Management: You, too, have health and safety responsibilities for your temps

It’s not just the employment agency that is responsible for health and safety education. The task is shared and you neglect it at your peril

by DIANE HAROLD

When it comes to health and safety, employers cannot take shortcuts with temporary workers.  During times of high production, it is tempting to rush through training and put the temps to work right away. But the benefits of increasing production are not worth the risk of potential fines by the Ministry of Labour for a violation.

Better Farming - October 2009