Temporary workers

Employers are required by Regulation 15 to provide information to temporary staff about the necessary occupational qualifications or skills required to carry out the job safely. Under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, an employer owes the same basic duty to agency workers, self-employed workers, temporary and casual staff and members of the public as it owes to its direct employees to take reasonable care of their health and safety (see Chapter 1 for more information).