, Branch Manager, Seletemp

          WATCH WEBINAR AFTERNOON PART 1
          VIEW HANDOUTS: Paul Thielemann and Annalise Burrington (none for Mark Frisco)

  •       2:15 - 3:15 pm: What to look for in a staffing agency: Kristin McConnell, Branch Manager, NW Staffing & Injuries & return to work: Dede Montgomery, Occupational Health Sciences

            WATCH WEBINAR AFTERNOON PART 2
            VIEW HANDOUTS: Kristin McConnell and Dede Montgomery

  •       3:15 - 3:30 pm: Facilitated report out discussion groups and questions.

           WATCH WEBINAR DISCUSSION WRAP-UP

    Other resources you may find useful:

        Tips & Ideas shared at the symposium.
        Pictures from the event on our Facebook page.
        OSHA/NIOSH Recommended Practices for Protecting Temporary Workers
        OSHA Webpage: Protecting Temporary Workers
        Oregon OSHA Compliance Directive (A-246): Temporary Service Providers and Leasing Companies

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