Contingent Workers in High Risk Environments
基于矿业和石化行业的研究，识别了使用临时工（尤其是独立承包商和临时雇员）的高风险因素，指出临时工从低风险任务向核心高风险任务迁移是事故率上升的主要原因，并为管理者提供了降低风险的策略。
Contingent workers, particularly independent contractors and temporaries, are increasingly performing high risk work across many industries. Based on a review of studies conducted in the mining and petrochemical industries, this article identifies the high risk factors associated with the use of contingent workers. The migration of contingent workers from peripheral (low risk) to core (high risk) tasks has been a major factor in increased accidents rates. Managers need to reduce accident risks from the use of contingent workers, create on-going relations with a limited set of contractors, orient strangers to the work setting, provide incentives for safe performance, create means for employing firms to monitor both contingent and core worker performance, and promote risk awareness at all organizational levels.