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Doctor said injury was work-related: Will workers’ comp be paid?


March 15, 2013 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: ergonomics, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, new court decision, Workers' comp

The law says there must be a causal connection between an injury and work for an employee to receive workers’ comp benefits. In this case, an employee’s injury manifested itself at work. Is that enough for him to receive WC benefits? 

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New video technology detects likelihood of ergonomic injuries


February 27, 2013 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: ergonomics, Latest News & Views, Research on safety, risk assessment

How would you like to be able to point your smart phone or digital camera at an employee and find out whether their motions at work could lead to ergonomic injuries? The day when you’ll be able to do that may not be that far away.

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Will official’s departure open door to more OSHA regs?


August 7, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Analysis/Commentary, ergonomics, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, New rules and regulations, OSHA news

Cass Sunstein is leaving as head of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Obama administration. What could that mean for OSHA regulations if Obama wins a second term?

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‘Garbage in, garbage out’ says court about OSHA injury logs


April 2, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: ergonomics, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, new court decision, OSHA news, Special Report

A federal court case regarding a $900 fine against a company for omitting an injury from its OSHA 300 log has resulted in sharp criticism of OSHA’s recordkeeping standard. See if you agree with the court:

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Is OSHA really barred from enacting a new ergonomics rule?


March 12, 2012 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: ergonomics, Injuries, New rules and regulations, OSHA news, Special Report

When Congress eliminated OSHA’s ergonomics rule in 2001, it was also generally understood that the agency could not issue a new rule that was “substantially the same” as the old one. But what if a new ergonomics rule wasn’t substantially the same?

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Did worker properly inform company about injury?


July 26, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: ergonomics, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, Lawsuits, new court decision, What do you think?, Workers' comp

A state workers’ compensation law requires employees to give proper notice of a workplace injury to employers to receive benefits. The question in this case: Did a series of communications between employee and employer add up to proper notice?

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$10 phone headset or $128K comp bill: Which would you rather pay?


July 18, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: cost of safety, ergonomics, Injuries, Special Report, What Would You Do?, Workers' comp

If an employee requests a reasonably priced piece of equipment to improve ergonomic performance on their job, would your company easily grant it? Here’s one of those stories that should encourage such ergonomic spending.

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Judge tells company to record ergonomic injury


June 6, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: ergonomics, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, new court decision, Who Got Fined and Why?

Sure, OSHA hasn’t yet enacted its proposal to include an ergonomic check box on its injury logs. But that doesn’t mean companies don’t have to report these injuries.

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OSHA wants more input on proposed ergonomic recordkeeping rule


May 18, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: ergonomics, In this week's e-newsletter, Injuries, Latest News & Views, What do you think?, Workers' comp

Even though OSHA withdrew its proposed ergonomic recordkeeping rule from review by the Office of Management and Budget four months ago, work on the proposal hasn’t completely stopped.

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State bans workplace ergonomics regulations


March 28, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: ergonomics, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, State OSHAs

As the debate over ergonomics regulations continues, one state has decided that such rules are too expensive for businesses.

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