You and the person who offices next to you, or the person with whom you just shared a story in the break room, may not share the same employer. Some worksites contain a mix of workers that includes traditional employees, temporary workers placed by staffing agencies, and workers employed by contractors or subcontractors. These multiemployer worksites raise a host of issues, including worksite safety training.
Specifically, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Multi-Employer Worksite Doctrine allows the agency to cite several employers for an alleged violation at the same worksite. Likewise, in a number of cases, workers who suffer injury at a job site have filed suit against the operator of the site, even if the injured party was employed by a contractor or subcontractor.
