Temporary Workers in the Construction Industry

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• Personal Author:
  Dong, Xiuwen S. ; Largay, Julie A. ; Wang, Xuanwen
• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In today's economy, more businesses use temporary workers to quickly and efficiently address changing labor needs. Temporary workers, often referred to as "temps," are easily hired when demand increases, and laid off when demand decreases, which is perceived to be a result of employers' desire to reduce labor costs (Luo et al., 2010). Temporary workers are more vulnerable to workplace safety and health hazards and retaliation from employers than workers in traditional employment arrangements since they are often not given adequate safety and health training (OSHA, 2015). Despite the importance of worker safety and health, information on temporary workers in the construction industry is scarce. To provide insights for the development of construction safety and health interventions, this report profiles temporary workers in the construction industry, including the overall trends for "temps," worker demographics, employment experiences, job exposures, and income and fringe benefits. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Demography Economics Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Construction Construction-industry Construction-workers Cost Effectiveness Costs Demographic Characteristics Intervention Labor Relations Occupational Exposure Occupational Hazards Temporary Workers Training Work Experience

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• Subseries:
  CPWR Quarterly Data Report
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  16 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050590
• Citation:
  CPWR Quarterly Data Report. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2015 Jun; :1-16
• Email:
  SDong@cpwr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a2395ca225778e598e63f69e347f12f7222a5ae85eb98a08de6efed28a8b6dddb8c02ecd6829b7edf3272abdb636bb37c5fb50ae72a32eb0aaef7dda6ec3ac52
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/157648/cdc_157648_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.13 MB ]